"Brit-Am Now"- 418

June 25, 2004

Contents:
1. Re-Unification in Scripture
2. Question on African-Hebrew Linkages
3. Subject: Re: Brit-Am Needs You Now
4.  David Jackson: Reunification
5. Brit-Am is its own entity

1. Re-Unification in Scripture
[Ezekiel 37:15] THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME AGAIN UNTO ME,
SAYING,

[Ezekiel 37:16] MOREOVER, THOU SON OF MAN, TAKE THEE ONE STICK, AND WRITE
UPON IT, FOR JUDAH, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HIS COMPANIONS: THEN
TAKE ANOTHER STICK, AND WRITE UPON IT, FOR JOSEPH, THE STICK OF EPHRAIM AND
FOR ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL HIS COMPANIONS:
[Ezekiel 37:17] AND JOIN THEM ONE TO ANOTHER INTO ONE STICK; AND THEY SHALL
BECOME ONE IN THINE HAND.
[Ezekiel 37:18] AND WHEN THE CHILDREN OF THY PEOPLE SHALL SPEAK UNTO THEE,
SAYING, WILT THOU NOT SHEW US WHAT THOU MEANEST BY THESE?
[Ezekiel 37:19] SAY UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; BEHOLD, I WILL TAKE
THE STICK OF  JOSEPH, WHICH IS IN THE HAND OF EPHRAIM, AND THE TRIBES OF
ISRAEL HIS FELLOWS, AND WILL PUT THEM WITH HIM, EVEN WITH THE STICK OF
JUDAH, AND MAKE THEM ONE STICK, AND THEY SHALL BE ONE IN MINE
HAND.
[Ezekiel 37:20] AND THE STICKS WHEREON THOU WRITEST SHALL BE IN THINE HAND
BEFORE THEIR EYES.
[Ezekiel 37:21] AND SAY UNTO THEM, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD; BEHOLD, I WILL
TAKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FROM AMONG THE HEATHEN, WHITHER THEY BE GONE,
AND WILL GATHER THEM ON EVERY SIDE, AND BRING THEM INTO THEIR OWN
LAND:
[Ezekiel 37:22] AND I WILL MAKE THEM ONE NATION IN THE LAND UPON THE
MOUNTAINS OF ISRAEL; AND ONE KING SHALL BE KING TO THEM ALL: AND THEY SHALL
BE NO MORE TWO NATIONS, NEITHER SHALL THEY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO KINGDOMS ANY
MORE AT ALL.
<<NEITHER SHALL THEY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO KINGDOMS ANY MORE AT ALL>>: but
until the end times they will have been so divided.

[Ezekiel 37:23] NEITHER SHALL THEY DEFILE THEMSELVES ANY MORE WITH THEIR
IDOLS, NOR WITH THEIR DETESTABLE THINGS, NOR WITH ANY OF THEIR
TRANSGRESSIONS: BUT I WILL SAVE THEM OUT OF ALL THEIR DWELLINGPLACES,
WHEREIN THEY HAVE SINNED, AND WILL CLEANSE THEM: SO SHALL THEY BE MY
PEOPLE, AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD.
An ingathering to the Land of Israel; a change of religion.

[Ezekiel 37:24] AND DAVID MY SERVANT SHALL BE KING OVER THEM; AND THEY ALL
SHALL HAVE ONE SHEPHERD: THEY SHALL ALSO WALK IN MY JUDGMENTS, AND OBSERVE
MY STATUTES, AND DO THEM.
A descendant of David ruling over them while they keep the
commandments.

[Ezekiel 37:25] AND THEY SHALL DWELL IN THE LAND THAT I HAVE GIVEN UNTO
JACOB MY SERVANT, WHEREIN YOUR FATHERS HAVE DWELT; AND THEY SHALL DWELL
THEREIN, EVEN THEY, AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN FOR
EVER: AND MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR
EVER.

[Ezekiel 37:26] MOREOVER I WILL MAKE A COVENANT OF PEACE WITH THEM; IT
SHALL BE AN EVERLASTING COVENANT WITH THEM: AND I WILL PLACE THEM, AND
MULTIPLY THEM, AND WILL SET MY SANCTUARY IN THE MIDST OF THEM FOR
EVERMORE.

