Judah and Israel Are Brothers

 

Judah and Israel Are Brothers

A Biblical Answer to Hatred Against the Jewish People

With the growing hatred of Jewish people or Jews as they are called.

Scripture and history shows that the Jews are descendant from one of the 12 tribes of Israel and as such are brothers to the white people of the United States and British commonwealth nations, like Canada, Ireland, Australia… 

WHY are they so hated?

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The United States, and white British commonwealth nations like Canada, Ireland, Australia… are descendants of the “lost” tribes of Israel.

The Jewish people are not their enemies. They are their Israelite brothers and sisters.

1. Israel Was Composed of Twelve Tribes

Israel was not a single tribe. Yahweh established the nation through the twelve sons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel.

“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel.”
—Genesis 32:28

The descendants of Jacob’s sons became the tribes of Israel:

• Reuben
• Simeon
• Levi
• Judah
• Dan
• Naphtali
• Gad
• Asher
• Issachar
• Zebulun
• Joseph—represented through Ephraim and Manasseh
• Benjamin

The name Jew comes from Judah. Judah was one part of the larger family of Israel.

Therefore:

All Jews are Israelites, but not all Israelites were from the tribe of Judah.

2. The Kingdom Divided Into Two Houses

After Solomon’s death, the nation divided.

The northern kingdom became known as:

• The House of Israel
• Israel
• Ephraim
• Joseph

The southern kingdom became known as:

• The House of Judah
• Judah

“So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.”
—1 Kings 12:19

“There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.”
—1 Kings 12:20

Benjamin and many Levites also remained with Judah. Consequently, the Jewish people are not necessarily descended from Judah alone. They historically include descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Levi, and others who joined themselves to Judah.

The two kingdoms were separated politically, but they remained members of the same extended family.

3. Judah and Israel Were Brothers

Yahweh repeatedly described the relationship between the two houses as that of sisters.

“Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear.”
—Jeremiah 3:8

Israel and Judah sinned against Yahweh in different ways, and both were punished. Nevertheless, Yahweh never forgot that they came from the same father.

Judah descended from Jacob. Ephraim and Manasseh descended from Jacob. Reuben, Dan, Gad, Asher, and the other tribes also descended from Jacob.

They were brothers by birth, even when they behaved like enemies.

4. Because They Kept The 7th Day Sabbath, Judah Was Not “Lost” in the Same Manner

The northern House of Israel was conquered by Assyria and carried away.

“Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria.”
—2 Kings 17:6

More than a century later, Judah was conquered by Babylon. Yet a remnant of Judah returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. This helped preserve Jewish identity, Scripture, worship, and history.

The northern tribes became much harder to identify. This is why they are often called the “lost ten tribes.” They were not lost to Yahweh, however. He knew where their descendants were.

“For surely I will command, and will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve; yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.”
—Amos 9:9

5. Britain and America Contain Israelite Descendants, Judah Is Their Brother

Ephraim and Manasseh are represented prominently among Britain, the United States, and related populations. This identification is a fact that can be established through scripture and history.

Therefore the people of Israel descent through Ephraim, Manasseh, or another tribe cannot logically hate the descendants of Judah.

Joseph and Judah were brothers. Their modern descendants, would therefore belong to the same ancestral family.

“Moreover, you son of man, take a stick for yourself and write on it: ‘For Judah and for the children of Israel, his companions.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, his companions.’ Then join them one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.”
—Ezekiel 37:16–17

This prophecy does not picture Ephraim destroying Judah. It pictures Yahweh reuniting Judah and Israel.

6. Hatred of Jewish People Is Hatred of One’s Brother

Antisemitism cannot be justified by Scripture. People must not blame every Jewish person for the actions of an individual, a government, or any religious or political organization.

Yahweh commands:

“You shall not hate your brother in your heart.”
—Leviticus 19:17

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
—Leviticus 19:18

To those who descend from another tribe of Israel, these commands become even more personally significant. They are condemning people who are members of  their ancestral family.

No faithful Israelite should despise Judah. No faithful person from Judah should despise the other tribes. Both houses need Yahweh’s mercy, repentance, and restoration.

7. Yeshua Himself Came From Judah

Yeshua was born among the Jewish people and descended from Judah.

“For it is evident that our Master arose from Judah.”
—Hebrews 7:14

The apostles were Jewish Israelites. The Scriptures were preserved largely through the Jewish people. Paul wrote:

“What advantage then has the Jew? … Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of Yahweh.”
—Romans 3:1–2

A person cannot claim to honor Yeshua while nurturing hatred for the people among whom He was born.

This does not mean that every Jewish belief or action is correct. Scripture permits us to examine and disagree with anyone’s teachings or conduct. But disagreement must never become racial hatred, collective blame, cruelty, or violence.

8. Yahweh Will Reunite the Whole Family

Yahweh’s ultimate plan is not permanent hostility between Judah and Israel.

“The envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.”
—Isaiah 11:13

“In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together.”
—Jeremiah 3:18

“I will make them one nation in the land.”
—Ezekiel 37:22

Yahweh will remove the hostility, envy, rivalry, and resentment that have divided the family of Israel.

Conclusion

Since the United States, Britain, and populations within Britain’s historically connected nations are the descendants of the northern tribes, then the Jewish people are not a foreign race whom they should hate. Judah and Joseph came from the same father, Israel.

But our obligation to reject antisemitism does not depend upon proving British-Israelite ancestry. Yahweh created all people, and Scripture condemns hatred, false accusation, partiality, and collective guilt.

The biblical message is clear:

Judah and Israel are brothers. Yahweh’s purpose is not their mutual destruction, but their repentance, reconciliation, and restoration under Yeshua the Messiah.

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