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From yair davidy (britam@mail.netvision.net.il)
To:      heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: "Brit-Am Israel".

"Brit-Am Israel". (Brit = Covenant, Am = People in Hebrew)

"Brit-Am Israel" at present is headed by Yair Davidy and by Rabbi
Abraham Feld.

The address of "Brit-Am Israel" is Yair Davidy, "Brit-Am Israel",
P.O.B. 595, Jerusalem 91004, Israel.

The e-mail is : britam@netvision.net.il

"BRIT-AM ISRAEL" BELIEVES:

* The Hebrew Bible is the message of God.

* Out of the original 12 Tribes of Israel Ten were lost. Two
remained. The present-day Jews are descended mainly from the two
remaining Tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

* The Khazars were a Kingdom in southern Russia many of whose
leaders converted to Judaism. The Khazars were descended from the
Lost Ten Tribes. The Khazars were blood-relatives of the Picts who
went to Scotland, and of the Anglo-Saxons, and of peoples in
Scandinavia.

* In addition to the Khazars, many other converts to Judaism
    through the ages were descended from assimilated Jews or from
    members of the Lost Ten Tribes.

* Most of the Lost Ten Tribes migrated to Northwest and Western
    Europe and their descendants are now in those areas or in North
    America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

* We do not claim that all residents of the said nations are
   descended from Israel. We do however affirm that most descendants of
   the Lost Ten Tribes are residents of those nations. On the whole
   they   are unaware of their Israelite Identity. Even so in the course of history the
   Israelite origins of peoples in those areas have influenced national
   developments and national characteristics.

* The Tribe of Joseph was divided into two other Tribes: Ephraim
    and Menasseh. People from ALL of the Israelite Tribes congregated in
   North America but in general the U.S.A. is dominated by Menasseh.
   Britain has characteristics of Ephraim.

* Reuben was important in France, Issachar in Switzerland, Benjamin
    in Belgium, Zebulon in Holland, Dan in Denmark, Naphtali in Norway,
   Gad in Sweden, the country of Finland was influenced by the Tribes of
   Simeon, Issachar, and Gad; Simeon, Dan, and Ephraim were important in
   Ireland.

* There is a need for the present-day "Jews" of Judah and the Lost
    Ten Tribes to recognize each other, and to work towards
    re-unification and reconciliation.

* Proof exists confirming "Brit-Am Israel" Identity beliefs. Some
    of the evidence has been presented in works by Yair Davidy such as
    "The Tribes" (1993), "Ephraim" (1995), and "Lost Israelite Identity"
   (1996), as well as in articles in our journal "Tribesman". Much
   additional evidence is available and needs to be uncovered and
   published. Our sources include the Bible, Talmud, Midrashim,
   Commentators, Classical Greek and Roman historians, Chroniclers,
   Legends, Linguistics, Archaeology, and where pertinent racial and
   other scientific studies.

* Even though much of the evidence has been revealed by ourselves it
is not ours alone. Our proofs have never been properly refuted. The basic
claims we have made are irrefutable. If one cannot deny our claims and
there is nobody else who can it follows that one should accept them. This
means that the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel with
western peoples should be acknowledged. Once this acknowledgment is
forthcoming it is possible to discuss whatever practical conclusions
need to be made.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, IN DISCUSSION, AND/OR IN
JOINING "BRIT-AM ISRAEL", please make contact by Return Mail.

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NOTE FROM EDDIE:

FYI: Yair Davidy is an ORTHODOX JEW. He does NOT believe in:

#1) Replacement theology
#2) Christian British Israelism

   Yair Davidy DOES believe in:

#1) The Restoration of BOTH houses of Israel in the future (the
Messianic redemption or the Ingathering of the Exiles) (Ezekiel
37:15-28) when the house of Israel (The Ten Lost Tribes) joins
themselves to / with the house of Judah in the end of days.

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From yair davidy (britam@mail.netvision.net.il)
To:      heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Micah 5

Micah-5

[MIC 5:1] NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS: HE HATH
LAID SIEGE AGAINST US: THEY SHALL SMITE THE JUDGE OF ISRAEL WITH A ROD
UPON THE CHEEK.

