The American Wisdom
Series
Presents
"To
The Hebrews"
Who
are the Hebrews
Paul
addresses his book titled "Hebrews" to?
by John Rhine
If you are a Christian from northwest Europe,
to the far western island of Britain,
or the Americas it
could be
and probably is to you,
my Christian friend.
"Hebrews"
comes from the word "eber" which is from the root word "abar" meaning
"transition" or to "cross over". The "ebers", or "Hebrews", were the
people, the descendants of Noah and Abraham, who "crossed over" the
Euphrates river.
Hebrews
are descendants Abraham (Abram) a son of Terah, a grandson of Eber, a
grandson of Shem, Noah's son, who traveled southeast and crossed the
river Euphrates to go into the land of Canaan. Therefore; all of
Abraham's descendants technically are Hebrews with some percentage of
perfection in their generations, but none of his ancestors are Hebrews
since they were born before he crossed the Euphrates.
What does that tell us?
#1. Abraham's
nephew Lot was a Hebrew because he crossed the River with Abram.
a. Only
two of Lot's daughters survived Sodom and Gomorrah and both gave birth
to sons that Lot fathered; therefore, all the descendants of Lot's
daughters are Hebrew to a lesser degree depending on who the sons
married. But they can not be greater
than 50% Hebrew.
#2. All
descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael to Hagar, Sarai's (Sarah's)
handmaid, are at best only 50% Hebrew because Hagar was Egyptian.
a. This
would include all descendants of Ishmael's 12 sons to some degree. But they can not be greater
than 50% Hebrew.
#3.
All descendants of Abraham's son Isaac to Sarai (Sarah), are Hebrews
since Sarai was Abram's half sister from the other side of the river.
a. This would include all
descendants of Isaac's son Esau, (Edom/Russia). But they can not be greater
than 50% Hebrew since Esau did not take Hebrew women for wives.
b. This would include all
descendants of Isaac's son Jacob (Israel) He had 12 sons. If all were to Hebrew wives
this makes it possible for his descendants to be 100% Hebrew depending
on who the sons married.
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1. Ten of
these sons formed the House of Israel after
escaping captivity in Egypt only to be carried away out of their own
land to Assyria in 721 BC (II Kings :23).
History - In
721BC, well over eight hundred thousand Israelite men 2
Samuel 24:1 - 9 and their families from ten different tribes, all except
some from
the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, were
taken captive and brought out of the promised land by the Assyrians. 2
Kings 16:9 - 17:6
They
were all removed completely and never returned.
2. Two of
these sons formed the House of Judah after
escaping captivity in Egypt many
of which were carried with the House of Israel by Assyria.
The remainder were carried away by Nebuchadnezzar
of Babylon 135 years later in 586 BC.
History - In
586BC, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon carried more than one half million
Israelite men 2 Samuel 24:1 - 9 and their families from in and arround Jerusalem
of the other two
tribes, Benjamin and Judah (the
Jews), away to Babylon. 2 Kings 25:1 - 21
These were the only
remaining Israelites in the Promised Land.
They were taken away to Babylon from where a small percentage returned
to Palestine to rebuild the temple and restore worship 70 years after
Judah's captivity.
History - 70
years after Judah's captivity the temple was rebuilt and 42,360
(Nehemiah 7:66 - 67) from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin returned
again "unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city". (Ezra 8:1 -
20 & Nehemiah 7:5 - 45)
Note:
The Nethinim listed (Nehemiah 7:46 - 65) were not Israelites or even of
the tribe of Judah, but we incorectly include them as and call them
Jews today.
Those
returning were of the House of Judah only and
they returned "unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city in Judea" (Ezra
2:1). Only those of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, who
constituted the house of Judah, returned (Ezra 1:5).
These
Israelites, from the house of Judah, along with The Khazar civilization
which adopted Judaism as their state religion in 740 ADmake up the people we call
Jews today.
