Jesus: "The story of Jesus in its entirety spans 2,020 years of human history that binds together all the world's righteousness, honor, courage, love, loyalty, confidence, determination, genius, humility, and a host of other attributes that have challenged men and women throughout the ages who have followed this leader who has liberated the world and set our path on the higher ground of the Kingdom of God. This story told throughout the pages of jesuscalltofreedom.com explains the history of man from God's perspective with revelation and interpretation that only Jesus can provide in ways that bring light and understanding to people of any religion or no religion with clarity for all who seek to know."
This website can be understood better when viewed as a body with a head who is Jesus and with a body who is the growing number of believers and those who are people who are not against us so are for us meaning they believe in much of what we believe while their larger belief system may not include believing that Jesus has been given headship authority by Jehovah and that Jehovah is even God or their God and this is why Jehovah who sees the heart and the inside of every person knows who these are and who these are not and no man can determine this. The above section is all about the headship of Jesus in the entire world and about his mission to eradicate evil from this planet and this race of human beings so that we are all free to grow in goodness and not evil.
"While
he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, |
Jesus: "I have a voice and in
my own words for anyone who has
an ear to hear."
Jesus: "This website could not have been presented on the internet without the contributions of millions of people past and present from the Body of Christ and also those from the family of God."
Jehovah: "My bride America has overcome evil and if not for the efforts of brave men and women who are Patriots and the army of Jesus this country would have been overrun by the most evil things that life has ever known and their plans were well laid and executed with all patience and deliberation while causing chaos ... read more here
Jehovah: "America is in crisis and I have asked a trusted human being to give me an honest assessment of the crisis and the remedy for the crisis and it has been submitted to me and can be viewed at Opinion For Divine Court."
This is Jehovah's view of his part in the story of our human race and its unintended development and the resulting danger which mankind is currently dealing with and God is intervening to show mankind how to safely navigate the storms that are breaking upon our people and this view of God's salvation plan has been obscured by every false teaching and all the confusion that comes with that.
Jehovah Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us
When Jehovah Carries His Carrier
The following is Jehovah's Song which is a contemporary secular song that very closely explains what God is all about.
"You have
reached that moment of decision when you know that you must move forward one
way or another and the way you have chosen is to go forward with Jesus into the
next phase of your life which will be a supernatural and exquisitely beautiful
experience of life that will flow forward forever and you will always love this
life as you have known it as you will always love your life as it is becoming
more truly who you really are and the twisted future that isn't right will now
not be and just as I have told you I am bringing the real you to the light as
you fulfill your destiny. You have found your cure within yourself. You are now free Kathy."
Lord, I remember when you gave this song to me and I knew it was a very profound message for me but at the time I was having terrible problems in my family due to complications of a birth in the family and God told me to say certain things at that time that made matters worse and not better and he told me how sorry he was that he caused me such grief and sorry that ensued and is still unresolved to this day. You gave me this this song at that time and for over four years you have been untangling my twisted future and I have been trusting you to make things right that have gone terribly wrong. Through this time you showed me how genetics have become so tangled up that it is nearly impossible to repair anything that concerns the human race and yet you have done just that with me and I remember when we started untangling all kinds of tangled up messes concerning cellular diseases and emotional entanglements that further complicated the physical problem within the Dna itself. Slowly but surely you taught me all sorts of things regarding genetics and epigenetics which is the God layer of human genetics and then taught me how to pray to untangle so many things that would have remained that way forever or until our race died out completely. When you first gave me this song I remember being somewhat confused if the words were for me or if the words were for my family situation but it never occurred to me that the words were meant for all of humanity as we know it here on earth.
Unknown Molecules Are The Substance of Life
Jesus has told me that people generally see him one way or the other and that both sides are wrong and he has told me that people generally understand what God is doing one way or the other and again both sides are wrong. Jesus asked me to build him a website and to give him a voice because like so many people in this world he really has not had a voice. Everybody else has spoken for him and what is ... read more here
When people speak
under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit it is inspired by God but it is not
inspired by Jesus. This link explains why this is true.