[MIC 5:2] BUT THOU, BETHLEHEM EPHRATAH, THOUGH THOU BE LITTLE AMONG
THE THOUSANDS OF JUDAH, YET OUT OF THEE SHALL HE COME FORTH UNTO ME THAT
IS TO BE RULER IN ISRAEL; WHOSE GOINGS FORTH HAVE BEEN FROM OF OLD,
FROM EVERLASTING.

[MIC 5:3] THEREFORE WILL HE GIVE THEM UP, UNTIL THE TIME THAT SHE
WHICH TRAVAILETH HATH BROUGHT FORTH: THEN THE REMNANT OF HIS BRETHREN
SHALL RETURN UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.

[MIC 5:4] AND HE SHALL STAND AND FEED IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD, IN
THE MAJESTY OF THE NAME OF THE LORD HIS GOD; AND THEY SHALL ABIDE: FOR
NOW SHALL HE BE GREAT UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.

[MIC 5:5] AND THIS MAN SHALL BE THE PEACE, WHEN THE ASSYRIAN SHALL
COME INTO OUR LAND: AND WHEN HE SHALL TREAD IN OUR PALACES, THEN SHALL
WE RAISE AGAINST HIM SEVEN SHEPHERDS, AND EIGHT PRINCIPAL MEN.


[MIC 5:6] AND THEY SHALL WASTE THE LAND OF ASSYRIA WITH THE SWORD, AND
THE LAND OF NIMROD IN THE ENTRANCES THEREOF: THUS SHALL HE DELIVER US
FROM THE ASSYRIAN, WHEN HE COMETH INTO OUR LAND, AND WHEN HE TREADETH
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

[MIC 5:7] AND THE REMNANT OF JACOB SHALL BE IN THE MIDST OF MANY
PEOPLE AS A DEW FROM THE LORD, AS THE SHOWERS UPON THE GRASS, THAT TARRIETH NOT
FOR MAN, NOR WAITETH FOR THE SONS OF MEN.

[MIC 5:8] AND THE REMNANT OF JACOB SHALL BE AMONG THE GENTILES IN THE
MIDST OF MANY PEOPLE AS A LION AMONG THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST, AS A
YOUNG LION AMONG THE FLOCKS OF SHEEP: WHO, IF HE GO THROUGH, BOTH
TREADETH DOWN, AND TEARETH IN PIECES, AND NONE CAN DELIVER.


[MIC 5:9] THINE HAND SHALL BE LIFTED UP UPON THINE ADVERSARIES, AND
ALL THINE ENEMIES SHALL BE CUT OFF.

[MIC 5:10] AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY, SAITH THE LORD, THAT
I WILL CUT OFF THY HORSES OUT OF THE MIDST OF THEE, AND I WILL DESTROY
THY CHARIOTS:

[MIC 5:11] AND I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES OF THY LAND, AND THROW DOWN
ALL THY STRONG HOLDS:

[MIC 5:12] AND I WILL CUT OFF WITCHCRAFTS OUT OF THINE HAND; AND THOU
SHALT HAVE NO MORE SOOTHSAYERS:

[MIC 5:13] THY GRAVEN IMAGES ALSO WILL I CUT OFF, AND THY STANDING
IMAGES OUT OF THE MIDST OF THEE; AND THOU SHALT NO MORE WORSHIP THE WORK OF
THINE HANDS.

[MIC 5:14] AND I WILL PLUCK UP THY GROVES OUT OF THE MIDST OF THEE:
SO WILL I DESTROY THY CITIES.

[MIC 5:15] AND I WILL EXECUTE VENGEANCE IN ANGER AND FURY UPON THE
HEATHEN, SUCH AS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD.

