The Scattered Seed

I’m going to tell you a very sad, and yet a very wonderful story. This story is all about you. I was almost forty years old before I knew what I am going to teach you right now. Are you ready? If you are taking notes, I want you to write this down: What is the difference betWeen a JeW and an israelite? It’s a simple ques- tion, but a profound answer. Do you know if you speak to the majority of the Christian world; ministers, doctors of theology, everybody included, and if you ask them What the difference is betWeen a JeW and an israelite, you’re not going to get many correct answers? If you had asked me that question ten years ago, I would have been dumbfounded because in my mind, a Jew was an Israelite, and there was no difference. The truth of the matter is that at one time in history, that was correct: they were all ONE. There are twelve tribes born into The House of Israel. You can see those tribes in this image. These are the twelve sons of Jacob. Together these Twelve Hous- es—twelve is the number of Divine Government—just like the twelve apostles, or like all the other parts of the Word, are there for a reason. These sons of Jacob all started families. Each of these families all became known as a Tribe, in the nation of Israel. I’m going to try to simplify this for you. Think of the United States of America, but imagine there are only twelve states in the United States of America. These individual tribes were nations unto themselves, yet they were UNITED, and collectively called the Nation or the Commonwealth of Israel. These twelve sons come together in perfect unity and form the nation of Israel. In one of those twelve tribes, one of the sons, born by Leah, was named Judah. The name Judah is known by a nickname, a shortened form. if you take Judah in its shortened form you come up With JeW. The tribe of Judah was referred to as the Jews. However, in our minds, we’ve never really made that distinction that the JeWs are a separate nation unto themselves, although they are united in the commonwealth of all twelve tribes, or all twelve nations. they are uniquely independent. I never realized these things. There- fore, when I studied the Scriptures and I thought about Israel and Jews, they were all lumped together in my mind. These twelve independent nations existed in perfect harmony for many generations, especially under their beloved king, David. Da- vid was their forever king. He was Yahweh’s chosen vessel; a man after Yahweh’s own heart. When he ruled, these twelve nations existed coherently, without flaw; united under one banner; united under one king. That continued under King Solomon, David’s son. These twelve tribes came together in unity and built that most beautiful temple unto Yahweh: Solomon’s Temple. This existed until after King Solomon died. I want to talk to you about what happened right after King Solo- mon died. But before I can talk to you about what happened after he died, I’ve got to read you some verses of Scripture to show you a prophecy that was given to King Solomon. Turn with me to I Kings 11:11. This prophecy is given while King Solomon is on the throne, and while all twelve tribes are living coherently. Near the end of Solomon’s life, he began to worship pagan gods because he had pagan wives, and they introduced him to false worship. Yahweh said that because he had done this, He would tear the kingdom from him. I Kings 11:11-12 Because of this, Yahweh said to Solomon: Since you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you, and give it to your subject. 12 Nevertheless, I will not do this in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David—I will tear it out of the hands of your son. Why would Yahweh not do it in Solomon’s lifetime? For the sake of his father David. Yahweh loved David, and Solomon was Da- vid’s son. So out of respect for David, Yahweh is not going to let Solomon see this destruction. What a merciful and just God Yah- weh is. Here is a prophecy to Solomon a long time before it came to pass—what was going to happen to these twelve coherent tribes of Israel; this sovereign commonwealth of nations. Now go with me to I Kings 11:28. Now the man Yeroboam was a man of virtue, Remember, Yahweh just told Solomon, “I’m going to give your king- dom to your servant.” I am going to introduce you now to Solomon’s servant, or subject; one of his soldiers. When Solomon saw how well the young man performed his work, he placed him in charge over all the labor force of the house of Yahseph. (about 980 BY) 29 And it was about this time that Yeroboam went out of Yerusalem, and met Ahiyah the Shilonite, the prophet, along the way. Ahiyah was wear- ing a new tallit, and the two were alone in the country. 30 Then Ahiyah took hold of the new tallit he was wearing, and tore it into twelve pieces. Each one of these twelve pieces represented the Twelve Tribes of Solomon’s kingdom. 