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Moshiach ben Joseph and the Lost Ten Tribes
Proof concerning the identity of the descendants of Joseph and their present location
The story of Joseph in the Bible is an historical account
of what really did happen to Joseph, the ancestor of people in Britain
and America, as well as other areas. The story of Joseph, in addition to
being an historical account of what happened to a particular person
named Joseph, is also symbolic of what will happen to his descendants.
In Rabbinical tradition we have the concept of the “Mashiach ben Yoseph”
(Messiah, son of Joseph), who will be a DESCENDANT OF JOSEPH. “Mashiach
ben Yoseph” also represents the actions of the descendants of Joseph
in the Last Days and the times leading up to these last days. In Jewish
tradition there will be two Messiahs: “Mashiach ben Yoseph” (Messiah,
son of Joseph), and “Mashiach ben David” (Messiah, son of David).
The concept of the Messiah is derived from the definition of “Mashiach.”
“Mashiach” means “anointed one” in Hebrew. A person could be anointed
in order to be consecrated for a special purpose. For instance,
in times of war a special priest was “anointed” to declare before the
Israelite soldiers their God-ordained duty to fight bravely (Deuteronomy
19: 2-4). The kings were ALSO anointed. The idea of an anointed savior,
of a “Mashiah” i.e. Messiah, is contained in the Prophets. The “Messiah”
was to be descended from King David. He was to be the “Messiah, son
of David.” In addition to the MESSIAH SON OF DAVID, a tradition existed
that there would also be a “Messiah, son of Joseph” who would come
shortly before the “Messiah, son of David.” The MESSIAH, SON OF
JOSEPH was to be a descendant of Joseph, from the Tribe of Ephraim.
According to the Biblical Commentary known as the Malbim (1809-1879),
the MESSIAH, SON OF JOSEPH, was to head the Lost Ten Tribes in the latter
days in the period leading up to the return of the Lost Ten Tribes
and their eventual re-unification with Judah. The full name of the MALBIM
was Meir Leib ben Yechiel Michael [Weiser], but he is called “MALBIM”
for short. He lived in 1809-1879 CE. The Malbim comments on
Exekiel 37:
Ezekiel 37 (ESV): 15 The word of the LORD came to me: 16 “Son of man, take a stick and write on it, ‘For Judah, and the people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph (the stick of Ephraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ 17 And join them one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand. 18 And when your people say to you, ‘Will you not tell us what you mean by these?’ 19 say to them, Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand. 20 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes, 21 then say to them, Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. 22 And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. 23 They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 24 “My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. 25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 Then the nations will know that I am the LORD who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.”
The Malbim explained the above verses
that we have just read from the 37th chapter of Ezekiel in the following
manner:
The MALBIM connects the Prophecy in Ezekiel 37 with that in the Book
of Micah chapter 5. The fifth chapter of Micah was explained in the
historical sections of our work “The Tribes” by Yair Davidiy (first edition
1993, second edition 1999). The fifth chapter of Micah was seen to describe
the union of King Josiah ben Amon of Judah with the Israelite-Scythian
rulers of the Middle East at that time. This section of Scythians were actually
the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons of Israelites exiled to Assyria
and elsewhere in the Assyrian Empire. The Assyrians had settled the
exiled Israelites in border areas and had also absorbed segments
of them into the armed forces. The Kingdom of Assyria was attacked
by outsiders and also suffered from the rebellions of peoples it had
conquered. The Empire of Assyria became weakened so many of the peoples
within the Assyrian Empire began to assert their independence.
Part of the Israelite Exiles also asserted their independence in their
places of Exile. The Israelite Exiles can be identified as part of a confederation of
peoples known as the Cimmerians. From the Cimmerians the Scythians and
Goths emerged. The Scythians and Goths, who emerged from the Cimmerians,
were also Israelites or at least Israelites were an important major
element amongst them. The Assyrians made terms with the Scythians and
attempted to use the Scythians against the enemies of Assyria. The Scythians
became the protectors of Assyria. From being protectors of Assyria the
Scythians progressed to take control of most of the Assyrian Empire.
The Scythians then attempted to join forces with the Kingdom of Judah
and assisted King Josiah ben Amon of Judah against his enemies. King
Josiah of Judah in turn assisted the Scythians. King Josiah of Judah
made an attempt to resettle some of the Scythians in and around Beth-Shean
in the former territory of Menasseh, in the northern part of Israel.
