Lesson 36 — Fifteen Great Covenants of Scripture

1. 1 FIFTEEN GREAT COVENANTS OF SCRIPTURE AND BRITISH-ISRAELISM

FIFTEEN GREAT COVENANTS OF SCRIPTURE AND

BRITISH-ISRAELISM

A covenant is an agreement entered into by two or more persons. The fifteen covenants listed below are contracts entered into between God and man, which reveal the relationship of these persons to each other. Where certain conditions are not stated they are certainly implied and understood between the parties themselves. The fifteen covenants are:

This covenant was made between God and man, promising him eternal seasons of fruitfulness and that he would continue forever in a natural state. These blessings were to continue as long as the solar system endures. In this connection definite promises were made to Noah, David and others as seen in Gen. 8:22; Jer. 31:35-37; 33:19-26; Ps. 89:34-37.

II. The Edenic Covenant Genesis 1:26–3

This covenant was made with Adam and Eve before the Fall and was conditional upon man remaining true to God Genesis 2:17. The articles of the covenant were for man to:

1. Replenish the Earth Genesis 1:28.

2. Subdue the Earth and rule the works of God Genesis 1:28.

3. Till the ground and be a caretaker of the Garden Genesis 2:15.

4. Abstain from the Tree of Knowledge Genesis 2:17.

5. Understand that the punishment for disobedience was death Genesis 2:17.

III. The Adamic Covenant Genesis 3:14-19

This agreement was made with Adam and Eve after the fall and before the expulsion from the Garden. It ushered in the Age of Conscience. The covenant consisted of two parts:

1. The five-fold curse.

(1) On the serpent Genesis 3:14, 15Isaiah 65:25.

(2) On Satan Genesis 3:15John 12:31Colossians 2:14-17Hebrews 2:14-18.

(3) On the woman Genesis 3:161 Corinthians 11:31 Corinthians 14:341 Timothy 2:11-15.

(4) On the man Genesis 3:17-19Psalms 90:9, 10Romans 5:12-21.

(5) On the ground Genesis 3:17-19Romans 8:18-23.

2. The Promise Genesis 3:15. This included complete redemption and the removal of the curse Revelation 22:3Romans 8:18-23.

IV. The Cainic Covenant Genesis 4:11-15

This contract was made with Cain and gave him the promise that he would be protected and avenged in case anyone found him and killed him.

This covenant was made with Noah and the beasts of the field after the flood and ushered in the Age of Human Government. The terms of the covenant were:

1. That God would not curse the ground and living creatures any more “while the earth remaineth” Genesis 8:22Genesis 9:12, 16.

2. That man should replenish the Earth forever Genesis 9:1, 12.

3. That man should rule the Earth Genesis 9:2, 3.

4. That animals should be eaten, but not the blood Genesis 9:3, 4.

5. That there should be capital punishment for murderers Genesis 9:5, 6.

6. That the rainbow should be a sign of the covenant Genesis 9:12-17.

7. That the covenant would be eternal Genesis 9:12, 16.

VI. The Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 12:1-13

This covenant was made with Abraham after the confusion of tongues when God saw that it was impossible to deal with the whole race. It ushered in the Age of Promise Genesis 13:14-18Genesis 15:1-21Genesis 17:4-8Genesis 22:15-18Genesis 26:1-5Genesis 28:3, 10. The covenant consisted of two parts:

1. The sevenfold promise:

(1) “I will make of thee a great nation” Genesis 12:1-3Genesis 13:16Genesis 17:18-20Genesis 24:34, 35.

(2) “Make thy name great” Genesis 12:1-3Exodus 2:24, 25Exodus 6:3-8.

(3) “Thou shalt be a blessing” Genesis 12:1-3Galatians 3:13, 14.

(4) “I will bless them that bless thee” Genesis 12:1-3Matthew 25:31-46.

(5) “I will bless thee” Genesis 13:14-18Genesis 15:18-21.

(6) “I will curse them that curse thee” Matthew 25:31-46.

(7) “In thee shall all the nations of the world be blessed” Deuteronomy 28:8-14Isaiah 60:3-5Isaiah 66:18-21Galatians 3:16John 8:56-58.

