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Tribes of Israel   13 tribes

God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them. He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens (like lost sheep) (Leviticus. 26: 28-46).

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
 
Jeremiah 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.
  • Who are the shepherds?
  • Pastors
  • Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
  • 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
  • Where is our resting place?
  • Christ = is our Sabbath = Put your rest in Christ
Judah was the sign of the Lion

Dan was the sign of the Eagle

For a good many years all went well, the people obeyed the laws of the kingdom and received the promised rewards. Then they began to tire and wanted to be like other peoples around them.

First of all they desired an earthly king and God said that although in doing so, they had rejected Him, He would give them permission to have an earthly king (I Samuel. 8: 7-22). Saul was then appointed as Israel's first king.
(Adamic) is found the group know as Israel. The thirteen tribes of Israel, which covers His chosen people or the twelve tribes of the sons of Jacob through the seed of Isaac. Of the twelve tribes of Israel, ten moved out of the Holy Land, going North to populate Europe and the British Isles, some of whom later moved to America. There were actually thirteen tribes, as Joseph's portion was split between his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.
 
Israel is in many locations. Daniel 9:9 tell us, these Israelites lost the knowledge of their identity down through the generations. Today, the majority of  them do not know who they are and even call themselves Gentiles, which the word Gentiles means in Greek ''ethnos'', meaning races.
 
History of 13 Tribes:
 
Some of His people on this earth are weak in the face of Satan's continuing temptation, and God blinded them; that is to say, gave them eyes that they could not see and ears that they could not hear God's truth.
 
Romans 11:8 According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this day.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-11 and Romans 11, tells us because many of them followed Satan's rebellion in the world that was, and continue to do so in the world that is now. God blinded them for their own protection.
 
Jeremiah 24:5 tells us their ignorance of His truth, then is their cloak of innocence John 15:22 , and they shall be taught in the millennium.
 
There is a portion of true Israel, however, that does understand God's truth, those who study His word and have ears to hear; these are His seven thousands elect. The elect, chosen by the Father before the foundations of this world were lain, those who took a firm stand for Him against Satan in the world that was. They earned the right to be His elect. Our heavenly Father is a totally fair God.
 
Leviticus 26:28-46 God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His laws, not only would curses come upon them. He would punish them seven times, a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years and banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens like lost sheep.
 
1 Samuel 8:7-22 For a good many years all went well, the people obeyed the laws of the kingdom and received the promised awards. Then they began to tire and wanted to be like other peoples around them. First of all they desired an earthly king and God said that although in doing so, they had rejected Him. He would give them permission to have an earthly king. Saul was then appointed as Israel's first king.
 
Later he was removed because of sin, and God Himself appointed David of the tribe Judah, to be King over all Israel. God then established the Throne of David Forever.
 
2 Samuel 7:11-17 and Psalm 89:3-4 making an Everlasting Covenant with David that his throne and his house would endure forever and that there would always be one of David's seed of lineage to reign upon that throne over the House of Israel for ever.
 
Jeremiah 33:17-26 The throne would endure as long as the sun and the moon endured in the heavens.
 
Psalm 89:29-37 So here we have:
 
1. The Everlasting Covenant made with Israel forever, through their forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who is now called Israel.
 
2. The kingdom of Israel established for ever.
 
3. The Throne and the House of David established as the Monarchical system over the house of Israel forever.
 
So the House of Israel, the Throne of David, and the Everlasting Covenant must be in existence today.
The Throne of David was also the throne of the Lord, 1 Chronicles 29:23 and will yet be occupied by the risen Christ, the King of Israel, For The Lord shall give unto Him the Throne of His Father David, and He shall reign over the House of Jacob forever.
 
Luke 1:32-33 He has not as yet occupied that Throne.
 
To return to David's reign, we find that he reigned for seven years over the House of Judah only, and then for thirty-three years over all Israel, namely thirteen tribe Israel.
 
2 Samuel 5:4-5 During his reign, while Israel kept the Laws of God, prosperity was the result.  Of that time it is recorded, Every man dwell safety under his own vine and fig tree. 1 Kings 4:25 A perfect social order existed wherein dwelt righteousness.
 
So wonderful and glorious was the Kingdom, that kings and queens came from all parts of the earth to see the glories of the kingdom. But alas, Solomon, to whom David passed the throne, fell into sin causing the people of the thirteen tribes to sin also, and because of their sin, God caused the kingdom to be divided into two kingdoms.
 
