God’s Promises to Israel, (part 5)

 

Who Do You Believe? God’s Promises? or Man’s Traditions?

 

From the beginning, we have been learning about the Promises that our God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We know that these Promises were unconditional; for the most part; Eternal. I asked many questions in the beginning; some I answered and some I left for your understanding to answer. Have you, yet, found those nations of today that “sit at the gates of her enemies”; has a King on the throne from the Tribe of Judah; a commonwealth of nations; or a great nation that God says, “ I will bless those that bless thee and curse those that curse thee”; or a people, that was to be planted in a land, rich in things below the earth and upon the earth? GOD knows who and where they are. HE has given us enough information in the Word; that we should be able to then take Historical writings and discoveries from archaeology sites and come up with knowledge of these tribes; the sons of Jacob/Israel.

 

Ready to get back on the trail?

 

Deuteronomy 15:6 For the LORD thy God shall bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

 

You may want to read the previous verses here. We are being told that, every 7 years, God’s “chosen people” are to forgive debt and let the land rest. I felt this verse was very important. HIS chosen are to be lenders but not borrowers! For this people to remain in step with God’s blessings, they must not borrow. Look around you today. Do you see any nation that fits this? HA! This people will reign over other nations and not be servile to any nation. Has Ephraim and Manasseh followed this order from God?

We now have the United Nations and she is dictating how a country shall govern herself. In 1776, our ancestors fought for Independence and the right to self-government. Citizens of the USA are not concerned about their credit card debt nor the national debt. Enough said………..God will not be mocked.

 

Gen 48:16 The angel who hath 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.

 

We’ve come back to Jacob/Israel for a moment. On his deathbed, he is passing on blessing of his father’s father. Joseph’s sons were to CARRY the name of their grand-father, folks. Not Gentile nor Jew. But ISRAEL! Not only Israel, but Isaac and Abraham. Get sharp for me here and let’s be sure our eyes and ears are getting this!!

IF a whole nation continues to bury their rightful heritage, can there still be a national blessing from GOD? Individual? Sure! I said nation! When a whole nation of peoples scream epitaphs at others who study and search for these Blessings; calling them racists, Identity, or British Israelists; giving no regard to God’s Promises; then tell me, are they going to be “blessed in their goin’ out and comin’ in? (Irish Proverb)………..HE is the same; yesterday, today, and tomorrow, folks; and is not slack in HIS Promise. Are you at the point that you know that you are NOT a Gentile?

 

Gen 48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

 

The younger brother, Ephraim, would be greater; a commonwealth of nations gathered under one flag. That flag would carry the ensign of the OX, the Lion of Judah, the Harp of David; and the “Scarlet Thread” that we saw on Zarah’s wrist would run through this fabric! The “Breach” of Judah would be healed and David would not want for a man or woman on the Throne. Jacob’s Pillar would become the Stone of Destiny, called Lia Fail (front to back) and it’s not in the state of Israel today; but has been used to crown all the Kings and Queens from Ireland, Scotland, and England, since Princess Tea Tephi and Jeremiah brought it to the shores of the “farthest Isles,” except one and that for your information; was one called ”Bloody Mary” of England sister to Queen Elizabeth I. The only recorded burial place, however, for this great prophet of God, Jeremiah, is on Tara; a hill in Ireland; NO where else! That throne will stay occupied unto “Shiloah” comes; who’s right it is to sit and rule over David’s Kingdom. Yeshua, The Christ…and...Hello, Manasseh!!! “Give me your poor, your tired.” Hey, that Lady stands in our harbor for a reason. Even from the beginning, America has opened her arms to all nationalities, colors, and religions. Anyone, willing to work and to give allegiance to her Flag, were welcome. In the last 50 years, what have we seen? Many coming and spiting at all the freedoms she gives; some illegally; some to do harm to America; some greedy for the benefits that this Lady possesses while holding allegiance to their home country and language. Oh, Manasseh; how hast thou fallen? We have men, who stand in the pulpits, and teach that This America is the “Whore of Babylon”. America, the most generous nation of the world; who sends her food and medicine all over the world! America, who is not a bully; but when injustice and inhumane people are a threat to her, will fight with honor and strength to preserve this land that God gave her. Are we without sin as a nation? No. There comes a point, after each succeeding generation atoned for those sins, that we must stop carrying the burdens of sins of our forefathers. Has America leaned over backward, so far, that she now lies flat on her back; letting all, with a grudge, to walk all over her? There are those in America, today, that do not love her laws, her generosity, nor her people. They are in high places where laws are made or in our courts where injustice is not being righted. God’s people need to wake up and claim their heritage, according to the Word of God. We must not slumber. We must be righteous.

 

We must humble ourselves before our LORD and repent. Why?

 

Gen 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

 

Gen 49:25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb

 

Gen 49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

 

Because, God says it. We are to sing in the “everlasting hills”; the land of plenty. We can have His Blessings or the curses that come from sin. What should Ephraim’s people do? Slumber or remember the Promises of God? Judah has the scepter or Kingship and Joseph has the Birthright. Let us not forget WHY they were scattered. If one does not recall the mistakes of the past; he will make the same mistakes in the future. Manasseh’s America has forgotten; or has she?

 

Jeremiah 41st. 42nd.43rd. Chapters:

 

We have in these chapters a record of a remnant of Judah being left behind when the others were sent into Babylon. They are plotting amongst themselves. Jeremiah is freed from his chains. Many of this group sought the prophet and asked him to speak to God. This is a strange thing, as many names are recorded as being from the tribe of Levi and Levitical Priests! Even though they had escaped being taken into bondage, they were killing one another in battles. GOD is not happy with them as HE tells Jeremiah this:

 

Jer 42:10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

 

Jer 42:11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD; for I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

 

GOD'S outstretched hand is seen here. But!!