2. The sign of the covenant: circumcision Genesis 17:1-21Isaiah 24:5.

VII. The Hagaric Covenant Genesis 16:7-14

This covenant was made with Hagar and with Ishmael, Abraham’s son, for many generations. It was in three parts:

1. Commands:

(1) Return and submit to Sarah Genesis 16:9.

(2) Call her son Ishmael, meaning God shall hear Genesis 16:11.

2. Promises:

(1) Multiply her seed beyond number Genesis 16:10Genesis 17:20.

(2) Blessings on Ishmael to become a great nation Genesis 17:20Genesis 21:17-18.

(3) Ishmael to beget twelve princes like Jacob Genesis 17:20Genesis 25:12-18.

3. Prophetic revelation:

(1) Ishmael to be a wild man Genesis 16:12.

(2) His hand to be against every man Genesis 16:12.

(3) Every man’s hand will be against him Genesis 16:12.

(4) He shall dwell in the presence of his brethren Genesis 16:12.

VIII. The Sarahic Covenant Genesis 17:15-19Genesis 18:9-15

This covenant was made with Sarah, promising certain blessings to her and her offspring, Isaac, for many generations. The covenant was in two parts:

1. Commands:

(1) Change her name from Sarai to Sarah, meaning “princess” Genesis 17:15.

(2) Call her son Isaac Genesis 17:19.

2. Promises:

(1) Bless Sarah with a son Genesis 17:16-19Genesis 19:10-15.

(2) Make her a mother of nations Genesis 17:16.

(3) Make her a mother of many kings Genesis 17:16.

(4) Continue the Abrahamic Covenant with Isaac Genesis 17:19.

(5) Continue the Abrahamic Covenant with Isaac’s seed forever Genesis 17:19.

IX. The Healing Covenant Exodus 15:26Exodus 23:25

This covenant was made with Israel and all who desired to (chose to) come under the covenant of God as given to Moses. This covenant is in two parts:

1. Commands:

(1) Diligently hearken to God’s voice Exodus 15:26Leviticus 26:14-15.

(2) Do that which is right in His sight Exodus 15:26.

(3) Give ear to His commandments Exodus 15:26.

(4) Keep all His statutes Exodus 15:26Leviticus 26:3.

(5) Serve the Lord Exodus 23:25.

2. Promises:

(1) I will put none of the diseases upon thee Exodus 15:26.

(2) I am the Lord that healeth thee Exodus 15:26.

(3) I will take away sickness from the midst of thee Exodus 23:25.

(4) This covenant was made a part of the New Covenant, for Christ “took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses” Matthew 8:171 Peter 2:24.

This covenant was made with Israel through Moses and was conditioned upon the obedience of Israel Deuteronomy 11:8-32Deuteronomy 27:1-30Leviticus 26:1-46. It has seven parts:

1. Dispersion for disobedience Deuteronomy 30:1Deuteronomy 28:63-68.

2. Repentance while in dispersion Deuteronomy 30:2Zechariah 12:10-14.

3. The return of the Lord Deuteronomy 30:3Acts 15:14-17.

4. Restoration in the land Deuteronomy 30:5Isaiah 11:1-12Matthew 24:31.

5. National conversion Deuteronomy 30:6Romans 11:26, 27Zechariah 12:10-13.

6. Judgment of Israel’s oppressors Deuteronomy 30:7Matthew 25:31-46.

7. National prosperity Deuteronomy 30:9-10.

XI. The Covenant of Levi Numbers 25:10-14

This covenant was given through Moses to Phinehas, the son of Levi, who was jealous for the Lord and executed judgment upon rebels Numbers 25:1-9. It consisted of two great promises:

1. A covenant of peace and blessing to Levi’s house Numbers 25:12.

2. An everlasting priesthood Numbers 25:13.

XII. The Covenant of Salt Leviticus 2:13Numbers 18:19

This covenant was made with Israel concerning the sacrifices they were to offer forever. See usage of “salt” in Mk. 9:49, 50; Col. 4:6. In Palestine and surrounding countries salt was used in making covenants and if two persons ate food with salt in it, though they were the worst of enemies they became friends. The Arab expression is, “There is salt between us,” or “He has eaten of my salt,” which means partaking of the hospitality which cemented friendship. Covenants were generally confirmed at sacrificial meals and salt was always present. This covenant of salt pictured the everlasting friendship between God and His people Numbers 18:19.

