Brit-Am Now 342

"Brit-Am Now" - 342

December 22, 2003
Contents:
1. Trying to understand: Obligations of Joseph
2. David McLeod: Germany equals Assyria?
3. A Dutch Goddess from Zebulon?
4. Rabbi Feld on Keeping the Law
5. Offerings

1. Trying to understand: Obligations of Joseph

Angelo wrote:
>Trying to understand
>
>
>So these gentiles that are Ephraim are considered what?
>
>Do they join the Messianic movement? Judaism? or what?
>
>Thanks,
>Shalom

Answer:
Technically in a religious sense they are "Gentiles" and not obligated at
this stage
to keep the Law but they still have obligations.
There are sources referring to what the Lost Ten Tribes will do in the last
days
and what their duties should be at present.
There are duties pertaining to "Joseph" as a whole and duties concerning
the individual
according to how he is and the two aspects may not always overlap at this
stage.
We are going through the Bible and attempting
to clarify the issue.
We could use your help.
[Amos 5:6] SEEK THE LORD, AND YE SHALL LIVE; LEST HE BREAK OUT LIKE FIRE IN
THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH, AND DEVOUR IT, AND THERE BE NONE TO QUENCH IT IN BETHEL.

[Amos 5:15] HATE THE EVIL, AND LOVE THE GOOD, AND ESTABLISH JUDGMENT IN
THE GATE: IT MAY BE THAT THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS WILL BE GRACIOUS UNTO THE
REMNANT OF JOSEPH.

here are extracts from an article I wrote suggesting possible guidelines:
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF EPHRAIM TODAY?

In the Messianic Era the religious difference between Judah and Joseph will
be resolved.

In the meantime each section has its own obligations.

What then according to the Bible are the duties of Ephraim (the Lost Ten
Tribes) today?
God chose Abraham to be blessed and to bring a blessing upon all the
peoples of the earth (Genesis 12:2-3, 18:18-19, 22:18 cf. 24:4).
Abraham was promised that his seed would be extremely numerous (15:5, 22:17).
One of the purposes of the promises was that through the blessings the
descendants of Abraham would be enabled to do justice and judgment (18:19).
The blessings are not only gifts but also goals.
Those who can have children should do so.
Patriotism: It is the will of the Almighty that the national blessings be
fulfilled and if on our level we can do anything to further that aim we
should do so.
On both the national and personal levels we should strive to do justice and
judgment and be a source of blessing to everyone.

In our commentary on Numbers we explained how Balaam intended to separate
the aspects of Jacob from Israel (Numbers 23:7). Jacob and Israel represent
in Scripture the two bodies of Judah and the Ten Lost Tribes. Division is a
curse. The two halves of Israel (headed by Judah and Joseph) need to be
united.
We should do what we can to further the cause of re-unification between
Judah and Joseph.
Israel should exist separately from other nations (Numbers 23:9). We can be
beneficial without losing our uniqueness.

Isaiah also recalls situations in which the various sections of Israel will
be opposed to each other:
[Isaiah 9:21] MANASSEH EPHRAIM, AND EPHRAIM MANASSEH, AND TOGETHER THEY ARE
AGAINST JUDAH. FOR ALL THIS HIS ANGER IS NOT TURNED AWAY AND HIS HAND IS
STRETCHED OUT STILL.
Manasseh is identifiable with the USA, Ephraim with Britain and her
daughters, Judah with the Jewish people. There will be some degree of
fiction between the divisions of Israel until the Last Days. This however
is described as something negative and it is our duty to avoid it.
In the future there will be an end to anti-Semitism on the part of Ephraim
and fiction with Judah:

[Isaiah 11:13] THE JEALOUSY OF EPHRAIM SHALL DEPART, AND THOSE WHO HARASS
JUDAH SHALL BE CUT OFF; EPHRAIM SHALL NOT BE JEALOUS OF JUDAH, AND JUDAH
SHALL NOT HARASS EPHRAIM.
Antagonism between the different sections of the Israelite nation is
described as negative and should be avoided. Judah should help the USA and
the West. The West and the USA (Ephraim) should not be anti-Semitic but in
favor of Judah.

