jgr said:
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Both (and all) fulfilled in and bequeathed to Christ.
2 Corinthians 1
20 For
all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Hebrews 1
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed
heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
That doesn't abrogate the birthright promises made to Joseph.
Of course not.
God even included him the covenantle book of Revelation
Curiously,
Paul's tribe of Benjamin is listed last in order both here and in the original tribes of Jacob/Israel.
Revelation 7:4 I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: [
House/Kingdom of Judah]
1.
Judah = "I will praise the Lord" 2. Reuben = "He has looked on me" 3. Gad = "Granted good fortune" 4. Asher = "Happy am I" 5. Naphtali = "My wrestling" 6. Manasseh = "Making me to forget" 7. Simeon = "God hears me" 8.
Levi = "Joined to me" 9. Issachar = "Purchased Me" 10. Zebulun = "Dwelling" 11.
Joseph = "God will add to me" 12.
Benjamin = "Son of His right hand"
12 Original Tribes
1. Reuben = "He has looked upon me" 2. Simeon = "God hears me" 3.
Levi = "Joined to me" 4.
Judah = "I praise the Lord" 5. Dan = "God has judged me and heard my voice" 6. Naphtali = "my wrestling" 7. Gad = "granted good fortune" 8. Asher = "happy am I" 9. Issachar = "purchased me" 10. Zebulun = "a dwelling" 11.
Joseph = "God will add to me" 12
Benjamin = "son of His right hand"
1. Reuben 2. Simeon 3. Levi 4. Judah 5. Dan 6. Naphtali 7. Gad 8. Asher 9. Issachar 10. Zebulun 11. Joseph 12 Benjamin
Leah: 1 Reuben 2 Simeon 3
Levi 4
Judah 9 Issachar 10 Zebulun
Rachel 11
Joseph 12
Benjamin
Bilhah [Rachel's maid] 5 Dan 6 Naphtali
Zilpah [Leah's maid] 7 Gad 8 Asher
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I like this person's commentary on Luke 16's covenantle parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus........Tho the Rich Man could also be symbolizing Levi and the 1st century High Priesthood?
Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary
The fact that the rich man has
five brothers is a vital clue to his true symbolic identity.
Judah, the progenitor of the Jews, was the son of Jacob through Leah (Gen. 29:35). He had five full-blooded brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, and Zebulun (Gen. 35:23).
While the significance of this seemingly pointless detail has been neglected by scholars throughout the centuries, you can be certain that it did not escape the notice of the Pharisees and scribes to which Yeshua was speaking. They thoroughly knew their history and were extremely proud of their heritage. Yeshua wanted those self-righteous Pharisees to know exactly who he was referring to with this parable. This detail cements the identity of the rich man as the House of Judah, the Jews!
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But his article on the 2 Houses of Israel is also very informative
The Two Houses Of Israel - Here a little, there a little - Prophecy
There is a general error among most Christians and a lot of Jews regarding the identity of the children of Israel. Because of a general lack of historical understanding, most Christians believe that the Jews are ALL of the people chosen by God in the Old Testament.
Additionally, many Christians believe that they belong to an unrelated group known biblically as "Gentiles." In this article, we are going to show from the Scriptures that both of these conclusions are founded on incorrect assumptions.........
God told Rehoboam that the split was divinely ordained, and that he was not to fight the 10 tribes of Israel that had broken away from him. To his credit, Rehoboam heeded God's word and sent his troops home. The separation resulted in a northern kingdom in Samaria and a southern kingdom in Judea.
The northern kingdom was known by several names, including: Israel, the House of Israel, Samaria, Joseph, the House of Joseph, and Ephraim.
The southern kingdom was generally called Judah or the House of Judah.
From the very beginning of the split,
the northern kingdom perverted and outright broke God's Laws. King Jeroboam immediately began to change the Law.
He removed the Levites from the priesthood, which caused most of them to return to
the southern kingdom of Judah (I Kings 13:33; II Chr. 11:13-14). He also set up calf idols at Bethel and Dan, set up shrines on high places, and changed the time and place for observing the Feasts of God (I Kings 12:26-33). These sinful innovations plagued the House of Israel throughout their existence.
Several decades before the fall of the House of Israel, the prophet Hosea preached the message of God to the separated tribes of Israel. While he addressed both the House of Judah and the House of Israel in his prophecies, Hosea's primary message is directed at the House of Israel, or Ephraim:
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