XIII. The Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7:1-17

This covenant was made with David and his house through Nathan the prophet and was conditioned upon obedience as were all other covenants. It is an everlasting covenant and contains seven blessings:

1. A Davidic house forever 2 Samuel 7:13-16Psalms 89:20-37Luke 1:32-35.

2. A Davidic throne forever 2 Samuel 7:12-16Isaiah 9:6, 7Luke 1:32-35.

3. A Davidic kingdom forever 2 Samuel 7:12-16Isaiah 9:6, 7Luke 1:32-35.

4. A sure land for Israel forever 2 Samuel 7:10.

5. No more affliction from the nations forever 2 Samuel 7:10Deuteronomy 28:1–30.

6. The fatherly care of God forever 2 Samuel 7:142 Corinthians 6:15-18.

7. An eternal covenant 2 Samuel 7:10-16Isaiah 9:6, 7Luke 1:32, 33.

XIV. and XV. The Old and New Covenants

The Old and New Covenants and law and grace have been dealt with in Lesson Thirty-two.

XVI. Jaw-breakers for Anglo-Saxons

In taking up this subject our sincere desire is to help many of God’s people to see the truth of the Bible concerning the Anglo-Saxon theory, which teaches:

1. That the ten tribes of Israel of the Northern Kingdom lost their identity for centuries and that the British and Anglo-Saxons are the ten lost tribes.

2. That the king of England is the true descendant and legal heir to the throne of David over the ten lost tribes, but not over the Jews.

3. That all the promises made to Israel are, or will be fulfilled in the English speaking race, not in the Jews.

4. That there is a vital distinction between Israel and the Jews and that each has a different destiny.

5. That the terms “Israel,” “Judah,” “Jews,” “house of Israel” and “house of Judah” are never used interchangeably in Scripture.

6. That because Anglo-Saxons are so great and powerful they must be the ten lost tribes of the house of Israel.

7. That the Israel of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and all the prophets, the Gospels, Acts, and the Epistles had no tribe of Judah in it.

8. That the Jews descended from the tribe of Judah only.

9. That Jesus Christ and no apostle was a Jew.

The Following Points Prove Anglo-Saxonism to Be Unscriptural:

1. Judah was one of the twelve sons of Abraham, through Isaac, and Jacob, and therefore was of the same stock and race of people as were all Israelites Genesis 29:28-35Genesis 30:1-24.

2. Judah was chosen as the ruling tribe of the twelve Genesis 49:8-101 Kings 12:16-19Micah 5:1, 2.

3. Balaam, who was called by Balak to curse the twelve tribes of Israel as they came out of Egypt, said of all Israel, “The people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations” Numbers 23:7-12. Anglo-Saxons through the centuries have not dwelled alone, or separate from the nations, but have ever been reckoned among the nations.

4. Israel out of the Promised Land was never to receive the blessings of the covenants Genesis 28:15Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy 11:9Deuteronomy 25:19Deuteronomy 28:8, 11Deuteronomy 31:13. The tribes of Israel are today scattered among the nations because of a curse Leviticus 26:32-39Deuteronomy 28:63-65Jeremiah 4:23-27. Prophecy states that the same promised land will again be given back to them in the Millennium and all twelve tribes will again become one nation in that land at that time Isaiah 11:10-15Ezekiel 20:33-35Ezekiel 37:1-28Ezekiel 43:7Ezekiel 47:13-48Matthew 24:31Romans 11:25-29Revelation 7:1-7. If Anglo-Saxons are Israel this would require the people of England, America, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and other countries to vacate their lands and all go back to Palestine.

5. Israel out of the land was to be few in number Deuteronomy 4:26-27Deuteronomy 28:63-68. Were not these promises spoken to the whole twelve tribes? It has been and still is being fulfilled with the Jews, so why would the same thing not apply to the ten tribes who disobeyed and who were to be cursed? If Jews fulfill this prophecy and Anglo-Saxons do not, then who of the two classes of people are of the Israel stock upon whom this curse was pronounced?

