http://jewsandjoes.com/blog/were-the-10-tribes-of-israel-ever-really-lost/ ...because both houses matter! Tue, 15 May 2012 23:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://jewsandjoes.com/blog/were-the-10-tribes-of-israel-ever-really-lost/#comment-9135 Jews and Joes ~ Two Houses - New2Torah – Torah Observant Followers of Jesus/Yeshua – Hebrew Roots Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:39:13 +0000 http://jewsandjoes.com/blog/were-the-10-tribes-of-israel-ever-really-lost/#comment-9135 [...] And arguing whether or not 10-Israel was ever really “lost” is a delicate matter. Two-Housers have varied opinions, but they of course all agree that 10-Israel is no longer “lost” (at least not to the initiated). Most indicate the tribes simply became lost to “themselves” in a similar way some descendants of Judah (Jews) have experienced. Look how many Jews have been swallowed up by Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam in the last few hundred years (who no longer know they have Jewish ancestors). Yet, 10-Israel ALREADY resembled the pagans before their exile and further “lost” their identity as “a people” IN exile. Judah on the other hand, has better controlled and guarded against assimilation factors because of their affinity towards the Torah and their pervasive Rabbinic-system of Tradition (10-Israel had no such assimilation controls). For more detail on the “lost” factor, read: Where the 10 Tribes of Israel ever really “LOST”? [...] [...] And arguing whether or not 10-Israel was ever really “lost” is a delicate matter. Two-Housers have varied opinions, but they of course all agree that 10-Israel is no longer “lost” (at least not to the initiated). Most indicate the tribes simply became lost to “themselves” in a similar way some descendants of Judah (Jews) have experienced. Look how many Jews have been swallowed up by Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam in the last few hundred years (who no longer know they have Jewish ancestors). Yet, 10-Israel ALREADY resembled the pagans before their exile and further “lost” their identity as “a people” IN exile. Judah on the other hand, has better controlled and guarded against assimilation factors because of their affinity towards the Torah and their pervasive Rabbinic-system of Tradition (10-Israel had no such assimilation controls). For more detail on the “lost” factor, read: Where the 10 Tribes of Israel ever really “LOST”? [...]

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