 

Jer 42:13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

 

Jer 42:14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor hunger for bread; and there will we dwell:

 

Jer 42:15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

 

Jer 42:16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

 

Jer 42:17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

 

Jer 42:18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As my anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

 

Jer 42:19 The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

 

Was God unclear here? I don't think so. If these boys go to Egypt, they not only will have famine and pestilence but the Egyptians will “raise a dust storm of ridicule” over them. That's what execration means: to stir up the dirt, to stamp and holler, and make fun of; like we do today with Booing and Hissing …As you know, this remnant did go to Egypt and Jeremiah, the daughters of Zedekiah, and Baruch went with them.

 

Jer 43:6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

See, who went to Egypt under the care of Jeremiah? Write down this verse for future reference because many will not believe you, when you say Jeremiah and the daughters of Zedekiah went to the Isles.

 

Jer 44:14 So that none of the remnant of Judah, who have gone into the land of Egypt, to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.

 

Jer 44:28 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that have gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.

Here, Baruch, who writes for Jeremiah, is going to get a promise

 

Jer 45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

 

Jer 45:2 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch;

 

Jer 45:3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

 

Jer 45:4 Thus shalt thou say to him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

 

Jer 45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

 

Jer 46:27 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

 

Jer 46:28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

 

God is talking to Jacob and Israel; to the “seed” of Jacob/Israel!! Sharpen up! Do you remember that the Northern Kingdom has been gone for almost 200 years? God told David that He would correct Judah! God divorced and scattered Israel, right? What does God say? Fear Not! When our Father tells us to fear not, He means it. Here's a promise: I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee; and HE did! Within seven years of this time, Jeremiah would show up in Ireland.

 

Jer 50:19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.

 

Jer 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

 

God reserves a remnant in both Israel and Judah.

 

Jer 50:4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping; they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

 

Jer 50:5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces towards it, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

 

Has this happened yet? Well, it started in 1948 with the planting of the Fig Tree in Jerusalem. No reunification until Shiloh come, folks.

 

Zec 10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.

 

Zec 10:7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yes, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.

 

Zec 10:8 I will hiss for them, and gather them: for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

 

Zec 10:9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in remote countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

 

Judah, Joseph, Ephraim…..they are ALL here. God says that He plants them all over the world where they will once again remember their God. When Joseph of Arimathaea got to the Isles with the ”Good News/Gospel”, the people had many years of getting the soil ready to accept this Good News. These people were not only of Ephraim but had a king on the throne who was of the tribe of Judah! They believed in One God; were Sabbath keepers; and kept the Feast days. Thanks to Gr. Britain's wealth and printing The Word in many languages and sending missionaries all over the world. Way to go Ephraim! Manasseh also took up the call, lest we forget.

 

Zec 10:10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.

 

They were all gone by now. This is 185 years later.

 

Zec 8:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

 

Zec 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

 

There are three faiths contending over that Holy Mountain today. Is the LORD dwelling in the midst of Jerusalem today? We know the 2nd. Advent is close.

 

Zec 8:12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

 

Zec 8:13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strong.

 

Zec 8:14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not;

 

Zec 8:15 So again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

 

The Jewish people of today read these passages with great joy; and well they should.

 

Since 1948, the land in the state of Israel is blooming. Ah….but…..where else is there a bountiful supply from God? The Americas and the commonwealth of Great Britain perhaps. Ephraim and Manasseh …This should bring to mind the Promise about nations cursing the “Chosen” of God and how He will curse those that curse thee. I hope you see why I said earlier that Jeremiah was the “pivoting-point” of all the prophets. We are going to spend some more time with this Olam Falah, as he was known in Ireland.

 

Chapter 50, of Jeremiah:

 

Jer 50:5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces towards it, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

 

Israel and Judah seeking their way to Zion.

 

Jer 50:34 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

 

Lord of Host is God the Father and all His army, folks. Our Redeemer is strong. Make note: Not all Israelites are Jews nor are all Jews, Israelites. Those of the Northern Kingdom, taken by Assyria, were never called Jew. Plus over 200,000 of Judah were taken with Israel by Assyrians; so they don't call themselves Jew today. What do you suppose they are called today? Christians!! We have been following scriptures in order to follow these “scattered ones”; however, there are many historical records available in books or inscribed in ancient stones in museums. Behistin rock? Rosetta stone? Somewhere it says that if we don't worship HIM in spirit and truth; the rocks would cry out and give testimony. So true, as many archaeological finds in the last 150 years have told us who these people were.

 

Jer 51:5 For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah by his God, by the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.

 

Israel and Judah are not forgotten nor forsaken. If the religiously-correct police don't care where they are or who they are; so be it. Our Father-God knows where each one is today. He loves us and sent our Kinsman Redeemer to stand in our place; a Perfect Passover Lamb; His name above all names: Yeshua/Jesus Christ. Watch! For the Bridegroom makes ready; is the Bride ready? Selah…

 

We are told, by the Living WORD, the parable of the Wheat and Tares. Do you remember that we are to leave the tares alone? We will grow and mature, side by side, until God sends the angels to reap the tares, First! Don't be like those in slumber, or the heretic hunters, that tear up the Body of Christ. Don't let this knowledge slide down a slippery slope into racialism; for that will cause blessings to cease. God chose this family; we did not. Therefore, let Wisdom be your guide in all things; not being puffed up with pride; but being humble in spirit; one that God can use and bless in these “latter days”.

Selah.

 

 

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