6. The penalty of “uncircumcision” was “excision” Genesis 17:10–34Exodus 12:48. Every man who was not circumcised was to be “cut off” from the covenants and promises. This condition was a sign in the flesh for an everlasting covenant. If Anglo-Saxons are the ones reaping the benefits of the Old Covenant then why are they not circumcised? If the penalty was to be “cut off” then Anglo-Saxons who have not been circumcised have been “cut off” regardless of how much they claim to be the sole claimants of the benefits. If they are under the New Covenant and do not have to be circumcised, then they cannot be under the Old Covenant at the same time and receive the blessings of that covenant. If they are under the New Covenant they have no more privileges than the other nations, for all men of all nations alike partake of the blessings of the New Covenant John 3:3-5, 14John 3:36John 5:24Acts 10:11-24, 34Acts 11:5-18Acts 13:44-52Acts 15:7-11Romans 1:16Romans 2:9-11Romans 10:9-131 Corinthians 12:13Galatians 3:28Colossians 3:11.

7. The godly of the ten tribes remained true to David at the division of the kingdom 1 Kings 12:17-231 Kings 10:171 Kings 15:91 Kings 16:1-61 Kings 30:1-11. The ungodly were cut off and lost their place in the fulfillment of the covenants 2 Kings 17:7-23 until they come back to repentance at the second coming of Christ Romans 11:25-29Acts 15:13-18Matthew 23:37-39.

8. The ten tribes continually came back to Judah and to the worship of the true God and were made a part of the Southern Kingdom, and therefore, they could be called Jews just as much as Benjamites and others (1 Chron. 9:3; 2 Chron. 10:17; 11:3-17; 15:9; 16:1; 19:8; 23:2; 29:24; 30:1-25; 31:6; 35:17, 18). These passages prove that Israelites out of all the ten tribes came back to Judah when Jeroboam made idols to worship and all these of the twelve tribes were called Jews. It must be remembered that the ten tribes forsook the Northern Kingdom “in abundance” and dwelt in the cities of Judah and were not taken captive with the ten tribes to Assyria but were taken to Babylon with the Southern Kingdom. Thus, we have the twelve tribes still in the kingdom of Judah as stated in these passages.

9. Captives from Babylon are called “all Israel” Ezra 2:2, 59Ezra 3:1Ezra 6:21Ezra 7:10-13Ezra 8:25Ezra 9:1Ezra 10:1-5, 10Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 7:7, 61Nehemiah 8:17Nehemiah 10:33Nehemiah 11:3Nehemiah 12:47. Thus the Jews after the captivities are still representative of “all Israel.”

10. “All Israel” was permitted to return from Babylon for they were taken captive to Babylon together as explained in the above passages Ezra 1:3-5Ezra 2:2, 59Ezra 3:1Ezra 6:16, 17Ezra 7:7-10.

11. The Southern Kingdom after the captivity of the ten tribes is called “Israel” (2 Chron. 31:1-6, 8, 20; 34:6, 7, 9, 33; 35:3, 17, 18, 25).

12. Other tribes besides Judah were called “Jews” during the captivities (Esther 2:5; 3:4-6; 5:13; 6:10; 8:7-17; 9:1-32; 10:1-3). Were these multitudes of Jews in all the 120 provinces of Persia of the tribe of Judah only?

13. Other nations became “Jews” during the captivities (Esther 8:17). The word “Jews” then does not refer to nationality or to the tribe of Judah only, as British-Israelism teaches. If other nations could become Jews, why could not other tribes of Israel be called Jews, who were not of the tribe of Judah by birth?

14. Men of other tribes are called Jews. Jesus was a Jew of the tribe of Judah John 4:9Revelation 5:6Hebrews 7:14. The apostles were Jews Acts 10:28Galatians 2:11-15. Paul was a Benjamite and was called a Jew Acts 21:39Acts 22:3. Men of all the tribes of Israel as well as Gentile proselytes are called Jews in Acts 2:5. This proves that the term “Jew” does not mean only those born of the tribe of Judah. It also proves that Christ and the apostles were Jews.