THE EXILE

       The original Twelve Tribes of Israel had split into two kingdoms.
Two tribes comprising "Judah" were in the south, and the ten tribes of
"Israel" were in the north. The Ten Northern Tribes were entirely
taken away by the Assyrians to places in northern Mesopotamia, to the
Caucasus area and to eastern Iranª . The Bible says that, "The King of
Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed
them in Hala, and in Habor, and in the cities of the Medes" (2-Kings
17;6). The Bible also mentions "Hara" (1-Chronicles 5; 26) in eastern
Iran as a place of exile. The Talmud and archaeological findings
enable the identification of these places of re-settlement. Shortly
after the exile and re-settlement every one of the said places became
a centre for a group of peoples who then appeared for the first time.
They are known to history as the Cimmerians, Scythians, and Guti or
Goths. It will be shown that these entities were (at least in part)
the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel!

   The bulk of the Israelites had been exiled in the period 730-710, or
earlier. In about 707 b.c.e., a people named "Gimirae" were reported
from the region of Mannae10. These are the Cimmerians. They were
referred to as "Outcasts" by the Assyrians11. The Prophet Amos had
said that the northern tribes would be "cast-out" to the Mountains of
Mannae*« 12 Apart from their being in Mannae, the Cimmerians were also
reported as at first centered in the region of Iberia13. The
Cimmerians killed the king of neighbouring Urartu (Ararat) and overran
his land. They also defeated and killed Sargon, king of Assyria, in
705. Sargon was replaced by Sennacherib (705-681) who beat off the
Cimmerians after which a portion of them invaded the Land of Phrygia
in Anatolia.

The Cimmerian king was called by the Assyrians "King of the Umman
Manda [i.e. Cimmerians], king of the Sakae [Scyths] and Guti
[Goths]"14. Umman Manda means "People [Umman] of Menasseh"c

   These were soon driven out of Anatolia and crossed the Bosporus into
Europe. Jerome (on Zecharia 10; 11), the translator of the Bible into
Latin, had heard from Jewish sages the tradition that Israelites,
exiled by the Assyrians, had reached the Bosporus and from there
headed north, i.e. into Europe. These Cimmerians, via the Balkans and
Danube valley, eventually reached Gaul, the British Isles, and
Scandinavia They became the major factor in "Celtic" civilization.
Meanwhile, those other of the Cimmerians who had not been driven into
Phrygia but had remained on the fringes of the Assyrian Empire managed
to recuperate. By the end of Sennacherib's reign they had gained
control of Mannae. They posed a serious challenge to Sennacherib's
successor, Essarhaddon (681-669 b.c.e.).

Essarhaddon at first beat the Cimmerians, some of whom joined his
forces15. In about 676 a new element, known as " Ishkuza"16 emerged
from the Cimmerian ranks. These are identified with the Scythians whom
the Persians and Babylonians referred to as the "Saka": The terms
"Ishkuza" and "Saka" are both forms for the name "Isaac". Abraham the
patriarch had been promised: "In Isaac will your seed be called"
(Genesis 21;12). After their first appearance, the Scythians and
Cimmerians are recognizable as distinct entities though, in effect,
both bodies were combinations of Scythians proper, of Goths, and of
Cimmerians in varying proportions.

In 673 Esarhaddon slew the Scythian king who was replaced by
Bartatua. Bartatua became the Scythian ruler and entered into
alliance with the Assyrians, which entailed marrying Esarhaddon's
daughter. The Assyrian Empire at that stage was troubled by
rebellious Medes, Mannaens, Cimmerians, and others. The Scythians
from allies of the Assyrians progressed to hold the Assyrians in some
type of subservience for 28 years17. For a period they took control
over much of the Assyrian Empire. According to Herodotos they ruled
it. They established a center at Beth Shean18 in the former land of northern
"Israel". Archaeological finds testify to their presence throughout
the Israelite region19. They attacked Egypt and raided the Phillistine
city of Ashkelon. At this stage the Jews of Judah in the south who had
not been exiled but had remained on part of their own land centered
around Jerusalem were ruled by king Josiah ben Amon (628-609 b.c.e.).
Whilst the Scythians were taking over control from the Assyrians and
setting themselves up in Beth-Shean and over portions of the former
land of Israel, King Josiah of Judah was also extending his influence
into that very same area! King Josiah had made himself independent of
Assyria, smashed idols which represented Assyria's authority20, and
established colonies in northern Israel, at Megiddo, in the north near
Beth-Shean, and in Philistia on the coast21. He also had a presence in
Beth-Shean (which was considered the Scythian headquarters) itself!
The Scythians, as well as king Josiah, attacked Phillistia and later
also maintained a presence there22 in addition to the Judaean colonies
in that place. In other words, the Scythians and Judeans of King
Josiah were in the same areas, undertaking the same activities, and
must have been working hand in hand23. Also at this time, in eastern
Iran (in the region of Hara and Bactria), there arose a religious
reformer named Zarathustra (ZOROASTER) whose original doctrine was
monotheistic and even Biblical in character24. After Zoroaster's
death, his religion was paganised by the Median tribe of Magi, even
though the original message had been Hebraic. Zoroaster, according to
Iranian tradition had been taught by the prophet Jeremiah or by one of
Jeremiah's pupils25. Zoroaster himself had Scythian familial
connections26 yet some reports identify him as an Israelite27.
Zoroaster is an additional indication that the historical Scythians
were to a significant degree of Israelite origin.

