Okay, so I hope you’re all enjoying this little review of the origins and history of the Hebrew people. Again, the reason I’m doing this is because I see it as a necessary preparation to prepare us before we enter into those books known as the “Former Prophets” or Joshua and Judges. Before we continue, […]

The last time we met, we talked about the so-called 10 lost tribes of Israel and posed the question… …”are they really lost?” To continue this topic, let’s read Ezekiel Chapter 37. Click HERE to read it. You’ve just read about what is known today as the two sticks prophecy. It says that in the […]

The last time we met I talked about how Israel due to internal strife split up into two kingdoms soon after King Solomon passed away. These two kingdoms were Ephraim and Judah. Fast forward another 200 years and we see the Kingdom of Judah had always tried its best to stay away from their heathen […]

Alrighty, the last time we met we were discussing the cross-handed blessing that Jacob handed down to Joseph’s two sons Ephraim and Manasseh. The result of this tradition-defying blessing were the following three things. Thing One: Joseph’s two sons literally became Jacob’s own two sons (as opposed to staying his grandchildren). Thing Two: The birthright […]

Over the next couple of days, we’re going to be talking about Jacob’s cross-handed blessing given to Ephraim and Manasseh who were originally Joseph’s two sons. I say “originally” because one of the consequences of Jacob’s cross-handed blessing was that for all intents and purposes Ephraim and Joseph literally (not metaphorically or figuratively) became Jacob’s two […]