The Book of Hosea, whose name means "salvation", is written to and concerns the salvation of the 10 tribes of the House of Israel. To most Christians and even to most scholars they are known as the 10 Lost Tribes! Are they really "Lost"? The answer is a resounding NO! They are not lost, except to themselves. Yet they are still God's people, the people of the Book, the children of Abraham, but because of their ignorance due to the idolatry of the traditions of men they call themselves "gentiles" and not His people by heritage!

It is written many places by the prophets of God in the Holy Scriptures that Israel would be taken captive and scattered among the nations and then re-sown as a nation that in the latter days. That nation would become the head of nations and no longer the tail. So if you would like a hint as to where the so-called "10 Lost Tribes" went, then you can start by answering the question, "Who is the head of the nations, the great superpower in the world today?"

You see, God has a Plan for the salvation of His children and for the restoration of their kingdom! He knows exactly what He is doing and if His children would just study His Word they would know also, for He has written it all down for them.

Consider the following:

Imagine a king who bequeaths great riches and wealth and even great authority to his children and has their inheritance and his instructions to them all written down in his Will and Testament! But alas, his children do not know who they are because they had been taken and educated by a stranger. They therefore have no idea and the thought never even crosses their minds that they are actually the king's children. That would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

But then one day someone knowledgeable in Testaments comes along and reveals to the children their true heritage and they soon discover with great delight that they are really children of the great king. Oh what a joyous day for the children of the king!

Here are the words of Isaiah:

Isaiah 45:17
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.

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