This attempt was not successful and the Scythian-Israelites returned to their places of Exile.[Ezekiel 37:15] "He [the Prophet] was commanded to take one
stick and to write upon it, these words, ~FOR JUDAH AND FOR THE
HOUSE OF ISRAEL, HIS COMPANIONS~, [this stick] represented Judah and
those [others] joined unto him from the Children of Israel, such as
the Tribe of Benjamin, and the Sons of Levi, and the rest of the people
who had attached themselves to Judah.
[And he goes on in Ezekiel] "~And he
took another stick, and he wrote upon it, these words: ~FOR JOSEPH, THE
STICK OF EPHRAIM, AND FOR ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, HIS COMPANIONS~,
[this stick] represents Joseph who was the source of the tribe [of
Ephraim]. From Joseph developed the Kingdom of Ephraim, which began
with Jeroboam, and therefore [the stick of Joseph] is [also] termed
, ~THE STICK OF EPHRAIM.
Ezekiel says: ~AND ALL
THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL~, for unto him [unto Joseph] were joined all of
Israel which belong to the Ten Tribes... Our Sacred Sages had a tradition
that in the beginning (of the End Times) would arise a Messiah [i.e.
Anointed Saviour] from the house of Joseph who will reign over the
Ten Tribes. He will wage wars and all of Israel will be gathered
together under his banner. [This will continue] until later on, a
descendant of David will appear and he will reign over them...[over all
the tribes].
The Malbim continues: "A transformation will take place. The Ten Tribes
and the stick of Joseph will draw themselves closer unto the stick
of Judah, and this too, will be through the agency of a Prophet and by
miracles".
Eventually the Assyrians attempted
to re-assert themselves and there were wars and changes of alliances. King
Josiah of Judah lost his life fighting on behalf of the Scythians. At
all events, the Scythians had then fought against the Assyrians. They
played the main role in destroying the Empire of Assyria. The Scythians
destroyed Assyria. The main allies of the Scythians against Assyria had been the Medes
and Babylonians. The Medes and Babylonians betrayed the Scythians and
drove the Scythians northward into Southern Russia. From Southern Russia
the Scythians later moved by stages to Western Europe. The Prophet
Micah in Chapter Five, Talmudic passages, archaeological evidence, and
historical accounts all confirm what we have just told you.
[Micah 5:1] NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS: HE HATH LAID SIEGE AGAINST US: THEY SHALL SMITE THE JUDGE OF ISRAEL WITH A ROD UPON THE CHEEK. [Micah 5:2] BUT THOU, BETHLEHEM EPHRATAH, THOUGH THOU BE LITTLE AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF JUDAH, YET OUT OF THEE SHALL HE COME FORTH UNTO ME THAT IS TO BE RULER IN ISRAEL; WHOSE GOINGS FORTH HAVE BEEN FROM OF OLD, FROM EVERLASTING. [Micah 5:3] THEREFORE WILL HE GIVE THEM UP, UNTIL THE TIME THAT SHE WHICH TRAVAILETH HATH BROUGHT FORTH: THEN THE REMNANT OF HIS BRETHREN SHALL RETURN UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.
The above verses speak of a King from
the House of David who came out of Beth-Lehem. He shall rule over some
of the exiled of Israel who will return. This is what King Josiah did.
It is also what the Messiah is destined to do at first.
[Micah 5:4] AND HE SHALL STAND AND FEED IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD, IN THE MAJESTY OF THE NAME OF THE LORD HIS GOD; AND THEY SHALL ABIDE: FOR NOW SHALL HE BE GREAT UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. [Micah 5:5] AND THIS MAN SHALL BE THE PEACE, WHEN THE ASSYRIAN SHALL COME INTO OUR LAND: AND WHEN HE SHALL TREAD IN OUR PALACES, THEN SHALL WE RAISE AGAINST HIM SEVEN SHEPHERDS, AND EIGHT PRINCIPAL MEN.
The Assyrians had entered the Lands of Israel and Judah in the past
and they had trodden down the cities and palaces of Israel. The Israelite
Scythians after being exiled became at first allies and protectors of
Assyria. They were “SHEPHERDS”, or protectors, as Micah says, then they
became the main rulers (“EIGHT PRINCIPAL MEN”) just as Micah describes
the Israelites as doing.