Jesus: "In the
course of human history there has never been a time like this with so much
promise and yet so few people who can see it and it is my intention that all
people have the opportunity and the blessing of seeing how each and every
person on earth can help bring about the world that others have only dreamed of
and to not only bring it about but to bask in its goodness and thrive in its
complete and
... read more here
Jesus: "I came to America with a small group of devoted believers who determined to carve out a life of freedom to worship Jehovah without interference or domination. It is their pure love and commitment to God, family and country that is the rock upon which I built my church. As their descendants have pioneered across the great land of America to the very edges of the western coast the legacy of these people is woven throughout every city, county and state as the salt of the earth as they have fought tyranny time and time again and held fast to the high ideals as imbued in them by Jesus and Jehovah who has reconciled the twelve tribes of ancient Israel."
The words as given me by Jehovah and by Jesus will always be preceded by their names and with quotes throughout this website.
Jehovah: "Most human beings who believe Jesus is my son seek answers and help from God but often do not have any clue as to the distinctions between us which are as subtle as they are vast and of course the reason for this is that once born Jesus left his spirit world to become a man in the flesh which I have never been nor will I ever be and yet I am as real and present with you just the same and I have throughout this website tried to help the reader know who they are listening to by using my name Jehovah. You have always called me Lord from the time you came ... read more here
People from all over
Europe flooded to the east coast of America with Ephraim primarily in the north
and Judah settled primarily in the southern colonies. Just as the ancient Israelite nation divided
in two, so did our Civil War divide the north Ephraim from the south Judah,
only this time Judah separated from Ephraim in direct opposition to the earlier
event when Ephraim rebelled against Judah.
The breech between Ephraim and Judah was healed in one sense and not in another, given that the war and reunification following was done under false pretenses. The legal shenanigans that accompanied the Reconstruction period of America was done under fraud, and now our Restored and Lawful Republic is finally a legal repair of the breach as it has been accomplished by the de jure government representing the people of the country as opposed to the forced and illegal breech by the usurpers, the de facto government.
Nowhere has The Breach become more apparent than in the political climate surrounding the 2016 presidential election in America. People have found themselves on one side or the other of the Great Breach that has come down through the ages to reach its climax in 2017. It is a division that has become our destruction or our saving grace.
CHAPTER 12
EPHRAIM AND JUDAH BECOME ONE HOUSE
from the book by Eddie Chumney
"RESTORING THE TWO HOUSES OF ISRAEL"
Copies can be purchased for individual or group study by
writing to me (Eddie Chumney) at: (chumney@hebroots.org)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
CHAPTER 12
EPHRAIM AND JUDAH BECOME ONE HOUSE
(Part 1 of 6)
How will the two houses of Israel (house of Israel/Christianity
and house of Judah/Judaism) become one house? When will the
prophecy of Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 37:15-28 be fulfilled and Ephraim
(house of Israel) and Judah (house of Judah) become one in the
hand of the G-d of Israel? In this chapter, we will discuss how and
when the two houses of Israel will be redeemed and restored to
the G-d of Israel
and reconciled to each other.
In order to understand how and when the two houses of Israel
will be reunited, you need to understand how the restoration and
unification of the two houses of Israel is related and associated
with the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham).
This covenant is also paramount in understanding the prophetic
significance of the nation of Israel making peace with her Arab
neighbors in the end of days. By being willing to trade "land for
peace" based upon UN Resolutions 242 and 338, the leadership of the
nation of Israel and all Jews (house of Judah) who approve of trading
"land for peace" are rejecting the covenant that the G-d of Israel
made with Abraham
(Avraham).
The covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham)
is an everlasting covenant (Genesis [Bereishit] 17:7. In Genesis
(Bereishit) 15:18-21, the G-d of Israel promised the descendents of
Abraham (Avraham) a land forever. In Leviticus (Vayikra) 25:23, the
G-d of Israel
commanded that the land is not to be sold forever.
