While Lauren Witzke and I share many convictions, our conversation unveiled nuanced differences, particularly regarding the complex dynamics between Israel and Hamas.
Very few people today, even among those claiming to be Christians, understand what’s occurring in this latest Middle East conflict.
To understand what’s really going in the Middle East, it’s absolutely essential that the peoples known as Israelites, Edomites, and Ishmaelites be correctly identified.
See Parts 1 & 2 of my series entitled “Israel, Edom, & Ishmael: Three Keys to Understanding the Bible & Current Events.”
I wonder if the following quotations (all of them from recognized Jewish authorities) have something to say about the Zionists’ claims to alleged fulfilled prophecies and the never-ending Middle East conflicts:
“Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a ‘Jew’ or to call a contemporary Jew an ‘Israelite’ or a ‘Hebrew.’” (Richard Siegel and Carl Rheins, eds., “Identity Crisis,” The Jewish Almanac, (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1980) p. 3.)
That sentence is the opening sentence of the First Chapter entitled “Identity Crisis” of the 1980 Jewish Almanac. That today’s Jews are not genetic Israelites is also admitted in “The Jewish Encyclopedia,” the “Encyclopedia Judaica,” “The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia,” “The Standard Jewish Encyclopedia,” and by many of their historians.
According to three Jewish encyclopedias and Flavius Josephus, the entire Edomite nation was forced into converting to Judaism and became known as Judahites at the time of the high priest John Hyrcanus (Maccabaeus):
“…in the days of John Hyrcanus (end of the second century B.C.E.) … the Edomites became a section of the Jewish people.” (“Edom,” Encyclopaedia Judaica (Jerusalem, Israel: Encyclopaedia Judaica Company, 1971) Volume 6, p. 378.)
“They were then incorporated with the Jewish nation….” (“Edom, Idumea,” The Jewish Encyclopedia (New York & London: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1904) Volume V, p. 41.)
“…from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod [King of Judea] being one of their descendants.” (Cecil Roth and Geoffrey Wigoden, “Edom (Idumea),” The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977) p. 589.)
“…they submitted to the use of circumcision, and the rest of the Jewish ways of living; at which time … they were hereafter no other than Jews.” (Flavius Josephus, “The Antiquities of the Jews,” Josephus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1960) Book XIII, Chapter IX, Verse 1, p. 279.)
We keep hearing that if we don’t bless the modern State of Israel (which America has been doing since at least 1948) that we will be cursed. However, it seems it’s been just the opposite, Since 1948, you name it, and there’s not an area in America wherein she hasn’t become worse off.
Could it because America has identified the wrong people as Israel.
Today’s Jews are not the only ones with an identity crisis.
Very few people today, even among those claiming to be Christians, understand what’s occurring in this latest Middle East conflict.
To understand what’s really going in the Middle East, it’s absolutely essential that the peoples known as Israelites, Edomites, and Ishmaelites be correctly identified.
See Parts 1 & 2 of my series entitled “Israel, Edom, & Ishmael: Three Keys to Understanding the Bible & Current Events.”
“Israel, Edom, & Ismael, Part 1” can be found at https://www.missiontoisrael.org/tapelist.php#IsraelEdomIshmael1
These two audio messages have also been turned into a Video presentation, including maps and pictures of some of the books I quote at https://missiontoisrael.org/videos.php#israeledomishmael
See also free online book "The Mystery of the Gentile's: Who Are They and Where Are They Now?" at https://missiontoisrael.org/mystery-of-gentiles/index.php
Take our 10-question “In Defense of True Israel” Survey in the right-hand sidebar and receive a free copy of the book “Israel’s Identity: It Matters!”
IDENTITY CRISIS!
I wonder if the following quotations (all of them from recognized Jewish authorities) have something to say about the Zionists’ claims to alleged fulfilled prophecies and the never-ending Middle East conflicts:
“Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call an ancient Israelite a ‘Jew’ or to call a contemporary Jew an ‘Israelite’ or a ‘Hebrew.’” (Richard Siegel and Carl Rheins, eds., “Identity Crisis,” The Jewish Almanac, (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1980) p. 3.)
That sentence is the opening sentence of the First Chapter entitled “Identity Crisis” of the 1980 Jewish Almanac. That today’s Jews are not genetic Israelites is also admitted in “The Jewish Encyclopedia,” the “Encyclopedia Judaica,” “The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia,” “The Standard Jewish Encyclopedia,” and by many of their historians.
According to three Jewish encyclopedias and Flavius Josephus, the entire Edomite nation was forced into converting to Judaism and became known as Judahites at the time of the high priest John Hyrcanus (Maccabaeus):
“…in the days of John Hyrcanus (end of the second century B.C.E.) … the Edomites became a section of the Jewish people.” (“Edom,” Encyclopaedia Judaica (Jerusalem, Israel: Encyclopaedia Judaica Company, 1971) Volume 6, p. 378.)
“They were then incorporated with the Jewish nation….” (“Edom, Idumea,” The Jewish Encyclopedia (New York & London: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1904) Volume V, p. 41.)
“…from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod [King of Judea] being one of their descendants.” (Cecil Roth and Geoffrey Wigoden, “Edom (Idumea),” The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977) p. 589.)
“…they submitted to the use of circumcision, and the rest of the Jewish ways of living; at which time … they were hereafter no other than Jews.” (Flavius Josephus, “The Antiquities of the Jews,” Josephus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1960) Book XIII, Chapter IX, Verse 1, p. 279.)
We keep hearing that if we don’t bless the modern State of Israel (which America has been doing since at least 1948) that we will be cursed. However, it seems it’s been just the opposite, Since 1948, you name it, and there’s not an area in America wherein she hasn’t become worse off.
Could it because America has identified the wrong people as Israel.
Today’s Jews are not the only ones with an identity crisis.
For more, see free online book “The Mystery of the Gentiles: Where Are They and Where Are They Now?” at https://missiontoisrael.org/mystery-of-gentiles/index.php
Take our 10-question “In Defense of True Israel” Survey in the right-hand sidebar and receive a free copy of the book “Israel’s Identity: It Matters!”