31 Then he said to Yeroboam; Take for yourself ten pieces, because this is what Yahweh the Father of Israyl, says: Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you. How many tribes of Israel were there? Twelve. Yahweh is prom- ising Jeroboam as a young soldier, that when Solomon dies, He is going to give this young soldier ten of those twelve tribes. I Kings 11:34-36 However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hands, because I have made him king all the days of his life—for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My Laws and My statutes. 35 But, I will take the kingdom out of the hands of his son, and give it to you—ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, so My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Yerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself, to establish My Name there. He is going to give to him the Tribe of Benjamin. Ladies and gentlemen, What i’ve Just read to you is the sad saga of the scattered seed; a very sad story indeed. It was one of the oldest commonwealth or kingdoms on earth, that dwelled in unity for all these years, and is now about to be DIVIDED because the headship got out of order. Solomon died, and Yahweh being true to His word, the day came when Jeroboam was the king of Israel after Solomon’s death. Now go with me to the book of Hosea1:1. The prophecy of Ho- sea is what we’re going to be dealing with today. I want to show you when the prophet Hosea was on the scene. Hosea 1:1 KJV The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. The word of Yahweh came to Hosea during the reign of Je- roboam; the house of israel’s first king, after the split. Let me explain the split to you. The nations of Israel, the twelve tribes, were very dissatisfied with their taxation so they went to king Jeroboam, Who took over af- ter solomon. The nation is not yet divided; they are still in unity. The nations come to Jeroboam requesting relief on their taxes. Yahweh hardened the king’s heart and Jeroboam told them that not only was he not going to lower their taxes, but he was going to raise their taxes. This caused a great division among the tribes of Israel. Yahweh sent that division to fulfill His word. Don’t ever be deceived. Sometimes Yahweh brings division to bring His vision to pass in our ministries and in our lives. These tribes decided on that day that they were going to separate. ten tribes Went to Jeroboam, but there Was another man Who Was raised up, by the name of rehoboam, and rehoboam Would be over the tWo tribes that did not go With the northern tribes of israel. Those two tribes are Benjamin and Judah. They were broughT TogeTher and They were collecTively known as The Jews. The first mention of the word Jew in your Bible is when these two entities—the tribes of Israel and the tribes of Judah are at war. That was so interesting to me when I discovered that. These ten tribes separated from the other two. From this day forward they become two separate kingdoms, as you can see on the image above. they are no longer the house of israel. they are noW knoWn as the house of israel and the house of Judah—two separate kingdoms; two separate kings. Immediately after the split, things began to change. This is where the sad saga of the scattered seed unveils before us. After becoming king of the Northern Tribes, the ten tribes that went with Jeroboam became known as The losT Tribes of is- rael. The ones that remained in Jerusalem are known as the House of Judah. Jeroboam, the King of the Northern 10 Tribes began immediately changing the Laws of Yahweh. Yahweh always said that His Name and His temple was to be in Jerusalem. That was the city on earth that He claimed as His own, just like He claims the tithe, and He claims the Sabbath. In time, He claims the Sabbath. In money He claims the tithe. In real estate he claims Jerusalem. One part of every part belongs to Yahweh. Jerusalem is where the temple was to be built, and where worship was to be performed. But Jeroboam, as the king of the Northern Tribes, makes up his mind that he will no longer keep that Law, but he will take the Northern Tribes and move their capital to Samaria. Now you may understand why the Jews considered the Samaritans to be dogs. This is the first Law that Jeroboam changed. The next thing he did was he set up golden calves in the House of Yahweh. He built another temple with good intentions. They were planning on wor- shiping Yahweh, but they began to lose their distinction. They be- gan to lose their IDENTITY! They began to lose who they were as a Chosen People. They were becoming like their neighbors. The next thing he did was to replace the Levitical Priesthood with an unworthy priesthood. Then last, but not least, he changed the Holy Day Sabbaths. He changed them all. The Feast of Taberna- cles which was on the fifteenth day of the Seventh Month, was now going to be on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. Just a slight change. They were still going to keep the Feasts. They were still going to worship Yahweh. They built Him a temple in Samaria. They had no desire to leave the faith. The problem is, when you begin leaving the commandments of Yahweh, the standard; and leaving the safety zone of the Word of Yahweh, it won’t be long before no one will recognize who you are anymore. So these ten tribes had no intention of leaving the faith, but when you leave the facts of the matter, it won’t be long before the faith will be far behind you. They changed all of these laws. They kept the Feast, but they just moved it to a different day be- cause supposedly, Yahweh doesn’t care what day we do it, as long as we love Him and do it unto Him. It doesn’t really matter about specificity. That was the first mistake Jeroboam made, and it is the same mistake your church has made, my church has made, and most New Testament believers have made: not understanding the God of specificity. Go with me to I Kings 12:26 26 Yeroboam thought to himself; Now, this kingdom will revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in The House of Yahweh at Yerusalem, the allegiance of this people will return to their ruler, Rehoboam king of Yahdah; they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Yahdah. 