By rejecting the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) and by being willing to trade part of the eternal
Promised Land for "peace," the nation of Israel will experience the
greatest time of trouble that she has ever experienced since she has
been a nation (Daniel 12:1-2). This period of time is also known as
Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:7 or the birth pangs of the
Messiah (Chevlai shel Mashiach). However, during the time of Jacob's
trouble, the two houses of Israel (Ephraim and Judah) will be
reunited in the land of Israel (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:1-7) through
a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) upon the
remnant in the house of Israel (Christianity) and the house of Judah
(Judaism) who believe the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham).
The restoration of both houses of Israel and a return to the land
of Israel will be done by the G-d of Israel with a mighty hand and an
outstretched arm in the sight of all the nations. The G-d of Israel
will gather His people as a shepherd who gathers His lost sheep and
bring them to the land of Israel (Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 34:11-13) from
all the nations of the earth where they have been scattered
(Deuteronomy [Devarim] 30:1-5). The restoration of both houses of
Israel and their return upon the "mountains of Israel" (West Bank)
(Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 37:18-22) will be the end of the exile of both
houses of Israel into all the nations of the earth. After returning
to the land of Israel following this "Messianic redemption" and the
ending of the exile of both houses of Israel from all the nations of
the earth, the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus will set His
feet down upon the mount of Olives (Zechariah [Zecharyah] 14:4) and
be King over all the earth (Zechariah [Zecharyah] 14:9) and rule and
reign from Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) teaching the Torah to the nations
during the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo) (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 2:2-3) for
1,000 years
(Revelation 20:4,6).
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TORAH
In this chapter, we will learn how the covenant that the G-d of
Israel made with Abraham (Avraham) is related and associated to the
nation of Israel making peace with her Arab neighbors in the end of
days and how this is related and associated with the restoration and
unification of the two houses of Israel. We will do this by seeing
how the G-d of Israel has historically judged His people based upon
whether or not they believed the covenant that He made with Abraham
(Avraham). In doing so, we will see how the TeNaKh (Old Testament) is
related and connected to the Brit Hadashah (New Testament) and
reveals the role of the Jewish Messiah Yeshua/Jesus as the suffering
Messiah (Messiah ben Yosef) and the Kingly Messiah (Messiah ben
David) who will redeem and restore the two houses of Israel through
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) upon both houses
of Israel in the end
of days prior to the Messianic Age (Athid Lavo).
This is the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham) and this
is the Gospel according to Torah! (Galatians 3:8)
THE GRAFTING OF THE SEED OF ABRAHAM
In Genesis (Bereishit) 12:1-9, the G-d of Israel called Abraham
(Avraham) out of Ur of the Chaldeeans and promised him that if he
would obey the G-d of Israel that He would promise the seed of
Abraham (Avraham) a land. Furthermore, the G-d of Israel declared to
Abraham (Avraham) that He would bless those who would bless the seed
of Abraham (Avraham) and curse those that would curse the seed of
Abraham (Avraham).
In Genesis (Bereishit) 12:3 it is written:
"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that
curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be
blessed."
However, in Hebrew, this verse is more profound in understanding
how ALL FAMILIES of the earth would be "blessed" through the seed of
Abraham (Avraham). In Hebrew, the phrase in Genesis (Bereishit) 12:3
that reads in English as "And in thee shall all families of the earth
be blessed" is
written:
"Ve nivrecu bekah kol mishpachot ha-adamah."
The Hebrew word "nivrecu" is translated in most English texts as
"be blessed." However, the usual Hebrew word for "be blessed" is not
nivrecu. It is yivrecu. The word "nivrecu" is the "niphal"
conjugation of the Hebrew word, barak. The Hebrew word barak has a
deeper meaning than just "blessed." The simplest Hebrew meaning of
the word barak is blessing which invokes the G-d of Israel's
presence, favor or choice in a given situation. Jewish prayers (house
of Judah) begin with the phrase, "Baruk atah Adonai." which in
English is "Blessed are you, Lord." and reflects the idea that
"blessed"
is related to being "chosen" or "favored" by the G-d of
Israel.
