We try to be as clear and loud as possible: the House of Israel (Joseph) will NOT replace the House of Judah (Jew-da). Quite literally, the two houses are brothers and the Prophet Ezekiel foretells they, the two etzeem (sticks/trees), will become one people in the hand of Melekh ha-Mashiach (the-Anointed King), just as the original anointed king (David) united both Houses some three thousand years ago. Unfortunately, first an impostor (anti-messiah) will attempt to accomplish all the Davidic promises, but he will fail after turning the hearts of a great many, Jews and Joes alike. Even so, the true BRANCH of David will unite and rule all of Israel according to the time schedule of our Master יהוה.
Our beliefs regarding Israel, both Jews and Joes:
- Anglo-saxon peoples are NOT exclusively representative of the tribe of Ephraim or 10-Israel. If Ephraim was to be the prophetic "fullness of the nations" (Gen. 48:19), it is very likely a myriad of colors represent Ephraim now. Terms or phrases which use "White" or "Black" to monopolize Israelite identities based upon color are belief systems which stem from Darwinian propaganda that has tried to separate and divide humanity into artificial classes or superiority. This should not be done, but sadly it is being done by many groups.
- Genetically, it is improbable to identify a whole and individual tribe of Israel with absolute certainty with our current database of haplogroup knowledge (even still, the pool of data and the understanding of the data is growing rapidly)
- The Jews are NOT descendants of Esau, but of the ancient Israelite Kingdom of Judah (Jew da) predominantly. Yet, Esau (Edomites) were permitted to join the assembly of Israel in antiquity (Deut. 23:7-8; Levit. 19:34) and many likely did so as history seems to attest.
- The United States of America is NOT the "new" Promised Land, just as the British Isles were NOT the new Israel, though Israelites dwelt there. The ancient Land of Israel, from the Euphrates River to the Nile River (Gen. 15:18-21; Num. 34:1-12), is what was promised to the seed of Jacob. And those scattered of Jacob are PROMISED to return to that specific Promised Land (Zech. 10:6-12).
- All of mankind is welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven, regardless of genetics and/or genealogy. When the encampment of Israel left Egypt more than 3400 years ago, they left with a "mixed multitude" (Exo. 12:38) and the strangers were welcomed so long as they embraced the rules of the Assembly (i.e. the Torah). On the flip side, blood Israelites were cut off from the assembly if they walked contrary to the Torah.
- Yehoshua ha-Mashiach (Jesus), was a Jew, from the ancient Kingdom of Judah, from the Tribe of Judah, from the House of David, and sent to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel (Matt. 15:24). He lived 700 years after the Assyrian Captivity of 10-Israel (the Joes). The "Joes" had already become a multitude by that time (see statements by Josephus). How much more so in our time... some two thousand years later? Ephraim has filled up the nations (in varying degrees), but regardless, individuals from all nations are welcome to join the Assembly of Israel if they are willing to walk in the Way of יהוה the One whom the Assembly is betrothed to.
- Yehoshua's death was required to remove the Deut. 24:1-4 curse forbidding Adulterous Israel to be re-married to her original idiomatic "husband", the Creator יהוה. The Apostle Paul suggests or implicates that Israel (the adulterous wife) doesn't need to die to re-enter the marriage. [Ref. Jer. 3; Rom. 7].
May our Abba awaken and gather many of our scattered and dispersed brothers to Himself... from both Houses.
Shalom Aleikhem,
Hanok ben Isaak
