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Tablet Seven
Jews
become separated from the
House of Israel.
Jews are the
House of Judah
<1>The first time the name "Jew"
appears in the
Bible
is in II Kings 16:6. It has never been used as the name
for the
Children of
Israel.
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and
drave the
Jews from Elath: and the
Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
So Ahaz [king of Judah] sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of
Assyria, saying,
I am thy servant and thy
son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and
out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
(II Kings 16:6-7)
<2>It can clearly be seen here
that the
Jews are the people from
Judah, and
Israel refers to the
House of Israel.
It was both the
House of Israel
and Syria who fought against the
Jews (the
House of Judah)
in war. This
House of Israel
in the
Bible is also called "Samaria"
and "Ephraim."
<3>It is true that the
Jews (House
of Judah) and the
House of Israel
both were the
Children of
Israel, but only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and the priests of
the tribe of the Levites with them were called
Jews. The other ten
tribes including Ephraim and Manasseh were called the
House of Israel.
As it was prophesied by Israel
in his last moments of death, his name was given to Ephraim and
Manasseh, "Let my name be named on them," (Gen. 48:16).
<4>With this separation of the
Jews from the
House of Israel,
the destiny of the birthright (material possession) and the spiritual
blessing (scepter)
were also separated. The kingly domination and spiritual blessing
stayed with the
Jews, because the tribe of
Judah was with them, and the birthright or material possession ("a
nation and a company of nations") went to the
House of Israel,
which included the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
Prophets
predict the fall of the
House of Israel
and the
Jews
<5>Before Assyria overthrew the
House of Israel
and then later on the Babylonians overthrew the
House of Judah
(Jews), many
Prophets predicted the
event (that the
Children of
Israel would be captured and taken away).
Many
of the
House of Israel
leave their country even before the attack of the Assyrians
<6>With these predictions, many
people of the
House of Israel
left their country and traveled abroad. The most logical
direction of their immigration was toward the west and northwest,
because in the south, north, and east, many nations had already been
established. Also, the hostile Assyrians were approaching their
country from the east. To the south was also their enemy, Egypt
(Pharaoh).
<7>The study of geography and
history also supports this. In addition, The Book of Mormon
clearly shows that many people were in stress and had fled from the
House of Israel to
immigrate to the west. The two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh
(children of Joseph) were in the
House of Israel.
Many of them left their country even before the attack of the Assyrians.
(In The Book of Mormon, it is described that some of the people
of Samaria left their country and came to America.) Also, the
people mentioned in The Book of Mormon were descendants of
Joseph:
And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found upon the
plates of brass a genealogy of his father; wherefore he knew that he
was a descendant of Joseph;...
(The Book of Mormon, I Nephi 5:14)
<8>This was predicted by the Lord
when He said that the seed of Jacob "...shalt spread abroad to the west,
and to the east,..." (Gen. 28:14).
The
House of Israel is captured
by the
Assyrians
Until the Lord 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.
(II Kings 17:23)
<9>The remainder of the
House of Israel
was captured by the Assyrians and they were carried out of their
land (to the east). <10>They were replaced by
many people from other nations:
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah,
and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them
in the cities of Samaria [House
of Israel] instead of the
children
of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities
thereof.
(II Kings 17:24)
<11>Not only was the
House of Israel
carried away from their lands but also others took their lands.
The
House of Judah (Jews)
falls also
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came
up against Jerusalem [the capital of Judah], and the city was
besieged.
(II Kings 24:10)
And he [Nebuchadnezzar] carried away all Jerusalem, and all the
princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand
captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the
poorest sort of the people of the land.
(II Kings 24:14)
<12>Not only did the
House of Israel
fall, but the
House of Judah
fell also. However, they were not replaced by other people
from other nations but the same people of Judah stayed there, although
their royal people and craftsmen were taken away.
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