[Micah 5:6] AND THEY [i.e. the Israelites] SHALL WASTE THE LAND OF ASSYRIA WITH THE SWORD, AND THE LAND OF NIMROD IN THE ENTRANCES THEREOF: THUS SHALL HE DELIVER US FROM THE ASSYRIAN, WHEN HE COMETH INTO OUR LAND, AND WHEN HE TREADETH WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
They shall destroy the land of Assyria.
The Israelites will destroy Assyria just as the Assyrians had formerly
destroyed the Land of Israel. This is what the Israelite-Scythians
did. They destroyed Assyria.
[Micah 5:7] AND THE REMNANT OF JACOB SHALL BE IN THE MIDST OF MANY PEOPLE AS A DEW FROM THE LORD, AS THE SHOWERS UPON THE GRASS, THAT TARRIETH NOT FOR MAN, NOR WAITETH FOR THE SONS OF MEN. [Micah 5:8] AND THE REMNANT OF JACOB SHALL BE AMONG THE GENTILES IN THE MIDST OF MANY PEOPLE AS A LION AMONG THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST, AS A YOUNG LION AMONG THE FLOCKS OF SHEEP: WHO, IF HE GO THROUGH, BOTH TREADETH DOWN, AND TEARETH IN PIECES, AND NONE CAN DELIVER.
The Scythians after taking over the Assyrian
Empire ruled over the Middle East and spread terror of their name everywhere
just like the “British Lion” was later to do.
[Micah 5:9] THINE HAND SHALL BE LIFTED UP UPON THINE ADVERSARIES, AND ALL THINE ENEMIES SHALL BE CUT OFF.
What we have just described is the
historical context of the fifth chapter of Micah. Nevertheless, in
our book “The Tribes” we emphasized that the major intention of Chapter
Five of The Book of Micah, was for the Messianic period. This Chapter
Five of Micah may be considered to incidentally describe events concerning
the temporary Judaean and Israelite (Scythian) re-union that once took
place. These historical events were a kind of partial forerunner
or prototypical model of the re-union that will take place in the future.
The future re-union is yet to happen but it will occur in the Messianic
Era or in the period leading up to it. The MALBIM in his commentary
on this Fifth Chapter of Micah intended to also throw additional light
on Chapter 37 in Ezekiel. This speaks of the future re-union of Judah and Joseph i.e. the Ten Tribes. The Malbim considered chapter 5 of Micah
and Chapter 37 of Ezekiel as talking about the same events. A few extracts
from the Commentary of the Malbim on chapter five of Micah helps us
understand his Commentary on Chapter 37 of Ezekiel. The Malbim says:
MALBIM on Micah 5;1: ".....It has already been clarified in Ezekiel
37, that in the End Time, the Ten Tribes will be the first to arouse
themselves and over them will reign the Messiah [i.e. Anointed
Saviour] Descendant of Joseph and they will accomplish great things.
"The Tribe of Judah who are scattered amongst the nations [and are]
weakly and few will attach themselves [unto the Ten Tribes]. They
[i.e. the Tribe of Judah, the Jews] will be of secondary importance [at
first] in the kingdom of the Anointed Descendant of Joseph. [This will
continue] until later there will arise the Anointed Descendant
of David in the Might of The LORD. At that time they will all [both
Joseph and Judah] accept upon themselves the Kingship of the House of
David. Then wars will cease for the Gentiles will request [guidance
from] him [i.e. from the Messiah]...
"He [the Prophet Micah] wants to describe
the situation that will exist as long as the general ingathering will
not be completed and all of the Exiled of Judah will still not be gathered
together in the Land of Israel: Then, all that time, the House
of Israel [meaning the Ten Tribes and the Anointed Descendant of Joseph
who belongs to them] will be the principal party. They will be
the warriors and the rulers. The House of Judah will be secondary [in
importance] unto them. This was explained in Ezekiel [37:19]
BEHOLD, I WILL TAKE THE STICK OF JOSEPH…“I
WILL TAKE THE STICK OF JOSEPH;AND I WILL PUT UPON HIM THE
STICK OF JUDAH”, i.e. the Malbim understands the verse to
say that the stick of Judah will be put on the stick of Joseph. The
Malbim understands this to mean that Judah will be secondary to Joseph.
The KJ version of this verse (Ezekiel 37:19) that the Malbim is referring
to has it translated as:
"[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.