1 Kings 11:29-36 The ten tribes under the leadership of Ephraim formed the Northern Kingdom of Israel with Samaria as its capital and Jeroboam as its king.
 
The other two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, with most of the tribe of Levi, formed what was know as the Southern Kingdom of Judah, with their capital located at Jerusalem, and Rehoboam as its king.
 
1 Kings 12:16-20 Although Judah had received a large part of the tribe of Levi, she was still referred to as the two tribes kingdom. The tribe of Levi, having received no inheritance with Israel.
 
Deuteronomy 18:1-2 was portioned among all the tribes for priestly duties. This did not removed Levi from being a distinct tribe, only from being numbered among the landed tribes. Although Scripture thereafter refers to twelve tribes, or the ten tribes and the two tribes kingdoms, Manasseh remained numbered as the thirteen tribe.
 
The title "House of Israel" and "House of Judah" are used to designate the two kingdoms, as they stand separated and in opposition to each other.
 
The "birthright" tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh, went with the ten tribes kingdom and Judah, to whom pertains the Throne or "Sceptre" through God's Covenant with David, formed the other kingdom. The Sceptre and the birthright were separated then and there. Each became a nucleus. All the seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob gathered around either one or the other.
 
The Divided Kingdom:
The Northern Kingdom "Israel" , 933-721 B.C. and The Southern Kingdom "Judah" 933-606 B.C
 
The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later American became a nation on July 4, 1776.
 
Our Pilgrim Fathers, who called themselves, The Seed of Abraham, God's servant and the children of Jacob, His chosen, allotted their land as Israel did. They followed after the council of Moses, the law giver of Israel and in all their under takings, asked for guidance and blessings of the God of Jacob, Isaac and Abraham.
 
Manasseh means "forgetfulness" and if there has ever been a people forgetful of all their past, it is this last, this thirteenth, this Manasseh-Israel people in United States.
 
In like manner much could be shown by history and tradition that the United States of America is from the tribe of Manasseh and is peopled by a gathering of all the thirteen tribes of Israel.
  • Manasseh -  The Nations of USA, parts of Canada and other Christians' Nations
  • A resident of USA, does not make them a descendant of Manasseh
Ephraim we start with 721 B.C. when Samaria, the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, fell to the Assyrians. Exactly 2520 years from that date, Great Britain became a Common wealth January 1, 1881.
The last tribe to go into captivity was Benjamin. Benjamin was "lent as a light unto Judah", so that they would be light bearers before Judah for all times. Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
 
The tribe of Judah became a nation on May 14, 1948, the nation of Israel.
 
Know your history: Roman 9:13  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
  • Why did God hate Esau?
  • Because he didn't care about his birthright. He sold it.
  • God knew the soul, He placed in the flesh body of this man, who was called Esau.
  • Before he was born of woman
  • His judgment took place in the world that was.
  • Each soul earned its place during the spiritual battle when Satan first fell away in the world that was.
It is difficult to determine with certainty which Anglo-Saxon - Scandinavian - Lombard - Germanic - Celtic nation of today is basically from which particular Israel tribe. There has been much intermingling among the tribes in their westward migrations.
 
In God's plan of the ages they progressively became "many nations" in Europe and a "company of nations" (the Commonwealth of Great Britain with colonies and daughter nations.
 
Today, certain European and Scandinavian nations appear to possess certain characteristics of the individual tribes of Israel which may well indicate the people of those nations are predominately of that particular tribe.
 
I can't find my notes of the 13 tribes of Israel. If you live in a Christian Nation you know you are of the 13 tribes of Israel
 
Israel - Judah the Jews
 
 Denmark - Dan
 
Holland - Zebulun
 
Germany (in part) - Judah)
 
Great Britain, although it can be identified with Ephraim. has a large infusion of Judah as well as other tribes.
 
America, possessing the "birthright marks" of Joseph, can only be identified as modern Manassah (the thirteenth tribe).
 
However, it is today, peopled by a gathering of all the other tribes of Israel. This is in fulfillment of the prophesy of Jeremiah.
 
 "In those days the house of Judah (tribes of the southern Kingdom) shall walk with the house of Israel (tribes of the northern Kingdom), and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance (appointed land - II Sam. 7:10) unto your fathers (Jer. 3:18).
 
Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25
 
Israel (13 tribes) is God's glory, the "everlasting nation" (Isaiah 43:12,13, 44:7); while the Edomites were accursed.
 
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