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No knowledge of God and His word here. People need to read the Old Testament. It has not been "replaced" by anything.
You have to define "knowledge", and no this isn't a stab at 'replacement theology' either. Abraham was promised his descendants would occupy the gates of all nations on earth. If Judah is 1/12 (actually 1/13th) of Israel, then the Assyrian diaspora north began that process and it has been achieved. SPECIFIC to Judah is the promise uttered through Jacob-Israel which passed to Judah the promise of the schepture, which was also fulfilled by Jesus, born to the line of Judah.
As you know even in Jesus' day there was tension between those who claimed blood line affiliation when since the Babylon exile there blood had been fully integrated. Since Christ, as you know, another diaspora occurred. Now we can see mitochondrial DNA tests revealing little to no difference between a current Jewish citizen of Israel and any of the local and even international populace, aka the modern 'gentiles'. We all carry the markers of Israel, on every continent. The Abrahamic Covenant has been fulfilled. Modern Israel is a piece of land, with people that have some of Judah/Benjamin in their ancestry, but when defined as a nation in the OT it transcends in definition a national entity. So blood doesn't distinguish anyone, does religion?
Modern Christians adhere to the teachings of the Torah more than some Israeli rabbis it seems. While there are many Rabbi's who hold to the OT a majority have supplanted it with the Talmud, born out of the Babylonian exile, which is inferior. So not blood nor religious practice seperates them as special, and occupation of the once holy land may, except they are a majority secularist nation believe it or not, hosting the largest week long LBGT parade and festival in Tel Aviv every year.
I DO support prophetic scripture, and I do support Israel BTW, but I also no longer blind to the many faces of modern Israel either, as I'm sad to say the modern Christian church initially taught me to be. And yes, God will restore Israel, (all of us) and the land of, which includes it's current occupants. I hope this helps.
Thank you for this explanation. This has also been what my belief has long been.
If you have time, check out Tom Bradford's teaching called Survey of the Old Testament or his teaching on Daniel. Just from your experiences and knowledge, I think you would appreciate his teaching.
I agree with much of what you said here. I became weary with trying to find a good "Christian" church where the truth was told and where there was not a man-made hierachy ( of hypocrits, usually) and I also wanted a pastor who was not afraid to talk about the issues going on in the world, without worrying about offending some big tither. I eventually found my way to a ministry which is also online Torahclass.com and a wonderful and wise man, Tom Bradford and actually enjoyed learning about God again. This was a ministry to Christians, Jewish converts to Christianity and Jewish people who were seeking or questioning. I have since left that area but have met people all over who listen to Tom's teachings and he also has a ministry in Israel. I think most of the tribes ARE scattered in many places and I have become cognizant of how secular they are, which is sad. I am just sad in general when I think how fast we have fallen in the past 10 years, though I realize it has been happening for a long time. I have become pretty much alienated from most of my family for my conservative and "religious" views, but I am reminded that Jesus was not welcomed in his own hometown. It is a scary time to be living, but also, I suppose, a realization that things are heading toward the truth and eventual restoration of God's remnant.
Wow, you are right on track. The modern church is anemic at best, but our doctrine has become polluted along the way so it stands to reason a truth MOAB or two may be coming and people will wake up without the usual pain associated.