In five places in the Talmud and other Rabbinic literature,
nivrecu is translated as "grafted or intermingled." In the Orthodox
Jewish ArtScroll
Tenakh Series, Volume 1, page 432, it is written:
There is . an opinion shared by Rashbam [to Genesis 28:14],
Chizkuni, Da'as Zekeinum, and quoted by Tur that the verb (ve
nivrecu) in Genesis 12:3 is related to the root barak as in the
Mishnaic term mavreek meaning to "intermingle or graft." [cf
Kelaim 7:1, Sotah 43a.] As Heidenheim explains it, this
interpretation is inspired by the fact that nowhere else besides
here do we find barak in the sense of blessing in the niphal
conjugation, while in the sense of "grafting" it is common in
that form.
Therefore, based upon this insight of the Hebrew language by
respected Hebrew scholars within the house of Judah (Judaism),
Genesis (Bereishit)
12:3 is better understood to be translated as:
"And in thee shall all families of the earth nivrecu [will be
grafted or intermingled]."
The only PHYSICAL way ALL FAMILIES of the earth would be nivrecu
(grafted or intermingled) is by the seed of Abraham (Avraham) being
assimilated into
EVERY FAMILY of the earth.
How does the Bible explain that this happened? Abraham (Avraham)
had a son named Isaac (Yitzchak) who had a son named Jacob (Ya'acov)
whose named was changed to Israel. Jacob (Ya'acov) had twelve sons
who became head of the twelve tribes of Israel. Following the reign
of king Solomon (Shlomo), the kingdom of Israel was divided into
Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) and Southern Kingdom (house of
Judah). The judgment of the Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) as
recorded by the prophet Hosea in Hosea chapter 1 was that the
Northern Kingdom (house of Israel) would be assimilated into all
families of the earth in fulfillment of the G-d of Israel's promise
to Abraham (Avraham) that his seed would be in all families of the
earth.
While the seed of Abraham (Avraham) was prophesied by the G-d of
Israel to be in all families of the earth, not every person and not
every family of the earth will believe the "Gospel according to
Torah" that the G-d of Israel preached to Abraham (Avraham) that
through His seed all families of the earth would "be blessed"
(grafted or intermingled). Spiritually (sod/deeper meaning), those
who would believe the promise that the G-d of Israel made to Abraham
(Avraham) would become a spiritual member of the family of the G-d of
Israel by the salvation offered from the G-d of Israel through the
Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus. In Galatians 3:8, 16, 29 it
is written:
"And the Scripture, [TeNaKh/Old Testament] foreseeing that God
would justify [make righteous] the heathen through faith
[emunah], preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In
thee shall all nations be blessed [nivrecu / grafted or
intermingled] . Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises
made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And
to thy seed, which is Christ [Mashiach] . And if ye be Christ's,
then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Spiritually (sod/deeper meaning), any person on the earth who
accepts that Yeshua/Jesus is the Jewish Messiah and repents
(teshuvah) of their sins becomes a member of the commonwealth of
Israel and grafted into the family of the G-d of Israel. In Ephesians
2:11-13 it is
written:
"Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the
flesh . That at that time ye were without Christ [Mashiach],
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel . but now in Christ
Jesus [Yeshua HaMashiach] ye who sometimes were far off are made
nigh by the blood of Christ [Mashiach]."
In Romans 11:13, 17 it is written:
"For I speak to you Gentiles . and thou, being a wild olive
tree, wast GRAFTED in among them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree."
When the physical seed of Abraham (Avraham) becomes grafted or
intermingled in every family of the earth, the Bible calls this
event the "fullness of the Gentiles." In Hebrew, this would be the
"melo ha goyim." The Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) talks about the
"fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim" being a mystery (sod/deeper
meaning) that the family of the G-d of Israel should understand. In
Romans 11:25 it is
written:
"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this
mystery [sod/deeper meaning], lest ye should be wise in your own
conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel [both the
house of Israel/Christianity and the house of Judah/Judaism],
until the fullness of the Gentiles [melo ha goyim] be come in."