The returnees will worship God in the Holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
(Isaiah 27:13). Isaiah described the drunkards of Ephraim negatively (28:1).
Alcoholism and substance abuse should be combated. In Britain today amongst
young people this is a major cause of death and disease.

[Jeremiah 31:21] SET THEE UP WAYMARKS, MAKE THEE HIGH HEAPS: SET THINE
HEART TOWARD THE HIGHWAY, EVEN THE WAY WHICH THOU WENTEST: TURN AGAIN, O
VIRGIN OF ISRAEL, TURN AGAIN TO THESE THY CITIES.
Abarbanel: <<The prophet therefore spoke concerning the
Kingdom of Israel [of the Ten Tribes] SET THEE UP WAYMARKS saying that when
you go into Exile make signs by the routes and waymarks like piles of rocks
[i.e. cairns] or stone monuments [Hebrew: Matzavah, i.e. dolmen] so that
you may set your heart to the route and remember in order that you may
return in the way you went in, return to your city.>>

Ephraim should study and learn his Israelite origins. He should internalize
them. These studies should include supporting the whole Brit-Am program of
Biblical and secular researches.

As a descendant of Israel you have a Biblical obligation to study your
origins and also spread this knowledge to your community.

The Children of Israel and the Children of Judah in the Last Days will seek
the LORD their God (Jeremiah 50:4).
Pray, and learn, and do what you can in this regard.

Ezekiel (37:15-28) saw the return of the Ten Tribes as an indispensable
requirement for the deliverance of Israel and Judah.
Brit-Am is not just some theoretical quaint possibility but an
indispensable requirement.

Ezekiel (11:18) hints that first the exiles will return to the Land of
Israel and after that they shall put away their idols and keep the Law
(11:2). Ezekiel says that Judah has an obligation to help the Lost Ten
Tribes return. The complete return of Judah is dependent upon the return of
Samaria (16:53, 55, 61) meaning the Ten Tribes especially Manasseh.

Redemption will come through righteousness, judgment, loving-kindness, and
mercies (Hosea 2:19).

In the Last Days the Lost Israelites shall Return to God and seek the
Kingdom of David (Hosea 3:5).

[Micah 6:8] HE HATH SHEWED THEE, O MAN, WHAT IS GOOD; AND WHAT DOTH THE
LORD REQUIRE OF THEE, BUT TO DO JUSTLY, AND TO LOVE MERCY, AND TO WALK
HUMBLY WITH THY GOD.

[Malachi 4:4] REMEMBER YE THE LAW OF MOSES MY SERVANT, WHICH I COMMANDED
UNTO HIM IN HOREB FOR ALL ISRAEL, WITH THE STATUTES AND JUDGMENTS.
<<FOR ALL ISRAEL>>: Whether you feel you will have to keep the Law of Moses
in the future or not you still may have something to learn from it.

[Amos 5:14] SEEK GOOD, AND NOT EVIL, THAT YE MAY LIVE: AND SO THE LORD, THE
GOD OF HOSTS, SHALL BE WITH YOU, AS YE HAVE SPOKEN.

[Amos 5:15] HATE THE EVIL, AND LOVE THE GOOD, AND ESTABLISH JUDGMENT IN
THE GATE: IT MAY BE THAT THE LORD GOD OF HOSTS WILL BE GRACIOUS UNTO THE
REMNANT OF JOSEPH.
THE REMNANT OF JOSEPH is exhorted to seek good and ESTABLISH JUDGMENT IN
THE GATE:
JUSTICE and everything connected with it is what is required of the Lost
Ten Tribes.
If we do all these things we will be blessed.

