"SONS OF THE LIVING GOD"
According to the Bible ten out of the twelve tribes split away:
1Kings 12: 21 to 24;
21. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22. But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
23. Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24. Thus saith Yahweh, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from Me. They hearkened therefore to the word of Yahweh, and returned to depart, according to the word of Yahweh.
Editor note; Verse 23 relates that the Tribes of Judah and Benjamin combined to become "The House of Judah" thus leaving the other ten tribes to form "The House of Israel", descendants of the tribe of Benjamin survived at least until the appearance of the Messiah. The apostle Paul disclosed his lineage in Romans 11:1; "I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin." Also the Levites were still serving as Priests in The Temple (Hebrews 7:5) at that time.
1 Kings 12:19-20;
19. So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
2 Kings 17:7-23;
7. For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8. And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
9. And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against Yahweh their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
10. And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
11. And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom Yahweh carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger:
12. For they served idols, whereof Yahweh had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
13. Yet Yahweh testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep My Commandments and My Statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.
14. Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in Yahweh their God.
15. And they rejected His Statutes, and His Covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom Yahweh had charged them, that they should not do like them.
16. And they left all the Commandments of Yahweh their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
17. And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke Him to anger.
18. Therefore. Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of His sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only
19. Also Judah kept not the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20. And Yahweh rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until He had cast them out of His sight.
21. For He rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin.
22. For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
23. Until Yahweh removed Israel out of His sight, as He had said by all His servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day
Genesis 49:10;
10. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Editor note; Gen. 49:10;
The word "scepter" in strongs concordance #7626-(shay’-bet): "a stick for punishing."
The word "lawgiver" in Strongs concordance #2710-(khaw-kak): "to be a scribe."
The word "Shiloh" in strongs concordance #7886-(shee-lo’): "tranquil, an epithet of the Messiah."
As it is necessary to propagate the ten commandments to the end of the allotted time, it is apparent that GOD chose Judah to do so with the blessing of Israel in Gen.49:10. However, 2 Kings 17:19 tells us, The House of Judah also followed the ways of The House of Israel, wandering after strange and new gods, newly formed by the hands of man, which were not gods at all.
With History showing us the "stick for punishment" has never been to far from The House of Judah, they nevertheless, have preformed the office of "scribe" throughout the course of time. Recording the laws of Moses, including the Ten Commandments, as a scribe would.
As for the House of Israel, it is forsaken for a time, the 10 tribes are scattered among the nations, and eventually loose their true identity as Israelites.
Hosea 1:8, 9,10:
8. Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
9. Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
10. Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
The scattering of Israel has been completed, and it is time to call them back to the state of "sons of the living GOD." The Proprietor of http://www. britam.org/, Yair Davidiy, has amassed through extensive research, the apparent Historically Sound, as well as Spiritually Inspired, names of towns in the United States of America reflecting the Ten Tribes possible whereabouts. At "Britam.org" click on "BIBLICAL PLACE-NAMES IN AMERICA" to view.
Editor note: We will make no claim to the accuracy of "Britam.org" website other than what is published on this web site.
The following is quoted from “Britam.org”;
“They were destined to be situated at the continental extremities of the earth such as North America, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa (Deuteronomy 33:13 Isaiah 24:16 26:15 41:8-9), to be the richest (Genesis 27:28 49:25 Deuteronomy 33:13-16 Hosea 2:8), and most powerful (Numbers 24:8-7 Micah 5:7-9) nations on earth and to control major international strategic bases (Genesis 22:16-17 24:60).
All of these points together with numerous others show that descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes can only be found amongst Western Nations especially the English-speaking ones.
The correctness of our interpretation of the relevant verses is confirmed by traditional Jewish sources and by the findings of up-to-date historical and scientific research”