28 Because of this, the king accepted counsel and advice, and made two circular golden altars and said to the people; It is too much for you to go up to Yerusalem. Your gods (elohim) are here, O Israyl, which brought you up from the land of Egypt! He said, “It’s not convenient for you to go to Jerusalem.” 29 And he set up one high place in BethEl; House of God, and the other one he set up in Dan; Judgment. I Kings 13:33 Even after this, Yeroboam did not turn from his evil way but continued to appoint priests from every class of people for the high places. Anyone who wanted to become a priest, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the Houses with the High Places. Whoever wanted to be a preacher, whoever said; “I feel the call,” he just anointed them and made them a priest, and they became one of the priests of the High Places. II Chronicles 11:14. The Levites abandoned their common lands and proper- ty and immigrated to Yahdah and Yerusalem, because Yeroboam and his sons had rejected them from executing the priest’s office to Yahweh; I Kings 12:33 So he offered sacrifices on the altar he built in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon—in the moon he had ordained in his own heart. There he ordained a feast for the children of Israyl, and offered sacrific- es on the altar and burned incense. This is talking about Jeroboam. Did you hear any of those vers- es? If you did, here is what you heard: We are still going to Worship god, but We are going to do it in a more convenient Way. Jeroboam was scared that the House of Israel, if they went to Jerusalem to worship as they were commanded to, would miss their brethren, they would miss Jerusalem and then turn to the king of Judah—Rehoboam—and he would lose his kingdom. Jealousy! There was jealousy between the two churches, so here is what he said: We’re going to have church the same time they are having it and we’re going to do it in another place to keep the churches from fellowshipping. Notice what he said. he didn’t refer to the laW of yahWeh. he referred to What Was convenient. I will be the first to admit that the Sunday service is much more convenient than keeping the Seventh Day Sabbath. And it’s much more convenient to have your Holy Day celebrations when people are on vacation or they have vacation time, or it’s on the weekend when people can drive in. One of the biggest problems we deal with at Passover in bringing in a crowd is that it is on a Tuesday night. It would be much more convenient for us to celebrate Passover on another more conve- nient day, but that is not the Command of Yahweh. he said to do it on the fourteenth day of the first month! We must learn that Yahweh is watching our obedience to His specificity. All of these events that we just studied about in the division of the tribes of Israel, leads us to Two Separate Nations! The book of Hosea is what we are going to be talking about to- night, because the book of Hosea is a prophecy to the House of Israel. You ministers and Bible students who are listening to me, you’ve got to be very careful when studying your Bible. Remember this: Unless you know to what audience a scripture was written, it is very easy to misinterpret and misapply the Scriptures. It happens all the time in our churches. Let me give you an example. You may have heard of the book of Joel chapter two, if you come from a Pentecostal Church like I did. You may have heard that verse: In the last days, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Sons and daughters will prophesy... Most people think that applies in the Church Age; the age we are living in right now, but it doesn’t. If you’ll go back and read the beginning of the chapter, which you should always do, you will find out that this is a prophecy about the Millennial Reign or The Day of the Lord. Anytime you see a reference in your Bible about The Day of the Lord, that is the Sabbath Day which represents the Millennial Reign, which will be what we call The Great Sab- bath. Now that you have a clear understanding of the division of the House; now that you understand that all Jews are Israelites, but not all Israelites are Jews, I would like you to write that down in your notes. That way when you’re studying the scriptures, you’re going to see two or three different references. You’re going to see reference to the House of Israel. remember, nine times out of ten that is referring to