Eventually, after enduring Scythian subjection and witnessing the
partial disintegration of their Empire, the Assyrians attempted to
re-assert themselves. At this stage, ca. 616 b.c.e., the Medes and
Babylonians were in open revolt. About two years later, in 614 the
Medes began to besiege Nineveh, the Assyrian capital. The Assyrians
were supported by part of the Mannaeans and by Egypt. At first, the
Scythians seemed more inclined to support Assyria versus her besiegers
than to be against her. The Medes, Babylonians, Guti, Gimiri
(Cimmerians), and others were combined against Assyria. Scythians from
Bactria-Hara and from the city of were called to Assyria's help.
Ecbatana in Media was THEN a Scythian center but later became the
capital of Media. When the

Scythians arrived at NINEVEH they were somehow persuaded to change
sides and to join the besiegers28. According to a Babylonian
inscription, Nineveh was taken and sacked by the allies with the
Umman-Manda (meaning in this case, the Scythians) taking the leading
role. Shortly afterwards all of the other Assyrian cities received
similar treatment. The Assyrian Empire was destroyed.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian army under Pharoah Neco had been marching to
the aid of Assyria. King Josiah of Judah attempted to stop the
Egyptian progress but was killed fighting Pharoah Neco at Megiddo. The
Egyptians continued northward, only to be defeated at Carcamish29.
King Josiah of Judah had died fighting on the Scythian behalf. After
having defeated the Assyrians and the Egyptians, the Scythian leaders
were invited by the Medes to a feast. The Medes got the Scythians
drunk and then massacred them30. After this the Medes and Babylonians
divided the former Assyrian Empire between each other. The Babylonians
conquered Judah and exiled its inhabitants to Babylon. Later, the
Medes lost paramountcy to their allies, the Persians. Cyrus the
Persian king conquered Babylon and allowed the Judeans to return to
their land. Medes, Babylonians and Persians were to progressively
drive the Scythians out of the Middle East area and into the north.
From the north the Scythians were eventually to continue westward into
Europe.

PARALLELS BETWEEN SCYTHIANS AND ISRAELITES.
Were The Israelites Scythians??

Talmudic sources and connected Commentaries state that King Josiah
ben Amon of Judah sent Jeremiah the prophet to bring back the Lost Ten
Tribes. They say that SOME FEW OF THEM DID IN FACT RETURN
TEMPORARILY31! They later left according to the report and returned to
their places of exile31. A religious reformer known as Zoroaster had
appeared in Scythian areas in the time of Jeremiah.

   The message of Zoroaster was originally Hebraic but after his death
the Iranian Magi paganised it. Tradition held that Jeremiah had taught
Zoroaster. During the reign of King Josiah of Judah and in the time of
Jeremiah the Scythians had settled for a time in the Land of Israel
and had made it a center of theirs. King Josiah of Judah died fighting
on the side of the Scythians. After Josiah's death the Scythians
departed from the Land of Israel. The Scythians bore Tribal names
similar to Israelite ones, they identified their ancestor with JOSEPH
of Israelc, and their artwork was of Israelite-Phoenician origin.