Therefore, we can see how the grafted Northern Kingdom (house of
Israel) would be recognized today as being "Gentiles" and Christians
(followers of the Jewish Messiah [Mashiach] Yeshua/Jesus) by the
house of Judah (Judaism). Upon the fullness of the Gentiles (melo ha
goyim) (Romans 11:25), the G-d of Israel will gather the grafted and
assimilated house of Israel (Christianity) along with the house of
Judah (Judaism) in fulfillment of the two houses being reunited in
Ezekiel (Yechezekel) 37:15-28 and allow them to return to the land of
Israel (Ezekiel [Yechezekel] 37:21-22) in the end of days during
Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah [Yermiyahu] 30:1-7) or the birth pangs of
the Messiah (Chevlai
shel Mashiach).
In the rest of this chapter, we will learn how the Bible details
how the seed of Abraham (Avraham) would be grafted into all families
of the earth (Genesis [Bereishit] 12:3) and how after being
assimilated into all the nations of the earth for not believing the
covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham) that the
two houses of Israel would be reunited in the end of days and return
to the land of
Israel.
ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF OUR FAITH
The complete redemptive plan of the G-d of Israel is fulfilled
according to the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham). For this reason, Abraham (Avraham) is called the father of
our faith (emunah) (Romans 4:16). Furthermore, the G-d of Israel
tells His people that they are to look unto (understand the covenant
that the G-d of Israel made with) Abraham (Avraham) our father and
Sarah who bore us.
In Isaiah (Yeshayahu) 51:1-4 it is written:
"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek
the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole
of the pit where ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father,
and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and
blessed him, and increased him. For the Lord shall comfort Zion
... Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my
nation: for a law [TORAH] shall proceed from me, and I will make
my judgment to rest for a light of the people."
In Genesis (Bereishit) 17:1-8, the G-d of Israel reaffirmed His
covenant that He
made with Abraham (Avraham) as it is written:
"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared
to Abram, and said unto him . I will make my covenant between me
and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly . As for me,
behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of
many nations . And I will establish my covenant between me and
thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed
after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after
thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of
Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."
SEVEN PROMISES OF THE COVENANT THAT G-D MADE
WITH ABRAHAM
1. Exceedingly fruitful (Genesis 17:6).
2. Nations shall come out of Abraham (Genesis 17:6).
3. Kings shall come out of Abraham (Genesis 17:6).
4. The covenant is with the seed of Abraham (Genesis 17:7).
5. G-d's covenant with Abraham is everlasting (Genesis
17:7).
6. The seed of Abraham will possess the land of Canaan
(Genesis 17:8).
7. The possession of the land of Canaan is an everlasting
possession (Genesis 17:8).
These seven promises that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham) and his seed after him have never been fulfilled in their
fullness. Even so, the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) will be fulfilled both physically and spiritually.
Since the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham (Avraham)
is everlasting and eternal, these promises are still valid today. The
fullness of the fulfillment of these promises will be during the
Messianic Age (Athid Lavo) when the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus will teach the Torah to all nations from Jerusalem
(Yerushalayim)
(Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 2:2-3).
FROM ABRAHAM TO ISAAC TO JACOB
From Abraham (Avraham), the covenant was passed to Isaac
(Yitzchak). In
Genesis (Bereishit) 26:1-4 it is written:
"And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine
that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech
king of the Philistines unto Gerar. And the Lord appeared unto
him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I
shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with
thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I
will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which
I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to
multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all
these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the
earth [nivrecu] be blessed [grafted or intermingled]."
From Abraham (Avraham), the covenant that the G-d of Israel made
with him was passed to Isaac (Yitzchak) and then to Jacob (Ya'acov).
In Genesis
(Bereishit) 28:10, 13-14 it is written:
"And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran . And,
behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of
Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou
liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed
shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad
to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the
earth be blessed [nivrecu / grafted or intermingled]."
Later, the G-d of Israel reiterated His promise to Jacob
(Ya'acov) and changed his name to Israel. In Genesis (Bereishit)
35:9-12 it is
written:
"And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of
Padan-aram, and blessed him. And God said unto him, thy name is
Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel
shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. And God said
unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation
and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come
out of thy loins."