The King James seems to understand that
the stick of Joseph will be put with the stick of Judah and not that
the stick of Judah will be put with Joseph. This is just the opposite
of how the Malbim understands the verse. In the original Hebrew the
verse could be understood either way. At all events, The MALBIM understands
the Hebrew as saying that Judah will be put on (attached to) Joseph
(and therefore will be at first of secondary "attache" status importance
to Joseph. In Genesis chapter 44 it is related how the brothers sold
Joseph. Joseph later had become the virtual ruler of Egypt. Meanwhile
the Land of Canaan like the Land of Egypt was stricken with famine.
The brothers of Joseph went up to Egypt to buy grain. Joseph recognized
his brothers but the brothers of Joseph did not recognize him. Joseph
forced his brothers to go back to Canaan and eventually return accompanied
by Benjamin the younger brother of Joseph by the same mother. Joseph
then framed Benjamin and made Benjamin look like a thief. Joseph threatened
to keep Benjamin as a slave. Judah stepped forward and approached Joseph
and pleaded on behalf of Benjamin. Judah offered to serve as a slave
instead of Benjamin. The Commentators say that because Judah took responsibility
for Benjamin Judah merited to be given Messianic responsibility as
part of his Tribal Destiny. From Judah emerges the House of David
and the future Messiah. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher
(Chabad) Rabbi, made the following observations on the action of Judah
(Genesis: VaYigash). Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson was considered
inspired by his followers and by many others. The relevant verse
says:
[GENESIS 44:18] THEN JUDAH CAME NEAR UNTO HIM, AND SAID, OH MY LORD, LET THY SERVANT, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK A WORD IN MY LORD'S EARS, AND LET NOT THINE ANGER BURN AGAINST THY SERVANT: FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH.
Commentary: On the verse: “FOR THOU
ART EVEN AS PHARAOH”: Rabbi Schneerson quotes the source saying that
Judah meant to say that Joseph is as powerful as Pharaoh and that Judah
acknowledges his authority. Judah acknowledged the authority of Joseph.
Because of this Judah merited the Promise in Ezekiel 37, “MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER”.
The Rabbi says that in order for Judah to bring on the Messiah, to help
the Messiah come, and realize the promise given to his seed (“MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER;
Judah must first do as the Patriarch Judah did when he CAME NEAR UNTO
Joseph and he acknowledged the authority of Joseph and initially was
influenced from Joseph.
The Rabbi then went on to mention how
the USA is a merciful state that does kindness and enables the Jews to
practice their religion and has good principles. He used the term “Chesed”
meaning kindness. The USA does “Chesed”, kindness. The Kings of the
Ten Tribes Kingdom of northern Israel before their exile were also
described as “merciful kings”, kings of “chesed”, Kings who do kindness
(1-Kings 20;31).
There will be a future re-union of Judah
and Joseph. Neither the MALBIM nor Rabbi Schneerson were consciously
aware that JOSEPH is to be identified with the "Anglo-Saxon" related
peoples, i.e. the British, North Americans, and their "colonial" cousins.
Nevertheless, their description of the relationship between Judah
and Joseph finds some parallels in recent times with that between the
Jews and the "Anglo-Saxon" nations. As pointed out in our book “Ephraim, the "Anglo-Saxon" nations are really the only cultural-ethnic
bloc that is capable (barring supernatural miracles) of physically
fulfilling the role ascribed to "Joseph" in Jewish sources. They are
the only ones capable of defeating the combined forces of Edom (Germany
and Europe) and Ishmael (the Moslem peoples) in armed confrontation.
They are also the only ones who unto now have actively assisted
the Jews in settling the Land of Israel. They have taken this task
upon themselves almost as part of an obligation springing from their own
national heritage. This point holds true despite mistaken and negative
stands often taken by certain politicians and national leaders
in America and Britain against the Jewish-Israelis. There are some
bad Israelites, some bad Jews, and some bad people of other origins
in Israelite nations. The "Anglo-Saxon" nations in the past have proved
themselves capable of successfully organizing the orderly and secure
mass movement of their own peoples in settling them overseas, in new
countries. Eventually a re-union between Joseph and Judah will take
place. The sooner the better.
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Regarding the future Messiah son of Joseph:
See also:
The Task of the Messiah son of Joseph
Messiah son of Joseph
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