"Brit-Am Now"- 439
Contents:
1. Question: 12 Tribes Still Amongst Judah?
2. Correction of  Serious Error
3. Interesting Coincidence

>From: Brian
>Subject: Acts 26 :7 in christian new testament
>
>Dear Sir, I know you are extremly busy, but could you possibly tell me
>what this Paul means about 12 tribes in his statement to King Agrippa?
>Someone told me that all the tribes were back in the land at the time of
>the christian messiah,and referred me to this verse. If thats true, then
>is it possable that there still could be others who did not go back, say
>maybe only a remnant went back but not all? Thank you very much. The verse
>is Acts 26:7  shalom cindy

Answer:
Shalom,
In general it is our policy not to answer questions involving the New
Testament because people then try and draw us into theological inter-faith discussion
that we do not want to be involved in and are not qualified for.

I will however make what I hope will be a one-time exception and answer
your question.
The Jews of Judah are primarily comprised of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi.
They also contain many from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon and ALL
the other tribes. One source says that in the Time of Ezra (beginning of
Second Temple Period) about 20% of the Jewish people were from the other Tribes
APART  FROM Judah, Benjamin, and Levi who comprised the remaining 80%.
Judah contains representatives of all the Tribes but the other tribes are
in a marked minority and Judah is the one who determines the general characteristics of the
Jewish people and therefore the Jews in Scripture are referred to as Judah.
Even so, in addressing the Jews as a whole it would be possible to refer to
the twelve tribes being amongst them
EVEN THOUGH  the majority are amongst the Lost Ten Tribes.
Incidentally the Lost Ten Tribes on their side also contained
representatives of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi
but these are a minority not the determining elements amongst them.

2. Correction of  Serious Error
>Yair,
>
>Thank you for your excellent and inspiring email messages.
>
>In message 438 (below), when you comment on Psalm 14:5, do you mean "The
>Almighty makes his presence felt more openly"?
>
>Thank you for your fine work on behalf of all Israel.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Stephen G. McLeod, Ed.D.
> >
> >
> > 5. Psalms 14
>
> >
> > [Psalms 14:5] THERE WERE THEY IN GREAT FEAR: FOR GOD IS IN THE GENERATION
> > OF THE RIGHTEOUS.
> > <<GENERATION>>: In Hebrew "dor" literally meaning "generation" but S.R.
> > Hirsch interprets it to mean "History". Both explanations are correct.
> > Through the histories of the Israelite nations one can see the Presence of
> > the Almighty.  Also when the generation is righteous the Almighty mistakes
> > HIS presence felt more openly.

Answer:
Yes. You are correct. The last sentence should read::
><<Also when the generation is righteous the Almighty makes
> > HIS presence felt more openly.

3. Interesting Coincidence
From: p t
Subject: Coincidence ?

Yair,

   Please note the timing and name similarity (see upper case words) of
your transmittal of Judges 17 :

  "... Scripture called him MICAH. The name means "Who is like God?"
He lived according to tradition (Sanhedrin 103) in GAREB ..."
with this New York Times story :

August 18, 2004
Iraq Group Threatens to Kill Journalist
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 7:37 p.m. ET
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A militant group calling itself the Martyrs Brigade
said it had kidnapped a missing Western journalist and would kill him if
U.S. forces did not leave the holy city of Najaf within 48 hours, the
pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.

Al-Jazeera showed a video released by the group that depicted a man, who
resembled missing journalist MICAH GAREN, kneeling in front of five masked
militants, who were armed with rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.

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