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Also see the Lost Tribes studies. http://members.tnns.net/wordweb/losttribe.htm Isa 7:9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.’’" Even though this message was to Ahaz, it carries over to those lost sheep of the ‘house of Israel’ today. God is saying to Ahaz that if he doesn’t believe (understand) what He is going to do to Ephraim, then how will the ‘house of Judah’ be joined back with the ‘house of Israel’ at the second Advent of Christ?
Ezekiel 37: Valley of the bones.
For us today, God is reminding us of that split between the twelve tribes that He caused. Without understanding this idea, or believing that it truly happened, how will we gather back to our roots? Most of the lost tribes don’t have a clue about their heritage, and are thus confounded about many aspects of God’s Plan. One major false teaching is that all twelve tribes now exist in the nation state of Israel. The word ‘established’ in this verse is very important. It is ‘aman’ in the Hebrew, meaning ‘to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, morally to be true or certain’. This word ‘established’ is only used in God’s Word to mean ordaining with faith, as applied to His People, such as the ordaining of a prophet by God, the ordaining of a king, or kingdom, or a covenant promise, etc., thus always dealing with God’s Righteousness. This verse contains the figure of speech called ‘Paronomasia’, meaning "the repetition of words in sound, but not necessarily in sense." This figure of speech is given for emphasis by God. When that Figure occurs, it means to listen up. Isa 7:10 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11 "Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above." 12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD." God is telling Ahaz, the king of Judah, to ask a sign concerning either heaven (height above), or hell (the depth), but Ahaz reasons out of fear of the Lord, which is showing respect. Isa 7:13 And he said, "Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? ‘And he said...’ is put for God speaking through Isaiah to Ahaz. This little Ahaz, king of Judah knew better than to worry God. It’s not good to mess with our Father; we might get by with it a little while dealing with people, but not with The LORD. Isa 7:14 Therefore the LORD Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ is this Immanuel. The word ‘Immanuel’ means, ‘with us is God’, or ‘God with us’. The mere translation of that word Immanuel reveals Jesus Christ as God on earth, in the flesh. There is no room for lies like, "Jesus was just another prophet, like Moses, Mohammed, etc." Pretty good sign here, that God gives Ahaz and the ‘house of Judah’, but note what the ‘house of Judah’ did with It. Many didn’t believe it. Even today, many of the ‘house of Judah’ are waiting for the Messiah based on this prophecy of Isaiah. Those false ones that Israel allowed to creep into their priesthood have taken it over since before the days of the prophets Ezra and Nehemiah. These Kenites give those true Jews of the tribe of Judah a bad reputation. |