the northern tribes that separated from the house of Judah—the JeWs. Now when you read your Bible and you see that it says, to the House of Judah and the House of Isra- el, now it will make sense to you that it is two different nations. Sometimes you will hear these two different nations referred to as ephraim and manasseh, or you’ll hear them referred to in sever- al different nuances; ways of saying this, but it is all referring to these two divided kingdoms. We’re going to study the book of Hosea now. Remember that it is a PROPHECY to the Northern Tribes that have left Jerusa- lem, that have changed the Laws of Yahweh. So all of the book of Hosea when you are reading it, keep that in mind that it is a prophecy for the Northern Tribes or the House of Israel. Real quick, let’s do a review so I know you understand. You have Two Houses: the Northern Tribes; the House of Isra- el, and the Southern Tribes; the House of Judah. The House of Judah contains two tribes: Benjamin and Judah, and eventually it came to include the Tribe of Levi. I’ll explain that later. All the other tribes are part of the rebellious people who followed after Jeroboam. Turn with me now to the book of Hosea chapter one, and we will pick up in verse two. Instead of me reading every verse, let me give you a quick story. Yahweh spoke to Hosea and told him to marry a prostitute by the name of Gomer. Throughout the Scripture, Yahweh has always used the natural to represent the spiritual. That’s why we have Passover. We have the natural Feasts of Yahweh because they rep- resent the spiritual. So in this connotation, taking the prostitute or the sexually im- moral woman in marriage is representative of spiritual idolatry. Hosea takes Gomer as his wife and she has a son for this prophet of Isaiah. You can find in Hosea chapter one, verse four that Yah- weh tells this prophet Hosea what to name this child. This name is very important. It’s going to help you understand this sad saga of the scattered seed. Hosheyah 1:4 And Yahweh said to him: Call his name Yezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood which was shed in Yezreel on the house of Yahu, and bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israyl. The names in the Scriptures are not like the names we have today. They have prophetic meaning. Unfortunately the names in the King James Bible do not convey that prophetic meaning as they should, but the name Jezreel basically boils down to this: yahWeh Will soW. he is soWing seed. Remember the title of the lesson—The Scattered Seed of Isra- el. So Yahweh tells Hosea to name the child a prophetic name because: In this child, I am going to give a message. The name Jezreel says that Yahweh Will Sow. Gomer continues to bear more children for Hosea the prophet. Each one of them Yahweh gives the name for each of these chil- dren. He was supposed to name the daughter lo ruhama Which means no mercy. no mercy. Jezreel—Yahweh Will Sow, and Lo Ruhama—Yahweh Will Have No Mercy. Then she was going to have another son, and his name was going to be lo ammi—not my people. S o we have three children of prophecy here. We have Jezreel: yahWeh Will soW, lo ruhama: yahWeh Will have no mercy, and lo ammi: not my people; you Will not be my people. It’s very important that you understand the meaning of these three names. What is the sin of these people that Hosea is prophesying against: the Tribes of Israel, the House of Israel? Why am I making this so paramount and so important? Because many people who follow this ministry make a great mistake. They say to one another when they don’t understand our teachings and our ways, like keeping Sabbath and the Holy Days, they say, “They’re trying to be Jewish.” They don’t understand. No, we’ve never claimed to be Jews. We’ve never desired to be Jews. As I’m getting ready to prove to you, we are not Jews, but we are Israel- ites, or members of the Northern Tribes; the House of Israel. Their sin was they changed Yahweh’s Law and they mixed true worship with paganism. If you’ve ever heard our preaching, you understand how emphatic we are against the pagan holidays, pa- gan names, pagan symbols, pagan beginnings. You hear us preach- ing and say, “All he talks about is paganism.” i do, because our sin in the house of israel Was folloWing those pagan practices, and We lost out With yahWeh because of it. The House of Israel is returning with a strong stand against paganism to protect our- selves from ever making that mistake again. For that sin, number one, yahWeh soWed the northern tribe. The nation of Assyria came into the Northern Tribes of Isra- el in Samaria with a mighty army and took the entire Northern Kingdom into captivity—millions and millions of Israelites dis- appeared from the face of the earth. today they are called the lost tribes of the house of israel. It was as if history swallowed these millions of people up, along with their history. How can that be, because that did not happen with the House of Judah? We can track the house of Judah. We’ve been tracking it for thousands of years. They have remained a people of specific identity, but not the Northern Tribes. The reason is because the first son of