15. In the Palestinian Covenant God said that the covenant was to be in force with “all the men of Israel” Deuteronomy 29:9-12. It was also for the Gentiles within their borders. This proves that Judah is just as much the chosen people of God as the ten tribes. All the curses were to come on the ten tribes as well as on the two tribes Deuteronomy 29:18-30. This is also the direct opposite of Anglo-Israel teaching, which states that the curses have been fulfilled with the Jews only. The whole twelve tribes were to be scattered among the nations in the same way and all were to remember the broken covenant while among the nations and return together. “Then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion on thee, and will return thee from all nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee . . . bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed . . . and multiply thee above thy fathers” Deuteronomy 30:1-20Isaiah 11:10-12.

16. The word “Israel” is used 160 times of the whole twelve tribes before 1 Ki. 12 when the kingdom was divided. This was the “Israel” that David reigned over and which was promised an everlasting kingdom. Judah has just as much right to this fulfillment as the ten tribes, and in fact more, for Judah was the ruling tribe and was ever to be Genesis 49:8-10.

17. The following terms are used of the same captives from Babylon who were representative of all Israel: “fathers of Judah and Benjamin” Ezra 1:5; “fathers of Israel” Ezra 4:3Ezra 8:29; “elders of the Jews” Ezra 5:5Ezra 6:7, 8; and “children of Israel” Ezra 6:21Ezra 7:7, 10Ezra 9:1Ezra 10:5. All tribal distinctions broke down after the captivities, as there was not enough of each tribe to return to possess all the original twelve plots of land given to them. They kept their tribal distinction in race, but not so much in place. In Ezra alone the Bible speaks of the returned captives as “Jews” eight times, “Israel” forty times, and “Judah” fifteen times. In Nehemiah “Jews” is used ten times, “Israel” twenty-two times, and “Judah” twenty-eight times.

18. Anglo-Saxonism teaches that the Israel of the prophets and the New Testament had no tribe of Judah in it. The following points from Isaiah to Malachi prove that the terms “house of Israel,” “house of David,” “house of Judah,” “house of Jacob,” Jews,” “Judah,” and “Israel” are used interchangeably throughout. Even if this were true in one instance then the whole foundation of the Anglo Saxon theory is destroyed.

In the prophetic books the terms “Jews” and “Judah” are used 528 times and “Israel” only 487 times. The term “God of Israel” is used about 104 times and in nearly every case it refers to Judah. In many of these 487 times the word “Israel” refers to Judah, as we shall see.

Nearly all the prophets from Isaiah to Malachi were written to Judah and Jerusalem. This is true of “Isaiah” (1:1; 2:1; 3:1); “Jeremiah” (1:1-3, 15-19); “Lamentations” (1:3-8, 17); “Ezekiel” (1:1-2; 4:1); “Joel” (2:1, 23; 3:1); “Zephaniah” (1:1, 12; 2:7); “Haggai” (1:1; 2:2); “Zechariah” (1:1, 12-21; 2:2); and “Malachi” (1:1; 2:11; 3:4). Daniel was a prophet of Judah living in captivity to Babylon and his prophecies primarily concern his own people in the latter days (1:1; 2:25-28; 7:13-14, 18-27; 8:23-25; 9:2, 20-27; 11:40-45; 12:1-13). Hosea and Amos were prophets in the Northern Kingdom of Israel and Micah was a prophet in Judah at the same period and all three prophesied concerning the whole house of Israel, which was at that time divided into two kingdoms Hosea 1:1-11Hosea 2:1Hosea 3:4-5Hosea 4:15Hosea 6:4Hosea 11:12Amos 1:1-2Amos 3:1Amos 6:1Amos 9:11-15Micah 1:1, 5Micah 3:8-12Micah 5:1-2. Obadiah, Nahum, and Jonah were Jewish prophets to heathen nations round about. Obadiah prophesied of Edom and Judah. Jonah and Nahum prophesied of the Fall of Nineveh. Habakkuk was a prophet in Judah who foretold the captivities of the Jews and of how God would do a great spiritual work among the heathen during the dispersion of the Jews Habakkuk 1:5Acts 13:41.

