MICHAEL FREUND: Ezekiel is commanded by God to take two sticks. On one, he is to write "For Judah," and on the other "For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim." Then comes the crucial instruction: "Bring them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand" (37:17). Ezekiel's vision is not one of uniformity. The two sticks do not cease to be what they are. Judah remains Judah; Joseph remains Joseph. Unity does not erase difference – it sanctifies and elevates it by placing it within a larger shared destiny.


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Ketriel Blad: In other words, in order for a total restoration to take place, the restored Ephraimites from among the nations will have to become Jewish, in the legal sense of the word, thus accepting the Jewish authorities and becoming obedient to Jewish halachah. In the prophecy of Ezekiel 37:19 the Hebrew text can be understood as HaShem giving Yehuda's stick the function of being over Ephraim's stick and this way both sticks will become one. This teaches us that the Ephraimite movement that comes from heaven cannot rise apart from the Jewish people without submission to the Jewish leaders' authority. This is not for all the gentiles.

วันอาทิตย์, มกราคม 31, 2559

Ynetnews: Israel plans to bring in 20,000 Chinese construction workers

Karl Welteke: Most Filipinos are always ready for a picture, -Hurrah- to the Philippine workers.
The Half-Jewish Network: Welcoming Adult Children & Grandchildren of Intermarriage: Israeli archaeologists have found some evidence that at the time of the Assyrian invasion of Israel there was a surge of building in the southern kingdom of Judah. They believe this abrupt increase in building activities was caused by the need to house refugees from the 10 tribes within the territory of Judah. 
People from the 10 tribes who became refugees in Judah, after the Assyrian invasion, apparently retained their tribal identifications. In the Christian New Testament portion of the Bible, am account describes Jesus being brought to the Second Temple as a baby. An elderly woman, the prophet Anna, recognized Jesus as an important future spiritual leader. She is described as being "the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher." [Luke 2:36] The tribe of Asher was one of the 10 tribes of the former northern kingdom of Israel. 
St. Paul also provides evidence that many Jews retained their tribal identifications. He describes himself as "of the tribe of Benjamin," one of the two tribes primarily residing in Judah. [Philippians 3:5] 

Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein, David Ussishkin, and Baruch Halpern: The Book of Joshua (12:21) specifically mentions the defeat of the king of Megiddo and the allotment of his territory to the tribe of Manasseh;

JACQUELINE SCHAALJE: Beit Shean is mentioned as belonging to the conquered area of the Israelite tribe of Manasseh

NETANYA MUNICIPALITY: thanks to the Lord for giving them {Netan~ya, lot. "gift of God"} the ability to continue the legacy of the 12 tribes who settled in the Land of Israel, and particularly of the half~tribe of Manasseh, which settled in the region.

Stephen Epstein: Some went down the Mekong River into Vietnam, the Philippines, Siam, Thailand and Malaysia, while some of the Israelites moved to Burma and west to India.

אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