In order to properly trace the Lost Tribes of Israel today, we must first understand God's Promises He gave that make up His 'Birthright' Blessings to His People, and how that promise 'seed' lineage began. This will start in Genesis, as we ask a Word of Wisdom from our Father, in Christ's Name, Amen.
God's First Promise to Abram.
The first Covenant promise God made was to Abram when he was ninety-nine years old.
Gen 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, "I am the Almighty GOD; walk before Me, and be thou perfect.
2 And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly."
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
God is telling Abram to be 'perfect'. This means 'having integrity', in other words, 'be mature, stand up like a man of God and be just'. This promise here in the 5th verse God is saying to Abram that he would be the father of 'many nations', not just Israel. This was true, as Ishmael was actually the firstborn of Abram, but not of Abraham and Sarah, which was to be the 'seed of the Promise'. Ishmael, the firstborn son of Abram and Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, was blessed by God though, as He promised Ishmael would be 'a great nation'
Gen.17:20.
Let's skip down to the 19th verse of Genesis 17:
Gen 17:19 And God said, "Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
At this verse, God is making His Covenant Promise more specific, as to which 'seed' it was to be held in, that of Isaac. Notice the word 'everlasting'? That word is 'owlam' in the Hebrew and is just about as close as you can get to 'forever' (Strong's no.5769). As Paul would say in Romans 9:6, "...but, in Isaac shall thy seed be called",
This is the flesh seed Promise of election. I realize it's easy to get mixed up while reading there in Romans 9, but this is essentially what Paul is saying; that there are two elections, one of the chosen seed Promise through Isaac, and the other,
...The election according to 'grace', which is of the Gentile.
As Paul would continue there in Romans 9, many of the seed of Promise stumbled at a 'stumbling block', 'The Cornerstone' which the builders rejected, that is to say, Jesus Christ, and they refused Him as Saviour, while those according to the election of Grace did not stumble.
So in summary of this Covenant Promise, the 'seed of the Promise' is in Isaac, and It is an 'everlasting' Promise, which means even to God's Eternity and forward.
