The belief in the Lost Tribes is based on biblical accounts of the Assyrian exile and lack of historical records regarding the whereabouts of these tribes.
However I believe they are scattered throughout the nations including Israel.
Before the Assyrian captivity, some from the northern tribes had identified themselves with the house of David.
The crises and rebellion of Jeroboam caused many to leave the Northern Kingdom and unite with the Southern Kingdom and join alliance with the house of David and to worship the Lord IN JERUSALEM.
James address his letter to the twelve tribes.
"James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 1:1
You also see them mentioned and show up in several places in the New Testament.
passages, like Isaiah 27:13, and many others suggest a future gathering of all tribes in the end times, (After the great tribulation.)
Because these tribes were scattered across the world from their captivity in Assyria, having assimilated into the societies they emigrated to, it is most likely that many have lost their identity as Israelites after so many generations. It is also highly probable that there are many Christian believers who are of these lost tribes.
The tribe of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi returned to Israel from Babylonia. Many were dispersed among the Gentiles, too, and still are so. After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 and 136 A.D. Jews did not control Jerusalem of Israel for that time onward. some returned to Jerusalem in those early centuries, but many remained dispersed. Over the centuries, the middle east was occupied by a wide admixture of many peoples and cultures. The conquest of this area by the Muslim caliphates int eh 6th and 7th centuries brough many Arab Muslins into this area who have remained over the years.
The Roman empire called the area of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Negev "Syria-Palestine" after they destroyed Jerusalem. It is a description of the land, not the peoples who lived there. There were many Crusades to this area from European and Byzantine Christians up until 1200 or so. After that, the Ottoman empire took control of the land, then Britain.
In the early 1900's the League of Nations worked with Zionists to return the land to the Jews as a homeland. Eventually, the "British Mandate did just that which led to the 1948 establishment of Israel as a nation-state along with Jordan. Syria and Lebanon remained nations. Many Jews have returned to Israel since then. Partly due to the fact that many countries post-WWII and the holocast did not want the Jews to settle in their countries.
Now that this has occurred, it is possible for the conversion of these Jews and some Israelites to occur as prophesied. Time will tell if this will occur in our lifetime or not. We can endeavor to pray for their conversion whichever way history goes.
There is no lost tribes.
The belief in the Lost Tribes is based on biblical accounts of the Assyrian exile and lack of historical records regarding the whereabouts of these tribes.
However I believe they are scattered throughout the nations including Israel.
Before the Assyrian captivity, some from the northern tribes had identified themselves with the house of David.
The crises and rebellion of Jeroboam caused many to leave the Northern Kingdom and unite with the Southern Kingdom and join alliance with the house of David and to worship the Lord IN JERUSALEM.
James address his letter to the twelve tribes.
"James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. James 1:1
You also see them mentioned and show up in several places in the New Testament.
passages, like Isaiah 27:13, and many others suggest a future gathering of all tribes in the end times, (After the great tribulation.)
I hope this helps.
God bless.
Because these tribes were scattered across the world from their captivity in Assyria, having assimilated into the societies they emigrated to, it is most likely that many have lost their identity as Israelites after so many generations. It is also highly probable that there are many Christian believers who are of these lost tribes.
The tribe of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi returned to Israel from Babylonia. Many were dispersed among the Gentiles, too, and still are so. After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 and 136 A.D. Jews did not control Jerusalem of Israel for that time onward. some returned to Jerusalem in those early centuries, but many remained dispersed. Over the centuries, the middle east was occupied by a wide admixture of many peoples and cultures. The conquest of this area by the Muslim caliphates int eh 6th and 7th centuries brough many Arab Muslins into this area who have remained over the years.
The Roman empire called the area of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Negev "Syria-Palestine" after they destroyed Jerusalem. It is a description of the land, not the peoples who lived there. There were many Crusades to this area from European and Byzantine Christians up until 1200 or so. After that, the Ottoman empire took control of the land, then Britain.
In the early 1900's the League of Nations worked with Zionists to return the land to the Jews as a homeland. Eventually, the "British Mandate did just that which led to the 1948 establishment of Israel as a nation-state along with Jordan. Syria and Lebanon remained nations. Many Jews have returned to Israel since then. Partly due to the fact that many countries post-WWII and the holocast did not want the Jews to settle in their countries.
Now that this has occurred, it is possible for the conversion of these Jews and some Israelites to occur as prophesied. Time will tell if this will occur in our lifetime or not. We can endeavor to pray for their conversion whichever way history goes.
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