Ezekiel 37:16 (House of Judah & House of Ephraim)

Ezekiel 37:16 (House of Judah & House of Ephraim)

"And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick and write on it, 'For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions'; then take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.'
"Then join them for yourself one to another into one stick, that they may become one in your hand.
"When the sons of your people speak to you saying, 'Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?'
say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand."'
"The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.
"Say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land;
and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be two nations and no longer be divided into two kingdoms.
"They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; but I will deliver them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. And they will be My people, and I will be their God.
"My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd; and they will walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them.
Ezekiel 37:16-24.

THE LOST TEN TRIBES OF ISRAEL
The Messiah Yeshua ('Jesus') told us that the first time He came, He came only for the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel (Matthew 15:24.) But what did He mean by that remark?
Scripture speaks of two 'Houses.' While the Southern Kingdom was called the 'House' of Judah (who we know as the Jews of today), the Northern Kingdom of Israel was called by three names: the 'House of Israel,' the 'House of Ephraim,' and the 'House of Joseph'
These three names are all one in the same, and all of them refer to what are commonly known today as the 'Lost Ten Tribes' of Israel.

Since Yeshua's followers are the 'Christian' peoples, and since He said He came the first time only for the House of Israel, then that logically means that the 'Christians' are essentially the prophetic (if not the literal) descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes (and are also rightful heirs to the Land of Israel.)

The Kingdom of Israel was broken into two parts after the reign of King Solomon (1st Kings 11), and the Northern Kingdom of Israel (the 'House of Israel') was then taken into captivity by the Assyrians, in what came to be known as the 'Great Dispersion' (the Diaspora, or 'the Great Sowing.')
The Prophecies in Hosea, Deuteronomy, and elsewhere foretold that the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel would be taken into captivity for disobedience to the Covenant, but that they would come back to Israel one day. However, until recent times, no one has known either where these Lost Sheep are, or how they could possibly get called back into the commonwealth of Israel.

Today, however, scholars have been shown the answers as to where the House of Joseph is, and how they will return: Exhaustive research has shown that the Christian peoples are the prophetic (if not also the literal) descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel; and that as such, they have a prophetic destiny, as foretold in the prophets.

The Jewish writers of the Renewed Covenant called the Lost Ten Tribes 'gentiles,' because that was how the Jews referred to the Lost Ten Tribes in that day (since they no longer lived in the Land, spoke Hebrew, or kept the Torah of Moshe; as recorded in the Talmud, at Tractate Yevamot 17A.)

The apostle Paul (aka Shaliach Shaul), however, tells us at Romans 9 through 11 that the 'gentiles' are actually the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel, because he speaks to these 'gentiles' about their role in the prophecies in Hosea, which foretold that the Lost Ten Tribes would be scattered for a time, only to be regathered one day. Note also that the apostles James and Peter write their epistles not to 'gentiles' as we think of them, but to 'gentiles' who are also referred to as the 'Dispersed of the Twelve Tribes' and 'the Twelve Tribes which are scattered abroad.' (James 1:1, 1 Peter 1:1, respectively.)

The 'gentiles' of Scripture, then, are both the Lost Ten (or Twelve) tribes, and their descendants, the Christian people: And their destiny is one day to return to the Land of Israel.
One of the great secrets of Scripture is that while the Messiah Yeshua really did come to bring division between the Two Houses (the Jews and the 'gentiles'), the Jews were not truly cast away; but that it was needful that it appear that way, for a time. The Two Houses (the Jews and the 'gentiles') had to remain separate for some two thousand years because they each had separate missions to fulfill, in order to work the Divine Plan of Redemption for fallen seed of Adam; and if there was not temporary enmity put between them, they would not have gone their separate ways: But all this was only ever meant to be temporary, and for a purpose.
The apostle Paul tells us that he wishes us not to be ignorant of this great secret: That while it appears the Jews were cast away, they really were not, because the gifts and election of the Almighty are irrevocable (Romans 11:25-30):

Romans 11:25-30
25 For I do not desire that you should be ignorant of this secret, brothers, lest you should be wise in your own estimation: that blindness in part has happened to (both Houses of) Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles (the House of Joseph) has come in.
26 And so ALL Israel will be saved, as it is written:
"The Deliverer will come out of Zion,And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them,When I take away their sins."
28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.

29 For the gifts and the calling of Elohim are irrevocable.
That is not to say that one does not need to accept Yeshua as one's personal Savior and Master: It is only to say that the election and calling of Elohim (G-d) can never be undone: And therefore the Jews are still a covenant people, even in their un-saved state.
The Nazarene Israel movement is the ultimate fulfillment of the Protestant Reformation, because it is the restoration of the original faith of the apostles.

The our goal is simultaneously:
1. To fulfill prophecy by restoring the original faith of the apostles; and
2. To fulfill prophecy by restoring the Lost Ten Tribes to the Land of Israel.
Prophecy tells us that there was to be a great restoration some two thousand years after some great event (Hosea 6:2), and other prophecies tell us that this great event is the birth of Yeshua the Messiah (circa 4 BCE.) And, as we look about us in the world today, we see that the Father really is finally restoring the original faith once delivered to the saints.
If you would like to be a part of the Father's plan for the restoration of fallen mankind, there are many things you can.

May it serve His people: Shalom.



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