Lost Tribes

[theophilus]

Many people believe that ten of the tribes of Israel have been lost and there have been many theories as to where they are now. But I think the mystery can be easily solved if we will simply look at what the Bible says about the subject.

James 1:1 says that the letter is addressed to "the twelve tribes in the Dispersion."

In Acts 26:7 Paul speaks of the promise "to which our twelve tribes hope to attain."

When Joseph and Mary took Jesus to the temple to present him to the Lord one of the people they met their was Anna, who was of the tribe of Asher, one of the "lost" tribes.

1 Chronicles 9:3 tells of some of the people who returned to the land after the exile. "And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manassah lived in Jerusalem.

It seems apparent from this that if the ten tribes were ever lost they were found again before the Israelites returned to their land.

The belief that ten tribes were lost arose from the fact that the nation of Israel, made up of these tribes, was conquered by Assyrian and its people scattered thruout their empire. Later Judah was conquered by Babylon and went into exile but was later allowed to return after the Persians conquered Babylon. What people seem to overlook is the fact that the Babylonians conquered all of the land controlled by Assyria and so the Israelites who had been exiled by the Assyrians were all now under Babylonian rule and were allowed to return with the rest of the Israelites.

[richardP]

This is a reference to TWO HOUSE THEOLOGY.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_House_Theology

This is a controversial issue.

There is no credible evidence for the existance, historical impact, or spiritual effect of the ten lost tribes. Traditional Christian theology does not recognize it as an issue. Jewish theology acknowledges the event as a matter of tradition, but becomes mired in argument and accomplishes nothing with regard to the improvement of a human relationships with God.

This is a fun subject to discuss, but is basically a non-issue along with alien abductions, the resurrection of Elvis, and the effects of the Bermuda Triangle.

[Nonsequitur]

Originally Posted by richardP

This is a reference to TWO HOUSE THEOLOGY.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_House_Theology

This is a controversial issue.

There is no credible evidence for the existance, historical impact, or spiritual effect of the ten lost tribes. Traditional Christian theology does not recognize it as an issue. Jewish theology acknowledges the event as a matter of tradition, but becomes mired in argument and accomplishes nothing with regard to the improvement of a human relationships with God.

This is a fun subject to discuss, but is basically a non-issue along with alien abductions, the resurrection of Elvis, and the effects of the Bermuda Triangle.

Or the existance of richardP.
It's fun to discuss his existance.
It's fun to shoot down his weak, arguments.
It's fun to show his lack of Biblical knowledge.
BUT........
Is he real?
Has there been any documented sightings?
OR.....;
is he just a figment of the web-masters imaginations, created to make controvery?
created to sell more figurines in the tourist shop?
created so I will have something to make fun of in my spare time?
We may never know the answers to these questions.
Tune in next week, when I tell the secret of richardP's facination of youn........................[signal lost]

[Angel of Fire]

This is a most interesting topic. Has anyone seen Daniel's Timeline http://www.danielstimeline.com/home.htm ? I thought it made some interesting observations concerning the tribes of Israel.

Also, although Israel records their descendants through the mothers. This is not how God does it. Which means that even Israel is beyond lost concerning what they think they know about the tribes.

[richardP]

Originally Posted by Angel of Fire

This is a most interesting topic. Has anyone seen Daniel's Timeline http://www.danielstimeline.com/home.htm ? I thought it made some interesting observations concerning the tribes of Israel.

Also, although Israel records their descendants through the mothers. This is not how God does it. Which means that even Israel is beyond lost concerning what they think they know about the tribes.

I went over there. Are you referring to an article or the video?

[richardP]

Originally Posted by Nonsequitur

Or the existance of richardP.
It's fun to discuss his existance.
It's fun to shoot down his weak, arguments.
It's fun to show his lack of Biblical knowledge.
BUT........
Is he real?
Has there been any documented sightings?
OR.....;
is he just a figment of the web-masters imaginations, created to make controvery?
created to sell more figurines in the tourist shop?
created so I will have something to make fun of in my spare time?
We may never know the answers to these questions.
Tune in next week, when I tell the secret of richardP's facination of youn........................[signal lost]

cogito ergo sum

[Nonsequitur]

Originally Posted by richardP

cogito ergo sum

Hey, back to you.
Agricola sunt!

[theophilus]

Originally Posted by richardP

This is a fun subject to discuss, but is basically a non-issue along with alien abductions, the resurrection of Elvis, and the effects of the Bermuda Triangle.

This wouldn't be an important subject if it weren't for the fact that there are false religions which claim to have identified the lost tribes and make this a part of their teaching. For example, the Mormons believe that the American Indians are part of the lost tribes and the sticks of Joseph and Judah mentioned in Ezekiel 37:19 represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon. It is important to know what the Bible says on the subject so we can refute this kind of false teaching.

[richardP]

Originally Posted by Nonsequitur

Hey, back to you.
Agricola sunt!

Cute. Real cute

[richardP]

Originally Posted by theophilus

This wouldn't be an important subject if it weren't for the fact that there are false religions which claim to have identified the lost tribes and make this a part of their teaching. For example, the Mormons believe that the American Indians are part of the lost tribes and the sticks of Joseph and Judah mentioned in Ezekiel 37:19 represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon. It is important to know what the Bible says on the subject so we can refute this kind of false teaching.

Don't get me going on the religious notions of the Native American tribes/nations. That's a whole can of worms we don't need to open.

The Mormons on the other hand are an insidious occult group which base their teachings on the imaginations of their leaders and are so bold as to admit to it. There is nothing so wicked as a good man with a dark heart and that bunch is full of such men.