[Malachi 4:5] BEHOLD, I WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH THE PROPHET BEFORE THE COMING
OF THE GREAT AND DREADFUL DAY OF THE LORD:
[Malachi 4:6] AND HE SHALL TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN,
AND THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS, LEST I COME AND SMITE THE
EARTH WITH A CURSE.
<<THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS>>: We have an obligation to
honor our parents and also to enable our children to honor us. Sometime the
parents are separated or in conflict with each other and full of complexes
and sometimes the kids go off the rails. Nevertheless we all have an
obligation to honor our parents and cause our children to respect their
father and mother.
<<TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN, AND THE HEART OF THE
CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS>>: This verse also refers to the Lost Ten Tribes
returning and identifying their ancestral fore-fathers from the Tribes of
Israel. The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel must be made aware of their Brit-Am
Hebrew identity. Judah must also know. This should be accompanied by a
mutual arousal towards repentance, reconciliation, and re-unification.

I may have not have helped you but this is a beginning.

2. David McLeod: Germany equals Assyria?
Subject: Re: "Brit-Am Now"-341
To: yair davidiy <britam@netvision.net.il>

This is a very good and valid theory regarding the Germans and Austrians
descending from the Assyrians as well as being the modern day Assyrians.
They have brought punishment to an Israel, more specifically the tribe of
Judah, living in violation of the covenant,in the form of Nazi Germany and
will continue to bring punishment to modern day Israel living in violation
of the covenant,(the USA, Great Britian, and the English speaking peoples
of the world) in the form of the European Union.
David

3. A Dutch Goddess from Zebulon?
I "Facing The Ocean: The Atlantic and Its
Peoples 8000BC-AD 1500" by Barry Cunliff:

"The two Roman temples at Colijnsplaat and Domburg on either side of
the wide estuary formed by the Rhine, the Maas, and the Scheldt were
evidently places where those about to commit themselves to the North
Sea paid homage to the Goddess Nehalennia, or did so on their safe
arrival in the estuary." (page 9)

Nehalennia is now considered to have been a local goddess of the ethnic Dutch
that had been adapted to Romanized form. No explanation of the name has
been accepted.
<<Nehelennia is mentioned and discussed in quite a few secondary sources.
There are some nice pictures of a votive altar. She is usually shown with a
ship, dogs, and apples. Today she is clearly the most "dutch" goddess there
is. Therefore you will find a lot of dutch sites and books about
her.>> Dirk Mahling

We pointed to the Hebrew word Nahal (Nachal) meaning "stream" or "flow of
water" as a possible source.
"Strange Parallels. Zebulun, Tribe of Israel" by Helen Koppejan, 1984
traced the name to the settlement of Nahalel
in Ancient Israel in the former territory of Zebulon.
[Joshua 21:35]... NAHALAL WITH HER SUBURBS>>. In this case the name would
be derived from "Halel" meaning
to praise.

4. Rabbi Feld on Keeping the Law
Questions like number one (1. Trying to understand: Obligations of Joseph)
above concerning the present day obligations of Ephraim and the Mosaic
Law come up from time to time.
I consulted with Rabbi Avraham Feld who has also been asked similar
questions quite often and discussed them both with the people concerned and
with others.
It may be that in the future you will be obligated to keep the Law. At
present you are not. There is a reason for this. If you knew ALL that the
Law entailed you might not want to keep it.
There is a concept of keeping Commandments even though you are not
obligated to do so and receiving a reward.
This is a possibility. It is something to begin with.
We have heard of cases amongst Christian groups of family friction due to
one spouse wishing to keep aspects of the Law
and the other partner not so willing. The Almighty wishes you to do HIS
will to the best of your ability and function as well
as possible. This can entail maintaining your ability and family harmony
even at the expense of other things.
[The Preacher Eccelsiastes 2:14] "THE WISE MAN'S EYES ARE IN HIS HEAD"
ARE IN HIS HEAD i.e. he sees in advance the probable consequences of
proposed actions.

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