Hosea, Jezreel, means yahWeh is going to scatter the seeds of the house of israel. This is the sad saga of those scattered seeds tonight. They were scattered where? Among the nations of the world. They lost their identity when they lost their distinction. At one time they knew who they were. They worshiped on the Sabbath Day; they kept the Holy Days according to the Word of Yahweh. They ob- served the Torah. They were obedient to the things of Yahweh. They knew who they were. When they were scattered among the nations and they lost their identity, they took on ANOTHER IDENTITY. It’s like when you leave the Church of the Living God when you are “backsliding,” you go out among the world and you lose your prayer life. You lose your walk with Yahweh. You begin to identify with a sinner; a person of the flesh, rather than a person of the Spirit. Israel, the House of Israel, the Northern Tribes lost their identity, just as Hosea prophesied that they would. So basically, what Yahweh told them in today’s lingo when they refused to return to His Sabbaths, His Holy Days, and His Commandments was this: If you want to carry on like that, if you want to walk in rebellion, and do your own Sabbath and all of that, i am going to soW you like seeds among all the nations. You’re going to grow up with all the other fruits and vegetables, and lose your own specific bloodline. I’m going to scatter you, and I’m not going to have any mercy on you, and you’re not going to be My people. You’re going to be disowned. At that moment, the House of Israel lost their identity as Israel- ites. They forgot who they once were, being sowed to the nations. Let’s read Hosea 2:11 Hosheyah 2:11 I will also cause all her joy to cease—her Feast days, her New Moons, her Sabbaths—all her appointed Feasts. Many people consider the Sabbath to be a burden, but here Yah- weh says it is a JOY. He says the moment they lose their identity as true Israelites, is the moment they will lose the joy of the Sab- bath Day and the Holy Days. What a scripture! If you even men- tion to a Christian about the joy of the Sabbath, they don’t see it as a joy, but a burden. He said, “I will cause all of her joy to cease.” They forfeit their joy because she has lost her identity. That’s the House of Israel. Let’s talk about a different House. yahWeh divorced the house of israel. he divorced them and put them aWay. But what about her sister, the House of Judah; the Southern Kingdom that was still in Jerusalem and still keeping the Sabbath, the Holy Days, the commandments, according to the command? What about Judah? We’ll read about it in Hosea 1:7 Right after Yahweh declared in verse six that He would have no mercy on the northern tribes—the House of Israel—He declared, “I will have mercy on the House of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh, their God.” Hosheyah 1:7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them—not by bow or sword, not by horses or horsemen, but by Yahweh their Father! Do you know why Yahweh had mercy on them? I’m going to tell you why. Judah was not better people than their Northern Tribe friends, but Judah NEVER removed the SIGN between her and Yahweh— the Seal of their Covenant. What was that? She never forsook the Sabbath Day. She never forsook the annual Holy Days. Never, because if you read Exodus 31:13 & 17, you’ll find out that the Sabbath was the seal between Yahweh and the House of Israel as a sign, just like a wedding ring is a sign or a seal between two part- ners, and a covenant. The Sabbath Day was a covenant between Yahweh and Israel. The Sabbaths are a Spiritual Wedding Ring, a sign between Yah- weh and the House of Israel forever. That’s why you see so many of the House of Israel returning to the Sabbath Day. All of a sud- den, in the last twenty years, out of nowhere there is a resurging cognizance of the Sabbath Day. Do you think that’s just by hap- penstance? No. It’s by IMMACULATE DESIGN. It is all foretold in the book of Hosea. Yahweh did not divorce Judah. As a matter of fact, if you read the parable of The Prodigal Son in the New Testament, you’ll find two sons there. One son stayed home. that son is the house of Judah. Another son went and lived among the Gentiles, or the pigs. Remember, the pigs represent the Gentiles. So this brother, a member of the House of Israel, drifted off and lived among the pigs; ate with them, and everything else. But there was one broth- er who stayed faithful at home. That’s Judah. the one Who Went and laid among the pigs is israel. Who stayed home in Jerusalem? Judah. The Israelites moved out among the world, and cast their lot. We read in the Scriptures that the House of Israel, when they returned after living with the pigs, Judah Was Jealous of israel, the prodigal son who came back. Why is that? We’re going to talk about that now. There is an in- credible prophecy in Isaiah 11:12-13. Let’s read it. Isayah 11:12-13 He will set up an ensign; sign or signal, for the nations, and will gather the outcasts of Israyl, and gather together the dispersed of Yahdah from the four corners of the earth. This is a prophecy that it would do you well not to soon forget. Remember, Yahweh is going to scatter