FROM ABRAHAM TO ISAAC TO JACOB
TO THE CHILDREN OF JACOB
Jacob (Ya'acov) had twelve sons. Each son became the head of one
of the twelve tribes of Israel. In Genesis (Bereishit) 49:1-28, Jacob
blesses his twelve
sons. In Genesis (Bereishit) 49:28 it is written:
"All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that
their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one
according to his blessing he blessed them."
THE FULL BLESSING OF ABRAHAM WAS
GIVEN TO EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH
One of the twelve sons of Jacob (Ya'acov) was Joseph (Yosef). The
blessing of Abraham (Avraham), Isaac (Yitzchak) and Jacob (Ya'acov)
was bestowed upon the grandsons of Jacob, Ephraim and Manasseh.
Jacob(Ya'acov) adopts Ephraim and Manasseh and gives them the
blessing of the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with Abraham
(Avraham),Isaac (Yitzchak), and Jacob (Ya'acov) and they are given the
rights of the irst born son and the fruitful fulfillment of the G-d of
Israel's covenant with Abraham (Avraham). In Genesis (Bereishit)
48:3-6 it is
written:
"And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at
Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, And said unto me,
Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will
make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to
thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. And now thy
two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the
land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as
Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. And thy issue, which thou
begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after
the name of their brethren in their inheritance."
Reuben and Simeon are the natural first born sons of Jacob. The
double portion blessing of the inheritance belongs to the first born
son. Not only is Jacob (Ya'acov) adopting Ephraim and Manasseh into
his family by giving them his blessing, but they are being given the
double portion blessing of the firstborn. Jacob's blessing upon
Ephraim and Manasseh is recorded in Genesis (Bereishit) 48:12-16, 19
as it is written:
"And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he
bowed himself with his face to the earth. And Joseph took them
both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and
Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and
brought them near unto him. And Israel stretched out his right
hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and
his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly;
for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said,
God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God
which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which
redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be
named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and
let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth . truly
his younger brother [Ephraim] shall be greater than he
[Manasseh], and his seed [Ephraim] shall become a multitude of
nations [melo ha goyim]."
EPHRAIM IS FRUITFUL
The word Ephraim is the Strong's word 669. The Hebrew word,
Ephraim, means "double fruit." Being exceedingly fruitful was a
promise that the G-d of Israel made to Abraham (Avraham) concerning
his seed (Genesis
[Bereishit] 17:6).
In Genesis (Bereishit) 48:19, Jacob (Ya'acov) prophesied that
Ephraim would be a "multitude of nations." In Hebrew, a multitude of
nations is "melo ha goyim." This phrase can also be translated as
"fullness of the Gentiles." The Apostle Paul (Rav Sha'ul) referred to
the "fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim" in Romans 11:25. By
being a "fullness of the Gentiles/melo ha goyim", Ephraim would be
fruitful.
In order for this prophecy to be fulfilled, Ephraim would have to
be recognized as being "Gentiles" to the house of Judah (Judaism) in
the end of days when the two houses would be reunited (Ezekiel
[Yechezekel]
37:15-28).
As mentioned in the first chapter of this book, there are various
"Christian" groups who teach that there are two houses of Israel in
the context of elitism (they are a special race of people) and
replacement theology (Ephraim is the "New Israel") and have replaced
the house of Judah (Judaism) in the redemptive plan of the G-d of
Israel. Because there are many misplaced teachings which exist
concerning Ephraim, let me take this opportunity to identify the
unbiblical doctrines regarding Ephraim and the house of Israel.
Ephraim is NOT the
following:
1. Ephraim is NOT associated with British Israelism.
2. Ephraim is NOT associated with white supremacy.
3. Ephraim is NOT associated with replacement theology.
As has been expressed in explicit detail in this book, Ephraim
(the house of Israel/Christianity) has been grafted into the olive
tree of the G-d of Israel. The house of Judah (Judaism) is the
natural root of this olive tree. Therefore, Ephraim, the (house of
Israel/Christianity) has NOT replaced or superceded the house of
Judah (Judaism) but has been grafted into the natural root of the
house of Judah
(Judaism).
