BEIT
YOSEF:
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' (Beit Yosef.) 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.) There are very many Scriptural
proofs of this, which can be found in our books
and videos, or on our free
studies page, but a brief summary is this:
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 goal of Nazarene Israel
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. If you feel Him moving
you to take part in all
this,
then please pray over the
following:
1. You can educate yourself
by reading our free
studies, or by
partaking of our books and
other educational
materials:
2. You can contribute
to this movement financially,
to facilitate the
groundwork that needs
to be done
to help ease the
way for the
Regathering
of the Lost Tribes:
3. You can
develop a love
for your Jewish
brothers and
sisters in the
Covenant, and show your support
for the Land
of Israel:
4. And whatever
else the Father
directs.
The Nazarene
Israel movement
is not
affiliated
with any ecumenical
organization.
We do place
an emphasis on maintaining
proper family
and interpersonal
relationships,
but questions of race are not considered
important,
for those who are
called
into
the Renewed
Covenant.
To read more
about who
we are, please
check out
our Statement
of Faith, or read about us
either on our free
studies page, or at our free bookstore.
May
it serve His people:
Shalom.
Norman B. Willis
A servant of our Master
The Israelite sect of the Nazarenes
Re-establishing the original
faith of the apostles
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