them to the nations. That is Hosea’s prophecy. But listen to Isaiah’s prophecy. Isaiah 11:12 NKJV He will set up a banner for the nations, And will as- semble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. I will assemble these outcasts of Israel. Who were the outcasts of Israel? These Northern Tribes that were cast out of the Father’s mercy. But Isaiah said He will set up a banner for all of those who have been cast out of the nations. In other words, they’ll see a sign, they’ll hear a call; they’ll understand who they are. 13 The envy of Ephraim will depart and the adversaries of Yahdah will be cut off. Ephraim will not envy Yahdah, and Yahdah will not oppress Ephraim. This is a mighty prophecy. Now turn to the book of Hosea, chapter one. Immediately after declaring that the House of Isra- el would not be His people in verse nine, Yahweh declares these words to them in verse ten: YOU ARE SONS OF THE LIVING GOD. Read what He says to them. Hosheyah 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israyl, will be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. But in the place where it was said to them; You are not My people—there it will be said to them; You are the sons of the living Father. This is a prophecy about the Lost Tribes of the House of Israel and the House of Judah. Many in the House of Judah would be scattered. Ephraim and Judah would be scattered. But let’s go read Romans 9:23-27. Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles, and he makes a connection here that is most interesting. He is about to reveal to us the identi- ty of the “Gentiles.” Remember when you read the word Gentiles in your Bible, it is speaking about the nations. yahWeh only sees tWo groups of people: israel and the other nations. That’s the way it’s always been; the way it always will be. Israel is the House of Yahweh. Romans 9:23-27 What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory— 24 To us whom He called, not from the Yahdaim only, but also from the Gentiles? Remember that Paul was from the tribe of Benjamin. That is Jews. Paul was a Jew. But he said there is another group of people that he is speaking about here who will obtain mercy from Yahweh; not just the Jews, but the Gentiles, the nations. There is a people that Yahweh is going to call out of the nations. 25 As He says also in Hosheyah: I will call them My people, who were not My people; and her beloved, who was not beloved. This is Paul referencing back to who Paul is talking about. Please stay with me. Paul makes it plain that he is speaking to the Jews and the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel. How does he make that plain? Because he is now referencing back to Hosea’s prophe- cy about the Lost Tribes of Israel. 26 And it will be that in the place where it was said to them: You are not My people; there they will be called sons of the living Father. 27 Isayah also cries out concerning Israyl: Though the number of the children of Israyl be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant will be elected; Paul is making it clear that the new believers in Christianity who are coming under his ministry, are in fact descendents of the Northern Kingdom of the House of Israel, that Yahweh sowed in His anger among the nations; the very ones of which Hosea prophesied. Remember this: peter Was sent to the house of Ju- dah, paul Was sent to the house of israel. He was not sent to the rest of the world as many people believe. Paul was sent to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel. The New Covenant was made, but do you know to whom the new covenant was made with? Your answer is in Jeremiah 1:33 and Hebrews 8:8. this neW covenant is made With no one else besides the house of israel. But Paul is not the only one who makes this connection between the Gentiles coming to faith in Yahshua Messiah, and the Israelites who were scattered among the nations; who Yahweh said were not His people, then later would be His people. Peter’s Epistle addressed the same situation. I Peter 1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Yahshua Messiah, to the sojourners scat- tered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, These sojourners are the House of Israel who were dispersed or scattered as seed among the nations. Here is what he’s saying: I, Peter, am writing to those who were scattered like seed among the nations of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of Yahweh the Father, through sanc- tification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Yahshua Messiah: Love and peace be multiplied to you. These are the ELECT. Then in chapter two, of verse ten, Peter connects the dots. Let’s read it. I Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you would show forth the praises of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light— Who was the House of Israel? A ROYAL Priesthood, a HOLY nation. What was Israel? The Ten Lost Tribes. They were a nation; His own special people who were the only people Yahweh has ever called special to Him. 10 Who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of Yahweh; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Go back to Hosea’s