EPHRAIM (NORTHERN KINGDOM) IS A SPIRITUAL PICTURE
OF CHRISTIANITY
Ephraim (Northern Kingdom) is a spiritual picture of future
Christianity. How is
this so?
1. Ephraim was adopted into Jacob's family. Believer's in the Jewish
Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus are adopted into the family of the
G-d of Israel
(Romans 8:14-17, 22-23, Galatians 4:4-6).
2. Ephraim is the Strong's word 669 and means "double fruit." The G-d
of Israel promised Abraham that his descendants would be exceedingly
fruitful (Genesis [Bereishit] 17:6). This alludes to the fact that
Ephraim (the house of Israel/Christianity) would be numerically
greater than
the house of Judah (Judaism).
3. Ephraim is the masculine word in Hebrew for the female equivalent
Ephratah. Ephratah is another name for Bethlehem and is the place
where the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach) Yeshua/Jesus was born
(Micah 5:2, Matthew
(Mattityahu) 2:1-6).
4. Ephraim is a term for the Northern Kingdom of Israel who forsook
the Torah of the G-d of Israel by calling the Torah "a strange
thing."
So has historical Christianity (Hosea [Hoshea] 8:12).
5. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted a substitute place of
worship (Dan and Bethel) rather than Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) (I
Kings [Melachim] 12:29, Deuteronomy [Devarim] 16:16). When
Christianity departed from her Jewish roots, she began to worship in
a church rather than a synagogue where the Jewish Messiah (Mashiach)
Yeshua/Jesus
worshiped (Luke 4:16).
6. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted substitute holidays (I
Kings [Melachim] 12:32-33) rather than observing the dates and times
of the Biblical holidays that the G-d of Israel gave to His people in
Leviticus (Vayikra) 23. Christianity has adopted the original pagan
holidays of Christmas and Easter from Roman Mythraism rather than
keeping the
Biblical holidays in Leviticus (Vayikra) 23.
7. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, instituted a substitute priesthood
rather than have priests from the tribe of Levi (I Kings [Melachim]
12:31). Christianity allows pastors and priests to be ministers of
the sheep of the G-d of Israel who are not anointed and called by the
G-d of Israel
into their office or ministry.
8. Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom, mixed paganism with the true
worship of the G-d of Israel and called it the true worship of the
G-d of Israel. The G-d of Israel called this the golden calf system
of worship (I Kings [Melachim] 12:28). Historical Christianity has
mixed Roman and Babylonian practices and beliefs with the true
worship of the G-d of Israel and calls this mixture true worship of
the G-d of
Israel.
DELIVERANCE FROM EGYPT ON BEHALF
OF G-D'S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM
At mount Sinai, the covenant that the G-d of Israel made with
Abraham (Avraham) was made with the twelve tribes of Jacob (Ya'acov),
the children of
Israel. In Exodus (Shemot) 19:1, 3 it is written:
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth
out of the land of Egypt, the same day, came they into the
wilderness of Sinai ... And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord
called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say
to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel."
The G-d of Israel brought the children of Israel out of Egypt
(Mitzrayim) because of the covenant that He made with Abraham
(Avraham). In
Genesis (Bereishit) 15:13-14 it is written:
"And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be
a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them;
and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that
nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall
they come out with great substance."
The G-d of Israel called Moses (Moshe) because of the covenant
that He made with Abraham (Avraham). In Exodus (Shemot) 2:23-25 it is
written:
"And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt
died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the
bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by
reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God
remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had
respect unto them."
Moses (Moshe) delivered the children of Israel from Egypt
(Mitzrayim) by the mighty hand of the G-d of Israel. After the G-d of
Israel delivered the children of Israel from Egypt (Mitzrayim) and
the rule of Pharaoh, the G-d of Israel instructed Moses (Moshe) to
take the children of Israel to mount Sinai. In Exodus (Shemot) 3:1,
11-12 it is written:
"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the
priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the
desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb ...And
Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh,
and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of
Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this
shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou
hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God
upon this mountain."
(End Part 1 of 6)