[Ezekiel 37:27] MY TABERNACLE ALSO SHALL BE WITH THEM: YEA, I WILL BE THEIR
GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.

[Ezekiel 37:28] AND THE HEATHEN SHALL KNOW THAT I THE LORD DO SANCTIFY
ISRAEL, WHEN MY SANCTUARY SHALL BE IN THE MIDST OF THEM FOR EVERMORE.
The rebuilding of the Temple and the re-unification of Judah and Joseph
will cause many amongst the non-Israelite nations to believe in the God of
Israel.  This to my mind is an important point. The non-Israelite nations
will be brought to worship the One God through the Bible and through
Israel. This does not necessarily mean that Israelites are better than
other people. It is how God wants it.

2. Question on African-Hebrew Linkages
>Dear Mr. Davidi:
>
>I am the publisher of an electronic newsletter whose readership is
>predominantly African-American. As you may know, 99% of our African
>ancestors came from either West or Central Africa in the 18th or 19th
>Centuries.
>
>With the confirmation of the Lemba's ancient Hebraic ties, this is growing
>interest among my community surrounding other historic ties between Israel
>and other African communities.
>
>One rumored connection is between the Ibo and Hebrew communities that I
>thought you might be able to expound upon for the benefit of me and
>ultimately my vast readership.
>
>Please feel free to reply at your leisure.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Christopher
>
>Christopher
>Chief Evangelist/Founder
>
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>
>Afro-Netizen. Substance.
>
>Est. 1999
>
>Dedicated to informing, inspiring and engaging
>afro-netizens and the communities they touch.
>
>http://www.afro-netizen.org
Answer:
Christopher Shalom
Thank you for your query.
Isaiah speaks of people returning from CUSH (translated as 'Ethiopia")
which in some contexts can refer to Africa.
[Isaiah 11:11] IN THAT DAY THE LORD WILL EXTEND HIS HAND YET A SECOND TIME
TO RECOVER THE REMNANT WHICH IS LEFT OF HIS PEOPLE, FROM ASSYRIA, FROM
EGYPT, FROM PATHROS, FROM ETHIOPIA [Cush], FROM ELAM, FROM SHINAR, FROM
HAMATH, AND FROM THE COASTLANDS OF THE SEA.

Isaiah also speaks of slaves being taken from Africa to the Israelite
nations and ultimately becoming part of those nations:
  "THUS SAYS THE LORD, THE LABOR OF EGYPT, AND MERCHANDISE OF ETHIOPIA [in
Hebrew: "CUSH"], AND OF THE SABAEANS, MEN OF STATURE, SHALL COME OVER UNTO
YOU, AND THEY SHALL BE YOURS: THEY SHALL COME AFTER YOU; IN CHAINS THEY
SHALL COME OVER, AND THEY SHALL FALL DOWN UNTO YOU, THEY SHALL MAKE
SUPPLICATION UNTO YOU, SAYING, SURELY GOD IS IN YOU; AND THERE IS NO ELSE,
THERE IS NO OTHER GOD" (Isaiah 45;14).