prophecy. Yahweh would scatter them with no mercy, and they would no longer be His people. Here Peter is saying, “You were not His people. He said you weren’t. You did not have His mercy, but that is over now. Because of the blood of Yahshua, the Lost Tribes can come back into covenant with Yahweh.” Now you might understand why Yahshua said in His word, that He only came to seek and to save the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel, not the rest of the world. Why? It is not their TIME yet. I just said a mouthful. Go to fhtv.tv and watch my video: God’s Three-Step Plan for Redeeming Mankind. You need to watch that if what I just said does not make sense to you. Let’s go to Jeremiah chapter fifty, verse six. Yeremyah 50:6 My people have been lost sheep, their shepherds have led them astray; they have turned them out on the mountains, they have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their own resting place. Who were their shepherds? King Jeroboam. He’s the one who called them to go to Samaria, to another hill. They have forgotten their resting place. Replacement Theology, what most people believe in, says that through the New Covenant, God has replaced these Lost Tribes of Israel with something called the Gentile Church, or a spiritu- al Israel. But that is a heresy hatched out of the deepest part of Hell. It is wrong, and you should not believe such a thing because Yahweh’s covenants are FOREVER. When Yahweh blessed Abraham, He told Abraham that his de- scendents would become a Multitude of Nations, and again when Jacob blessed Ephraim, he prophesied that Ephraim’s descendents would become a multitude of nations. Neither Abraham or Jacob ever prophesied of a multitude of nations that would become a spiritual Israel. Let me say it to you like this: If you have come to faith in Yahsh- ua, Who is Jesus Christ, you have joined the nation of Israel, and a REMNANT of the Physical House of Israel has come through the blood of Yahshua; not all of them yet, but a remnant. You are coming to Yahshua because He called you. John 6:44 No man can come to Me, unless the Father, Who has sent Me, draws him; and I will establish him as a priest at the last day. The Spirit is only drawing the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel. Acts 2:38-39 Then Kepha said to the; Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the Name of Yahshua Messiah for the remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the remission of sins—commandment breaking. 39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off—as many as Yahweh our Father will call. This promise is unto the Jewish people. Remember, Paul always said: to the Jews first. Here they are speaking to the Jews who have gathered in Jerusalem. And to all who are afar off. We have already proved that the Lost Tribes of Israel are those who are afar off. the gentiles are not afar off because they Were never given access to begin With. They have no covenant with Yahweh unless they come through Israel by spiritual circumcision, water baptism. Today we, Israel, come to it through spiritual cir- cumcision. We must join the House of Israel to be considered in the 144,000 tribes of Israel, which is twelve times twelve. There is a Hebrew phrase, le-meloh ha-goyim, and that phrase is frequently translated in your Bible: to a multitude of nations. But it should be translated as: the fullness of the Gentiles. With that in mind, let’s go read what Paul wrote to the Romans, and I believe a lightbulb might go off in your head, if you’re open and honest in this study. Romans 11:25. Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this great secret, broth- ers, so that you may not be wise in your own conceits: that blindness in part has come upon Israyl, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. Now let’s go back to Hosea 1:10, and keep that verse in mind. Hosheyah 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israyl, will be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. But in the place where it was said to them; You are not My people—there it will be said to them; You are the sons of the living Father. Now let’s examine some verses from Hosea chapter two and three. Let’s go to verse thirteen. Hosheyah 2:13-16 I will visit upon; punish, her for the days of the Baalim; Lords, Gods (Elohim), and Goddesses, to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers; then she forgot Me, says Yahweh. 14 Therefore, behold, I am going to allure her, bring her into the wilder- ness and give her understanding; 15 And I will assign to her there, her vineyards, and the Valley of Achor; Trouble, as a door of hope. She will sing there, as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. 16 And it will be in that day, says Yahweh: that you will call Me Ishi; My Husband, and will no longer call Me Baali; My Lord. Anytime you read about that day in the Bible, it is speaking about the Millennial Reign. In that day, you will call Me Your Beloved, and you shall no more call me Master. Hosheyah 3:4-5 For the children of Israyl will live many days without a king, without a prince, without a sacrifice, without stone pillars of god (el) worship, and without ephod and teraphim; images of gods (elohim). 