The events of the Scythian-Assyrian epoch were also echoed in
Biblical Prophecy. The prophets largely predicted events that in
their fullness will occur in the Messianic era. Nevertheless, they
often presented their account of the future in the description of
events happening in their own time or not so long afterwards and thus
history may be considered to repeat itself32. There are a few
Biblical passages concerning the fall of Nineveh, the Assyrian
capital, which are also apposite to the Scythian-Judean symbiosis in
the reign of King Josiah.

     The fifth chapter of Micah, for instance, speaks of a ruler coming out
of Beth Lehem and King Josiah was a descendant of David, who came from
Beth Lehem. "The remnant of his brethren" returning unto the Children
of Israelis is spoken of (v 5; 3) and refers to the partial (and
temporary -then) re-settlement of Israelite Scythians in the former
Land of northern Israel. The important verses, for our consideration,
are verses 5; 5-8:

"And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into
our land: and he [i.e. Assyria] shall tread in our palaces, then shall
we raise against him [i.e. against Assyria] seven shepherds, and eight
principal men."

"And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the
land of Nimrud in the entrances thereof "....

"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a
dew from the LORD..."

"And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the GENTILES in the midst
of many people as a lion among the flocks of sheep..."

Again, the main point of these passages may be applicable only to the
Messianic era yet it is also descriptive of our explanation of the
Israelite-Scythian equation. The Assyrians, at first, came into the
land of Israel and trod it down, including the Royal palaces, as
archaeological excavations of Samaria have proven. They then exiled
all of the surviving inhabitants. From their places of exile, the
Israelite-Scythians made peace with Assyria, then became "Shepherds"
i.e. allies and protectors of Assyria, and after that graduated to be
the effective rulers of the Assyrian Empire, i.e. "eight principal
men". Finally the Israelite-Scythians destroyed the Assyrian cities
and wasted "the land of Assyria with the sword", just as Micah
describes.

Similarly, the Talmud says (Shabbat 147) that the Lost Ten Tribes came
to a calamity because of the "Wine of Phrygia33" and perhaps the
reference is to the same drunken feast that caused the Scythian
leaders to be killed and to lose control of the Assyrian empire. Other
parallels can be drawn between descriptions of the exiled Israelites
and the Scythians but for the moment the point has been made.

The account of Scythian history given so far has been only a general
one, giving some important facts and the references confirming them. A
more detailed explanation is to be found in another work prepared
parallel to this one by the present author. The object, at this stage,
is to impress the reader with the possibility that the Scythians
contained important components from the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.
After the equation of the Scythians in general with the Lost
Israelites is made then (in the following pages) specific Scythian
groups will be identified with Israelite clans. These will be shown to
have settled in northwest Europe where many of their descendants are
still to be found today.

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From: yair davidY (britam@netvision.net.il)
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Micah 5 no.3

Micah 5 no.3

Micah and the Lost Ten Tribes in the End Times
by Yair Davidy

We have explained Micah chapter 5 as describing King Josiah and the
Scythians. Additional evidence as well as traditional commentators
support our interpretations as will be explained elsewhere.

There is a principle that all Prophecy speaks about the latter times.
Even when contemporary or historical or
soon-to-occur-in-their-own-time events are described by the Prophets
an additional application for the Latter days is also intended.

It follows that chapter five as well as describing the Israelite
Scythians etc also has pertinence for the Last Days. This may be seen
from the Commentary of the Malbim to Micah chapter five: He has
explained the passage in light of the tradition that in the Last days
there will be two messiahs: 1. Messiah son of Joseph considered head
of the Lost Tribes by the Malbim and others and associated more with
the material ansd power-politics aspects of Redemption.

2. Messiah son of David linked with Judah (i.e. the Jews) and
connected more to the spiritual side though eventually uniting the
material and spiritual aspects into one:

The Malbim says (Please excuse the hurried translation, only some of
the points points expressly and directly concerning the Lost Ten
Tribes are the ones that have been translated since this is our theme.
Other matters though doubtless of general interest have been left
alone):

[MIC 5:1] NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS: HE HATH
LAID SIEGE AGAINST US: THEY SHALL SMITE THE JUDGE OF ISRAEL WITH A ROD
UPON THE CHEEK.