The peoples of West and Central Africa had contacts with the inhabitants
of  Canaan including Hebrews.
We have spoken on these matter somewhat in our work "Joseph".
On a personal level my aunty lived for some time in Nigeria. She wrote a
book for young people whose plot was built around her knowledge of the
peoples in Nigeria. The book is "Abimbolu" by Jean Jacoby. The only copy I
had, I mistakenly gave away decades ago but as I remember the work made for
good reading.
In our organization (Brit-Am) we have supporters from Jamaica. I have
personal friends from Ethiopia
who are African, Jewish, and Israelite and some of these are also
supportive of us.
Moses married a "Cushite" woman (Numbers 12:1) and God justified him
against the criticism of his peers.
Nevertheless, In principle we identify the Lost Ten Tribes with people in
the west
and "Joseph" as being amongst the British isles and people who came from there.
In the West Indies and North America many such Israelites intermixed with
peoples from Africa and with
Amerindians.
There is an organization named "Kulanu" that has done much work and shown a
great deal of interest
concerning the Jewish and possible Israelite linkages of peoples in West
Africa.
They are quite scholarly, professional,  and appear to have  reasonable
resources.
They do not like our own organization, "Brit-Am", because they are
admittedly prejudiced against Western peoples.
We on the other hand EMPHASIZE  Western peoples.Our approach is that first
the principle has to be established
and widely accepted that Israelites went primarily to the west. Both
"Judah" and "Joseph" have to become aware of this matter.
After that other considerations and possibilities can be studied.
People of African origin who are interested in these matters may either
identify fully with "Joseph"
and thus with "Brit-Am" or they may make inquiries with "Kulanu" or a
similar group. Some of those supporting
Brit-Am do so because they are descended from Judah and thus in the
category of "Lost Jews"
with whom Brit-Am is also concerned.
Brit-Am specializes concerning certain groups in the same way as your own
organization caters for specific people.
God bless you
Yair Davidiy


3. Subject: Re: Brit-Am Needs You Now

Yair,
I want you to know how much I value the knowledge I receive from Brit-Am.  I
am just beginning to tap into the wealth of understanding that you have
accumulated, and I can see in your work the love with which you share it.
I, too, feel that this work is of utmost importance to the plan of God.  I
believe that you are being given this message from the Lord, and that as you
have a duty to pass on your revelation, we who receive this life changing
gift MUST support Brit-Am in every way possible.  I will continue to support
Brit-Am and to tell others about this important research.
Many 'Christians' who I know and love are not yet ready to hear this
knowledge, but they love the Word of God, and believe, as I do, that the
Bible is the Word of the Lord.  Your work is extracted from God's very Word,
and supported by historical and archaeological fact. I believe they will
come around when they see the Scriptural basis for your research.
I also believe that God is working in the hearts of His people everywhere,
calling them back to Him, and to TRUTH.  The churches in America do not
preach the truth.  The truth MUST be told by those who know it, and sadly
our pastors do not.  Just as the Bible tells us, there is a draught--not of
rain, but of the Truth (God's Word).  Many, many of us are getting thirsty.
Please continue to do the work you are called by the Lord to do and know
that it IS being received by Joseph.  I know in my heart that I am an
Israelite.  I cannot prove this scientifically although my paternal
grandmother was supposedly 'Jewish'.  I have no information about her or her
family.  But the Lord has awakened me to such strong feelings for Israel and
the reuniting of Judah and Joseph, that I believe I have found my place.
And whether or not I find a body of believers like myself to worship with, I
have gotten very important insights into the meaning of Scripture, and I
have been shown the many errors of my previous beliefs.
The Lord bless you,
Debbie

4.  David Jackson: Reunification
Subject: Re: "Brit-Am Now"-417 Reunification Comment

Yair,
I disagree with a few of the earlier comments regarding reunification.  If
the concept of reunification were as simple as Judah and Israel living among
each other, then pretty much any time in the last 2000 years could qualify
as the fulfillment of reunification.  There have been Jews and descendants
from the other tribes living in close proximity in the British Isles and the
rest of Europe throughout that time, albeit in varying degrees of harmony
and discord.

I think we will know it when prophecy begins to be fulfilled and that it
will be remarkable.  It must involve not just a kind of defacto geographic
proximity, but widespread realization of a common heritage that separates us
from others.

David Jackson
Missouri, USA

5. Brit-Am is its own entity
Brit-Am is Not a Religion nor do we advocate an all-encompassing
philosophical approach.
Brit-Am represents itself. It does not necessarily represent either Judah
or Joseph.
We wish to spread the knowledge of Israelite Identity according to our
understanding.
beyond that we believe things will work themselves out.
Here and there our own preferences may come though strongly
but that is not what we are about and if you do not always agree you can
learn to live with it.
One should accept the truth where it is found.
Soon if we can find the means we may be publishing two new works
and re-publishing improved editions of previous ones.
We will also endeavor to spread the Brit-Am message throughout the nations
of Israel.
If you could help us may you be blessed.
Even if you cannot help us may blessings come upon you and upon all Israel.


"All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)


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