Anyone
who would like to be brought up to "modern times" concerning the Khazar
conversion can do some research on the subject of Khazars. The
Khazars were not Hebrews. Khazaria
was a conglomerate of Turkish tribes. Here's a quote from one paragraph
in the Encyclopedia Britannica: "Khazar
civilization shows a fairly complex texture and their religious life
raises more than one problem... About 740 the Khazar ruler - and
probably the greater part of the ruling classes - were converted to
Judaism. The circumstances of the conversion remain obscure, the depth
of the Jewish layer difficult to assess; the fact itself is, however,
undisputed and unparalleled in the history of Eurasia. ...
The story of this
conversion of the Khazars had a considerable and lasting impact on the
western world."
Editors Note:
log unto Google and do a search on the word Khazar. The
Thirteenth Tribe
#4. All descendants of
Abraham's from the wife he took after Sarah's death and his concubines.
(Genesis 25:1-6)
a. These were all non-Hebrew
women. Therefore their descendants
can not be greater than 50% Hebrew.
The Book
of Hebrews is not written to a specific person or church, but
to a people, which includes those Israelites
who had (and have) "crossed over" from where Paul was even to the west
and the isles of the west (see note below), even to the time of the
final generation. In other words, the Book of Hebrews is written to
the dispersed House of Israel in these last days. That could be and probably is you, my
Christian friend.
Note: The
knowledge concerning the whereabouts of the so-called 10 lost tribes of
the House of Israel is a prerequisite to being able to mature in one's
understanding of the Word of God, even the Book of Hebrews which
contains an entire chapter one could call the "Acts of the Patriarchs"
(Ch. 11). To that end, if you are in need of or would like some basic
information about the migrations of the tribes of Israel and where
their sons and daughters reside in this final generation, log unto the
pamphlets below.
Does
it make sense to you that the United States of America, the greatest
superpower in the history of the world, would be left out of endtime
Biblical prophecy? Of course not! Log unto the pamphlets below to learn
more about where the 10 "lost" tribes of the House of Israel reside
today. Pamphlet #1064 or Pamphlet
#1020 You can also find them in the Table
of Contents under "Wisdom" on this American Wisdom Series web
site.
Question: Did you
ever read the FAITH chapter in the book of Hebrews? The chapter some call "The Acts of the Patriarchs". Here it is Live Link to- Hebrews chapter 11
So who are the Hebrews Paul addresses?
Must
they be 100% pure in their generations?
I don't think so, but it makes sence to me
that he is speaking to those who have crossed over.
Hum! "Crossed Over"
They
crossed over the Euphrates physically in
Abraham's day, and later over theJordan. Did those
physical ensamples happen
as a guide for our spiritual actions today?
1
Corinthians 10:11 makes me think so!
1
Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them {the ancient
Israelites} forensamples, and
they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world
are come.
Aren't we to be crossing over from darkness into
light?
Read Acts 26:15-18
It should again be pointed out that this
"scholarly" letter to the Hebrews, written to the dispersed tribes of
Israel (Christian nations of today),
presumes that one is schooled (disciplined)
in the Old Testament. To wit, almost half of the
entire first chapter of Hebrews is made up of direct
quotes from
the Old Testament, particularly and fitting to the subject as we shall
see, taken from the Psalms. One's
familiarity of the scriptures will determine how much of these
"sayings", call them mysteries if you like, Paul will be able to
"utter", as in relate to you with those scriptures and ensamples of our
forefathers. So if you find yourself just not quite "getting it" do not
become discouraged or frustrated and become "dull", but rather keep
asking and seeking Him through His Word and He promises to give you
wisdom and understanding.
In
the past God communicated with our fathers many times and in many ways
by the prophets, but now, in these last days, He speaks to us through His Son whom
He has appointed heir of all things and by whom also He made the
"worlds" (Heb. 1:1-2).Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,
2 Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also he made the worlds;
Mark
13:23 But take ye heed:
behold, I have foretold you all things.
Yes, Jesus told us everything
we need to know, in His testament to you.
Your Bible; Have you read it?
IT'S ALL THERE!
If you are one of God's elect then you are
of part of that church of brotherly love, Philadelphia! So
pay real close attention to what Paul has written in this great Book of
Hebrews to those who are spiritually rich in God's Word and understand
the labor which is yet to be done. God
has given us all a part helping set at liberty all those who are in
bonds that one day soon we may all join together with Christ as one big
happy reunited family! What a
glorious reunion that will be!