And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness
of mine afflictions; yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy mother bear
thee.
And may the Lord consecrate also unto thee this land, which is a most precious
land, for thine inheritance and the inheritance of thy seed with thy brethren,
for thy security forever, if it so be that ye shall keep the commandments of
the Holy One of Israel.
And now, Joseph, my lastborn, whom I have brought out of the wilderness of mine
afflictions, may the Lord bless thee forever, for thy seed shall not utterly
be destroyed.
For behold, thou art the fruit of my loins; and I am a descendant of Joseph
who was carried captive into Egypt. And great were the covenants of the Lord
which he made unto Joseph.
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord,
that out of the fruit of his loins the Lord God would rise up a righteous branch
unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken
off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord that the Messiah
should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power,
unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light yea, out of hidden darkness
and out of captivity unto freedom.
For Joseph truly testified, saying: A seer shall the Lord my God raise up, who
shall be a choice seer unto the fruit
of my loins.
Yea, Joseph truly said: Thus saith the Lord unto me: A
choice seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins;
and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will
I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren,
which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the
knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers.
2 Nephi Ch 3. (1-25)
[2 Nephi is found in the Book of Mormon. I
am a Christian and don't wish to promote the Mormon doctrine as the above reference
is included here as well as the "One like unto Moses" reference to
prove that not only are the Jews and Christians waiting for this "person"
to appear but it is my belief that the Lord God in His wisdom planted this explantion
in many different beliefs, and that might be the only truth that this doctrine
holds.]
And I will give unto him a commandment that he shall do none other work, save
the work which I shall command him. And I will make him great in mine eyes;
for he shall do my work.
And he shall be great like unto Moses,
whom I have said I would raise up unto you, to deliver my people, O house of
Israel.
And Moses will I raise up, do deliver thy people out of the land of Egypt.
But a seer will I raise up out of the fruit of thy loins; and unto him will
I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins-and not to the
bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my
word, which shall have already gone forth among them.
Where fore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of
Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins,
and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall
grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines and laying down of contentions,
and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to the
knowledge of their fathers in the latter days, and also to the knowledge of
my covenants, saith the Lord.
And out of weakness he shall be make strong, in that day when my work shall
commence among all my people, unto the restoring thee, O house of Israel, saith
the Lord.
And thus prophesied Joseph, saying; Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; and
they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded; for this promise, which I
have obtained of the Lord, of the fruit of my loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold,
I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise;
And his name shall be called after me; and it shall be after the name of his
father. And he shall be like unto me; for the thing, which the Lord shall bring
forth by his hand, by the power of the Lord shall bring my people unto salvation.
Yea, thus prophesied Joseph: I am sure of this thing, even as I am sure of the
promise of Moses; for the Lord hath said unto me, I will preserve thy seed forever.
And the Lord hath said: I will raise up a Moses; and I will give power unto
him in a rod; and I will give judgment unto him in writing. Yet I will not loose
his tongue, that he shall speak much, for I will not make him mighty in speaking.
But I will write unto him my law, by the finger of mine own hand; and I will
make a spokesman for him.
And the Lord said unto me also: I will raise up unto the fruit of thy loins;
and I will make for him a spokesman. And I, behold, I will give unto him that
he shall write the writing of the fruit of thy loins, unto the fruit of thy
loins; and the spokesman of thy loins shall declare it.
And the words which he shall write shall be the words which are expedient in
my wisdom should go forth unto the fruit of thy loins. And it shall be as if
the fruit of thy loins had cried unto them from the dust; for I know their faith.
And they shall cry from the dust; yea, even repentance unto their brethren,
even after many generations have gone by them. And it shall come to pass that
their cry shall go, even according to the simpleness of their words.
Because of their faith their words shall proceed forth out of my mouth unto
their brethren who are the fruit of thy loins; and the weakness of their words
will I make strong in their faith, unto the remembering of my covenant which
I made unto thy fathers.
And now, behold, my son Joseph, after this manner did my father of old book.
And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both
in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God, with exceeding
faith, to work mighty wonders, and do that thing which is great in the sight
of God, unto the bringing to pass much restoration unto the house of Israel,
and unto the seed of thy brethren.