[MIC 5:2] BUT THOU, BETHLEHEM EPHRATAH, THOUGH THOU BE LITTLE AMONG
THE THOUSANDS OF JUDAH, YET OUT OF THEE SHALL HE COME FORTH UNTO ME THAT
IS TO BE RULER IN ISRAEL; WHOSE GOINGS FORTH HAVE BEEN FROM OF OLD,
FROM EVERLASTING.

<<This has already been explained in Ezekiel chapter 37 [about the
sticks of Judah and Israel being joined]: At the time of the end the
Ten Tribes will first be aroused. .Over them will be the Messiah son
of Joseph. They shall work mightily. The Tribe of Judah will be
scattered amongst the nations, weak and a minority. They will be
attached to the Ten Tribes and subservient to them under the rule of
the Messiah son of Joseph. After that however the Messiah son of David
will arise with the strength of the Almighty. Then they will all
receive upon themselves the yoke of the Kingdom of the House of
David....

[MIC 5:3] THEREFORE WILL HE GIVE THEM UP, UNTIL THE TIME THAT SHE
WHICH TRAVAILETH HATH BROUGHT FORTH: THEN THE REMNANT OF HIS BRETHREN
SHALL RETURN UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.

<<All the time up until the end of gathering in the exiles is
considered as travailing in child-birth. Until the end of that time
the House of Judah will be subservient to the House of Israel. After
that,

[MIC 5:4] AND HE SHALL STAND AND FEED IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD, IN
THE MAJESTY OF THE NAME OF THE LORD HIS GOD; AND THEY SHALL ABIDE: FOR
NOW SHALL HE BE GREAT UNTO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.

<<The Messiah from Bethlehem in Ephratha will arise and overcome the
nations and be shepherd to Israel....

He goes on to explain it all as describing the union of Judah with the
Ten Tribes and the War against Gog and Magog.

For more information about the Messiah son of David and the Messiah
son of Joseph and the Lost Ten Tribes see coming articles in our new
magazine that hopefully will be published soon.

The descriptions given concerning the Lost Ten Tribes led by the
Messiah son of Joseph fit the "Anglo-Saxon" nations of today -to some
degree- and these appear to be the only conceivable possibility that
can meet the criteria given.

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From: Yair Davidy (britam@netvision.net.il)
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: micah-3

[MIC 3:1] AND I SAID, HEAR, I PRAY YOU, O HEADS OF JACOB, AND YE
PRINCES OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL; IS IT NOT FOR YOU TO KNOW JUDGMENT?

Here, Jacob and House of Israel are juxtaposed and the Commentators
(such as the Malbim) seem to identify Jacob with the Ten Tribes and
House of Israel with Judah even though when Judah is juxtaposed with
Israel then Israel is the LTTs. There is a certain logical consistency
to this system and rules can probably be worked out that will be found
to be applicable throughout the Bible.

[MIC 3:2] WHO HATE THE GOOD, AND LOVE THE EVIL; WHO PLUCK OFF THEIR
SKIN FROM OFF THEM, AND THEIR FLESH FROM OFF THEIR BONES;


[MIC 3:3] WHO ALSO EAT THE FLESH OF MY PEOPLE, AND FLAY THEIR SKIN
FROM OFF THEM; AND THEY BREAK THEIR BONES, AND CHOP THEM IN PIECES, AS
FOR THE POT, AND AS FLESH WITHIN THE CALDRON.

[MIC 3:4] THEN SHALL THEY CRY UNTO THE LORD, BUT HE WILL NOT HEAR
THEM: HE WILL EVEN HIDE HIS FACE FROM THEM AT THAT TIME, AS THEY HAVE BEHAVED
THEMSELVES ILL IN THEIR DOINGS.