5 Afterward, the children of Israyl will return, and seek Yahweh their Fa- ther, and David their king; and will reference Yahweh and His righteousness in the latter days. AFTER they have gone this long period of time, scattered among the nations. After they’ve gone a long time without a connection to their God or their homeland, after that, the sons of Israel will return and seek their king Yahshua of the House of David, and Yahweh. They will fear Yahweh and His goodness in the end of the days. Notice that. This is going to happen in the very last of the last days. There is going to be an awakening among these lost tribes. They are going to wake up. They’re going to hear the shofar sound and recognize who they were, who they are. They are not Pentecos- tal. They are not Baptist. They are not Catholic. They were never those. they Were members of the house of israel, the lost tribes. They may have misidentified themselves for a long time, but Hosea 3:4-5 tells us that the sons of Israel will return and seek Yahweh and Yahshua; their God and their King. Let’s go to Hosea 1:11. Hosheyah 1:11 Then the children of Yahdah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and appoint for themselves one head, and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Yezreel! Did this verse ever make sense to you before? It didn’t to me, in all my years of study, when I would see the children of Judah and the children of Israel, and that made no sense. Hopefully it does now to you. there is coming a day When the southern king- dom and the northern kingdom shall be gathered together! HalleluYah! The Head that they appoint will be Yahshua Messiah. Great will be the day of Yezreel! Remember, Jezreel means The scattered seed. GREAT WILL BE THE DAY OF THE SCATTERED SEED! They think they are Gentiles. They go to Gentile churches. They think like Gentiles. They live like Gentiles. They were LOST among the Gentiles. But one day they heard a sermon like this one, and something resonated deep within. They heard the sound of a shofar. All of a sudden, things that did not line up with what they heard in their churches, lined up with their spirit. The Two Houses becoming ONE again at the End of Days is also told by Ezekiel. I’m not going to read it, but you can. Ezekiel 37:9-22. I want you to go read those verses. You are going to find out that there were two sticks and Yahweh told Ezekiel to wrap those two sticks together. These millions upon millions of Israelites had children, and grandchildren as they scattered throughout the Caucasus Moun- tains. As they went through the path of Dan to Ireland and all over, when we see the House of Israel and where they went all over the nations, they become acclimated. They became Ameri- cans. They became British. They became whatever—China, Japa- nese. They became all of that. They lost the Sabbath. They lost the Holy Days. They took up Ro- man Catholicism by worshiping according to the instructions of the Pope of Rome. But we are promised that in the END of the DAYS, the sons of those people would hear the call. What call? Acts 2:39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off—as many as Yahweh will call. Now the question always comes up: Brother Vaughn, Does God not have a plan for all the other people who are not the descen- dents of the House of Israel? Absolutely! I would ask you to watch my video on www.fhtv. tv called: God’s Three-Step Plan for Redemption. There is a group of people who are not Israelites by birth; they have no nat- ural connection, but they are God fearers, and they desire to serve the God of Israel. They are more than welcome to join the Com- monwealth of the House of Israel by faith in Yahshua, the shed Blood, and then they become citizens of this great House. Nobody replaced this House. We are simply adding to it, but there is a day coming very soon when the entire world will join this na- tion. There was a purpose for the nation of Israel. It was to be a LIGHT to the Gentiles. That day is coming very soon. I pray you now understand the sad saga of the Scattered Seed of Israel, but you also understand the great celebration of the scattered seed that is happening in our day. It’s happening right now. I think it might be happening to you. Maybe you thought you were this religion or that religion, but no- body could ever answer your questions. Things didn’t make sense. Now they do because Daniel prophesied that the words of his book were sealed up for the end time generation. You’re looking at the end time generation. I’m looking at it. We’re looking at it together. It’s here. There is an unveiling of knowledge in the land. The last days knowledge shall be increased. What knowledge? Spiritual knowledge and understanding. We’re waking up. That’s why we keep the holy Shabbat; because we’re Israel. Not because we’re Jewish. We’re Israel. Thank Yahweh we know the difference. I pray that you do. The Scattered Seed of Israel https://firstharvest.tv/video/1436 contact info: brothervaughn@gmail.com Presented by: First Harvest Ministries International Free of Charge to all who hunger for truth www.HisComingKingdom.com