And now, blessed art thou, Joseph. Behold, thou art little; wherefore hearken
unto the words of thy brother, Nephi, and it shall be done unto thee even according
to the words which I have spoken. Remember the words of thy dying father, Amen.
2 Nephi Ch 3. (1-25)
[2 Nephi is found in the Book of Mormon. I
am a Christian and don't wish to promote the Mormon doctrine as the above reference
is included here as well as the "A choice Seer" reference to prove
that not only are the Jews and Christians waiting for this "person"
to appear but it is my belief that the Lord God in His wisdom planted this explantion
in many different beliefs, and that might be the only truth that this doctrine
holds.]
"TRIBESMAN" by Yair Davidy
"Joseph" will be politically Predominant!
The Jewish traditional Rabbinically orientated Commentator
known as the MALBIM (Meir Leib ben Yechiel Michael [Weiser] 1809-1879) explained
the above chapter of Ezekiel in a manner worth noting:
{Ezekiel 37:15} "He was commanded to take one stick and to write upon it,
these words, ~ For Judah and for the house of Israel, his companions ~, which
represented Judah and those [others] joined unto him from the Children of Israel,
such as the Tribe of Benjamin, and the Sons of Levi, and the rest of the people
who attached themselves to Judah. "~ And he took another stick, and he
wrote upon it, these words. ~ For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all
the house of Israel, his companions ~, representing Joseph who was the source
of the tribe and from him developed the Kingdom of Ephraim which began with
Jeroboam, and therefore is termed, ~ The stick of Ephraim.
~ And all the house of Israel ~, for unto him were joined all of Israel which
belong to the Ten Tribes… Our Sacred Sages had a tradition that in the
beginning (of the End Times) would arise a Messiah
[i.e. Anointed Savior] from the house of Joseph who will reign
over the Ten Tribes and he will wage wars and all of Israel will be gathered
together under his banner. [This will continue] until later on, a descendant
of David will appear and he will reign over them..
"A transformation will take place and the Ten Tribes and the stick of Joseph
will draw themselves closer unto the stick of Judah, and this too, will be through
the agency of a Prophet and by miracles".
MALBIM on Micah 5:1- "… It has already been clarified in Ezekiel 37,
that in the End Time, the Ten Tribes will be the first to arouse themselves
and over them will reign the Messiah [i.e. Anointed
Savior] Descendant of Joseph and they will accomplish great things.
"The Tribe of Judah who are scattered amongst the nations [and are] weakly
and few will attach themselves [unto the Ten Tribes} and will be of secondary
importance in the kingdom of the Anointed Descendant
of Joseph. [This will continue] until later there will arise
the Anointed Descendant of David in the Might of the LORD, and then all of them
will accept upon themselves the kingship of the House of David then wars will
cease for the Gentiles will request [guidance from] him [i.e. from the Messiah]..
"…He [the Prophet] wants to say that, As long as the general ingathering
will not be complete and all of the Exiled of Judah are still not gathered together
in the Land of Israel: Then, all that time, the House of Israel [meaning the
Ten Tribes and the Anointed Descendant of Joseph
who belongs to them] will be the principal party. They will be the warriors
and rulers. The House of Judah will be secondary [in importance] unto them.
This was explained in Ezekiel [37:19] 'Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph..
and I will put on (attached to) him the stick of Judah".[Note: attached
= meaning of secondary importance]
Moreover he set the rules of the three-year meetings at Crofinn, where that chamber ample and round is builded, wherein I will stretch me until my bones shall be found, whensoe'er my White Champion seek me. There will I dwell alone, whilst this land that I builded up by its idols is overthrown, and the workings of evil amongst ye. The heathen shall swarm with the waves, Ernmais and Figol have counseled of this with me. My tomb shall rest with my people. Their wailing place shall it be for all that repent them of sin.
"Book of Tephi"
Page 97
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall
be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.
Daniel 11:22 (KJV)
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and
he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall
also stand up against the Prince of princes;
but he shall be broken without hand.
Daniel 8:25 (KJV)
1 Tim. 6:15 (kJ)
Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the
King of kings, and Lord of lords;
Rev. 19:16 (kJ)
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND
LORD OF LORDS.