[MIC 3:5] THUS SAITH THE LORD CONCERNING THE PROPHETS THAT MAKE MY
PEOPLE ERR, THAT BITE WITH THEIR TEETH, AND CRY, PEACE; AND HE THAT
PUTTETH NOT INTO THEIR MOUTHS, THEY EVEN PREPARE WAR AGAINST HIM.


[MIC 3:6] THEREFORE NIGHT SHALL BE UNTO YOU, THAT YE SHALL NOT HAVE A
VISION; AND IT SHALL BE DARK UNTO YOU, THAT YE SHALL NOT DIVINE; AND
THE SUN SHALL GO DOWN OVER THE PROPHETS, AND THE DAY SHALL BE DARK
OVER THEM.

[MIC 3:7] THEN SHALL THE SEERS BE ASHAMED, AND THE DIVINERS
CONFOUNDED: YEA, THEY SHALL ALL COVER THEIR LIPS; FOR THERE IS NO
ANSWER OF GOD.

[MIC 3:8] BUT TRULY I AM FULL OF POWER BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD, AND
OF JUDGMENT, AND OF MIGHT, TO DECLARE UNTO JACOB HIS TRANSGRESSION,
AND TO ISRAEL HIS SIN.

Malbim: Jacob who are the Ten Tribes rebelled by committing idolatry,
Israel who is the Tribe of Judah sinned due to lust.

The Hebrew word for whoredom is "zoneh" which literally means to stray
wickedly or to sin. At one stage the early Anglo-Saxons lost the use
of "z" and substituted "s". The word "sin" is probably derived from
the Hebrew "zon" or "zoneh" which in one construct could be rendered
"zin" and when "s" is substituted for "z" we have "sin". The
etymological dictionary gives the origin of "sin" as Old English
"syn", Old Saxon "sundea", Old High German "sunta", Old Norse
"synth", cf. Latin "sons<" meaning "guilty". The Hebrew explanation
is more convincing and there are very many words in English about
which the same could be said.

[MIC 3:9] HEAR THIS, I PRAY YOU, YE HEADS OF THE HOUSE OF JACOB, AND
PRINCES OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, THAT ABHOR JUDGMENT, AND PERVERT ALL
EQUITY.

[MIC 3:10] THEY BUILD UP ZION WITH BLOOD, AND JERUSALEM WITH
INIQUITY.

[MIC 3:11] THE HEADS THEREOF JUDGE FOR REWARD, AND THE PRIESTS THEREOF
TEACH FOR HIRE, AND THE PROPHETS THEREOF DIVINE FOR MONEY: YET WILL
THEY LEAN UPON THE LORD, AND SAY, IS NOT THE LORD AMONG US? NONE EVIL
CAN COME UPON US.

[MIC 3:12] THEREFORE SHALL ZION FOR YOUR SAKE BE PLOWED AS A FIELD,
AND JERUSALEM SHALL BECOME HEAPS, AND THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HOUSE AS THE
HIGH PLACES OF THE FOREST.

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From: Yair Davidy (britam@netvision.net.il)
To: heb_roots_chr@hebroots.org
Subject: Micah and the Lost Ten Tribes: A Brief Summary

Micah and the Lost Ten Tribes: A Brief Summary.

The Northern Ten Tribes had a bad influence on Judah. The inhabitants
of several cities in Judah went into Assyrian exile together with the
LTTs. Samaria representing Menasseh and in one respect the LTTs in
general is represented by a bald-headed eagle in chapter 1; in chapter
5 the LTTs represented by Ephraim especially are likened to a lion:
cf. The USA and Britain? The LTTS were exiled, so was Judah later.
All will return. Sun chariots are mentioned which is ap henomenon also
known from Scandinavian archaeology. Judah will return. There will be
a spiritual renewal and the Temple will be rebuilt. Micah 5 describes
both the Scythian-Israelite experience with Assyria and the future
reunion of Judah with the LTTS with the LTTs initally being the most
important party. Re-union is a goal that should be worked for. IN the
last days people will be morally corrupt. The LTTS will return and
take over Jordan and Syria. God will forgive our sins but we must
repent as indeed we will.

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