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Brit-Am Now no. 1536
The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel Movement
6 July 2010, 24 Tammuz 5770
Contents:
1. David Jackson Asks Questions about Israelites Being Destined to Rule Other
nations and the Tribe of Simeon
2. Question from Roman Sanchez Concerning Non-Israelites in the Plan of
Salvation
3. New Article and Brit-Am You Tube Clip.
Exile of Ten Tribes of Israel to the West by Sea.
1. David Jackson Asks Questions about
Israelites Being Destined to Rule Other nations and the Tribe of Simeon
David Jackson wrote:
Hello Yair,
I have two questions that are somewhat related to Brit-Am's mission.
In Deut. 32.8 it discusses the inheritance of the nations being divided among
the sons of Adam and then says 'he (God) set the bounds of the people
according to the number of the children of Israel'. The scope of the verse
seems to be more expansive than just the 12 tribal allotments within Israel,
and if so then it seems to imply a kind of ratio between the boundaries of the
nations in general, and the children of Israel. What is this referring to?
Could it be that each tribe is or will someday be responsible for instructing
or governing the various nations?
Secondly, in Deut. chapter 33 where Moses is blessing Jacob?s 12 sons, Simeon
is omitted. Is there a generally accepted reason for this? You have probably
addressed this in the past, but I don?t recall seeing your explanation.
Thank you.
David Jackson
Keller, TX
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Brit-Am Reply:
Shalom,
(a) Concerning your first question see
the Brit-Am Commentary to Deuteronomy 32:8:
http://www.britam.org/deuteronomy/9haazinu.html
70 Sons of Noah, 70 Descendants of Abraham, 70 Clans amongst the Tribes of
Israel.
# The Israelite peoples (according to our understanding of Scripture, others
appear to disagree) are destined to rule over the nations of the earth. Each
group of non-Israelite nations is apportioned to a different Israelite tribe. #
(b) Regarding Simeon not being included
in the Blessings of Genesis 33 we are quoting blow from our Brit-Am
Commentary but have also added additional words of exp[lanation.
We said:
http://www.britam.org/deuteronomy/10vezothabraca.html
[Deuteronomy 33:7] AND THIS IS THE BLESSING OF JUDAH: AND HE SAID, HEAR,
LORD, THE VOICE OF JUDAH, AND BRING HIM UNTO HIS PEOPLE: LET HIS HANDS BE
SUFFICIENT FOR HIM; AND BE THOU AN HELP TO HIM FROM HIS ENEMIES.
JUDAH represents the present-day Jews. Other tribes prominent amongst the Jews
include Simeon, Levi, and Benjamin all of which are considered in this study.
HEAR, LORD, THE VOICE OF JUDAH. The word "HEAR" in Hebrew "shema" which sounds
similar to Shime-on. According to tradition the expression "shema" here is
hinting at Simeon [in Hebrew "Shimea-on"] who is NOT mentioned expressly in the
blessings of this portion. Throughout the Bible a quorum of twelve tribes is
maintained though actually there were 13 tribes. The quorum is maintained by
either subsuming Simeon with Judah, or leaving out Levi who was scattered
throughout the other tribes, or counting Ephraim and Menasseh together as the
one tribe of Joseph.
In
addition it should be noted:
The hint at "Hear, LORD" hinting at Simeon is taken from the Sages (see Rashi)
as we should have mentioned and usually would have done so.
The name Simeon in Hebrew is "Shimeon" or "Shmea-On".
[Genesis 29:33] AND SHE CONCEIVED AGAIN, AND BARE A SON; AND SAID, BECAUSE THE
LORD HATH HEARD I WAS HATED, HE HATH THEREFORE GIVEN ME THIS SON ALSO: AND SHE
CALLED HIS NAME SIMEON.
"Shimeon" means "Shmea-On" which is based on the verb "Shema" meaning "hear".
The Primary Jewish prayer is "SHMA Yisrael" or "Hear O Israel".
This is the last prayer a religious Jew tries to say before he leaves this
world. It is also the prayer that Jewish martyrs declared when they were burnt
and murdered throughout the ages for refusing to deny their faith in One God.
Deuteronomy 6:4 ?Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! 5 You shall
love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your strength.
The name Simeon may also mean "Hear O God". The suffix "-on" (in Sime-on") is
usually assumed to be merely a euphonic ending. it may however be related to the
Hebrew "ON" meaning "might, strength, prowess" and also refer to the Almighty.
When the Sages said that the words "HEAR, LORD" in the blessing to Judah, "
HEAR, LORD, THE VOICE OF JUDAH" [Deuteronomy 33:7] applied to Simeon, they may
have intended to say that "Shime-On" (Simeon) means "HEAR, LORD".
Historically the Tribe of Simeon for much of its history was closely interwoven
with Judah and to some degree identical with it.
Judges 1:3 So Judah said to Simeon his brother, ?Come up with me to my allotted
territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with
you to your allotted territory.? And Simeon went with him.
For a little more on this subject see the Brit-Am Comm entry to Joshua 19:1
http://britam.org/joshua/joshua19.html
[Joshua 19:1] AND THE SECOND LOT CAME FORTH TO SIMEON, EVEN FOR THE TRIBE
OF THE CHILDREN OF SIMEON ACCORDING TO THEIR FAMILIES: AND THEIR
INHERITANCE WAS WITHIN THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH.
2. Question from Roman Sanchez
Concerning Non-Israelites in the Plan of Salvation
Hello David! My name is Roman Sanchez and I've been a contributor and an
enthusiastic reader of your website for many years. I have a simply question for
you and if you've already responded to this question than please direct me to
the article; the strong impression I have from the scriptures is that our
Heavenly Father...has/will call out the Israelites FIRST to the truth and than
the non-Israelites, who will learn the truth [of the ALMIGHTY] through the
Israelites.
My question therefore is this, we know about the first resurrection and the many
positions that [the ALMIGHTY] will fill in His government (on earth) during the
...and many of these positions will be occupied by Israelites, what information
or insights do you have on the non-Israelites that repent and make the first
resurrection?
I look forward to your answer and once again, keep up the good work! RS
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Brit-Am Reply:
Ramon Shalom,
As far as I know this is the first we have heard from you. Your original letter
contained assumptions and references (that we have deleted) of a religious and
theological nature that makes it hard to believe you being familiar with the
Brit-Am approach.
In principle Brit-Am AVOIDS POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF DOCTRINE WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
As a religious Jew Yair personally believes in a future Resurrection of the
Dead.
Those who are Righteous amongst the non-Israelite Peoples will also receive a
Place in the World to Come.
In Judaism there are no unanimously accepted sources that go into detail on
these matters.
The Hebrew Bible has only a few lines here and there on the matter.
We may however all be certain that the Almighty is a good employer WHO pays well
and justly and may even (perhaps?) ignore our debit side.
3. New Article and Brit-Am You Tube
Clip.
Exile of Ten Tribes of Israel to the
West by Sea.
http://britam.org/Ships.html
The Ten Tribes of Israel were exiled by the Assyrians. A portion were taken
directly to the west in ships manned by Phoenicians and Minoans (Philistines)
in Assyrian Service. Yair Davidiy of the Brit-Am Ten Tribes Movement describes
how this event is referred to in Scripture.
Duration 9:32 minutes
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