Daniel 9:25 (KJV)
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment
to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah
the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the
street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Again Jesus (Messiah ben David) does not appear in the last days or "end of days" as a "Prince." He apears as "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" Revelation 19:16
" "The word of the Lord come to me: …
Take silver and gold and make crowns. Place [one] on the head of High Priest
Joshua son of Jehozadak, and say to him, 'Thus said the Lord of Hosts: Behold,
a man called the Branch shall branch out
from the place where he is, and he shall build the Temple of the Lord. He shall
build the Temple of the Lord and shall assume majesty, and he shall sit on his
throne and rule, Zechariah 6:9,10,12
Psalm 80:15 (KJV)
And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the
branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Jeremiah 33:15 (KJV)
In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch
of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness
in the land.
Zech. 3:8 (KJV)
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee:
for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the
BRANCH.
Isaiah 11:1-5 (KJV)
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow out of his roots: [2] And the spirit of the Lord
shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; [3] And shall
make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge
after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
[4] But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity
for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his
mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. [5] And righteousness
shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Lament. 4:20 (KJV)
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed
of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall
live among the heathen.
This is a last days event that was not fulfilled two thousand years when Jesus came. Was Jesus ever considered by the Jewish nation "the breath of our (their) nostrils?" He was more like a stink that they were in a hurry to get rid of, to their great misfortune (70 yrs. latter).
John 1:19-21 (KJV)
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from
Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? [20] And he confessed, and denied not; but
confessed, I am not the Christ.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou
that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:25 (KJV)
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not
that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
Isaiah 5:26 (KJV)
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations
from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they
shall come with speed swiftly:
Isaiah 11:10 (KJV)
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an
ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest
shall be glorious.
Isaiah 11:12 (KJV)
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,
and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed
of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 18:3 (KJV)
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he
lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and
when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
Isaiah 30:17 (KJV)
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye
flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an
ensign on an hill.
Note: Jesus Christ has always been taught to us Christians
as being this "ensign" "on an hill" (Calvary) that is lifted
up "of the people". But Isaiah speaks of the end time not two thousands
years ago. Christ could not have fulfilled this prophecy two thousand years
ago because He did not at that time "assemble the outcasts of Israel"
as they remained scattered throughout the nations. Nor did He "gather together
the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth" Why not, you
ask? Because at the time of Christ two thousands years ago Judah had not been
dispersed to the four corners of the earth, that happens in 70AD approximately
forty years after His death. Now Messiah ben David (Jesus) is the perfect and
greater fulfillment of this prophecy upon His return in the "end of days"
when He steps foot on the Mount of Ascension. But who is the first althrough
lesser fulfillment of this prophecy? Messiah ben Joseph!
Jeremiah 30:7-9 (KJV)
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of
Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. [8] For it shall come to pass
in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy
neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves
of him:
But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David
their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Hosea 3:4,5 (KJV)
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without
a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod,
and without teraphim:
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God,
and David their king; and shall fear the
Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
"Howl, O gate; cry out, O city; Quake, all Philistia! For a stout one is
coming from the north and there is no straggler in his ranks. And what will
he answer the messengers of that nation? That Zion has been established by the
Lord: In it, the needy of His people shall find shelter." Isaiah 14:31-32
heb.
"But in your allotted place will be the temple of God, and the latter temple will exceed the former in glory. The twelve tribes shall be gathered there and all the nations, until such time as the Most High shall send forth his salvation through the ministration of the unique prophet." Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs "The Testament of Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob and Rachel" Psendepigraph p.827 paragraph 9
"As one, shall be the tribes of Israel. Shall be like the
unique one among the tribes of Israel. This 'unique one ' shall be king who
shall rise from the tribes of Juda, whose name shall be David. Will be just
like him."
"The Torah Anthology" Gen IV 3b page 529
"And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety:" Isaiah 14:30 (KJV)
Jesus was "firstborn of God" and "firstborn of the resurrection" but not of the poor...
"The Lord desires His servant's vindication," Isaiah 42:21
Jesus was not the Lords "servant"
but His son...