19. In Isaiah, Judah is called “Israel” about 93 times (1:1, 3; 4:2-3; etc.). Zion or the Jews are called God’s chosen people Isaiah 51:16Isaiah 65:9. They are to be blessed forever Isaiah 11:10-12Isaiah 65:18-19Isaiah 66:7-24Romans 11:25-29. The kingdom of Judah and of David was to be cut off because of sin until the Messiah comes and then it will be restored forever Isaiah 9:6-7Jeremiah 21:24-30Jeremiah 32:37-44Jeremiah 35:7-26Jeremiah 60:4-5Ezekiel 11:17-35Romans 11:25-29Luke 1:32-33Revelation 11:15Revelation 19:11-21.

20. Jeremiah was written to Judah 133 years after the ten tribes were taken captive. He refers to the Jews in Jerusalem before and during the Babylonian exile as Israel 120 times Jeremiah 1:1-3Jeremiah 2:2-4Jeremiah 4:1-3Jeremiah 5:1, 15Jeremiah 6:1-9Jeremiah 10:1, 22Jeremiah 18:6, 11Jeremiah 19:1-13Jeremiah 29:22-23. Judah is called Israel because she was the only kingdom of Israel in existence at that time. Both the children of Israel and the children of Judah are referred to as being the one nation of the Jews who were to be punished by Babylon thus proving that the Jews were representative of all Israel Jeremiah 32:26-36. After the captivity, Jeremiah said that all Israel would be gathered together again at Jerusalem Jeremiah 31:31-40Jeremiah 32:37-44Jeremiah 33:14-26. Thus the Jews that returned from Babylon were of all Israel. The ones that are returning today are also of all Israel Ezekiel 36:16-38Ezekiel 37:1-28Romans 11:25-29Acts 15:13-18Hebrews 8:10-13. Jeremiah speaks of the Israelites of all the tribes under Zedekiah as being “Jews” and “Hebrews” Jeremiah 34:8-15. The term “Hebrews” is used of all Israel before the division of the kingdom about 25 times Genesis 40:15Exodus 1:15-191 Samuel 4:6-9 and about 15 times of the same people after the Babylonian captivity. Jews and Hebrews are the same people in the New Testament Luke 23:38Acts 6:12 Corinthians 11:22Philippians 3:5. Both Israel and Judah are spoken of as being oppressed at the same time in Babylon, so they must be the same people Jeremiah 50:17-20. Also both were to return from Babylon together Jeremiah 50:33-34Jeremiah 51:5-6. The captives that returned under Ezra and Nehemiah were not the only ones that returned, for Israel was a great nation in 70 a.d. when Jerusalem was destroyed. At that time, in Jerusalem alone, one million Jews were killed and 97,000 taken captive by the Romans.

21. In Ezekiel the Jews under Zedekiah were called the children of Israel, a rebellious nation, and the House of Israel about 82 times Ezekiel 2:3Ezekiel 3:1-17Ezekiel 4:13-17Ezekiel 5:4-10Ezekiel 6:2-11Ezekiel 7:2-27Ezekiel 8:1-18Ezekiel 9:4-9Ezekiel 11:1-16Ezekiel 12:6-28Ezekiel 13:2-9Ezekiel 14:1-21Ezekiel 17:2-24Ezekiel 18:2-32Ezekiel 19:1-14Ezekiel 20:1-44Ezekiel 21:1-32Ezekiel 22:1-22Ezekiel 33:1-20Ezekiel 34:1-10. In Ezek. 37 it is stated that the two nations of Israel will become one nation again. Since the modern Jews are the only ones who are fulfilling this prophecy by returning to Palestine they must be the Israel that is referred to. Not one Anglo-Saxon is fulfilling this and the many other Scriptures by going back to Palestine.

In Ezek. 40–48 we have nine chapters predicting in detail the final restoration of the Jews, or all Israel to the land of promise. They say that the borders of the land run from Hamath on the north to the Indian Ocean on the south and from the Mediterranean Sea on the west to the Euphrates on the east. This land obviously does not include America and Britain Ezekiel 47:13–48Genesis 15:18-21Genesis 17:8Deuteronomy 11:24. Judah is mentioned as one of these tribes that will be restored so she is part of Israel Ezekiel 47:13–48Revelation 7:1-8. Judah also is classed with the names of the other tribes on the twelve gates of the New Jerusalem as an eternal witness that Judah is part of Israel Revelation 21:12.

22. Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel and others in the book of Daniel did not believe in the British-Israel theory for they all spoke of the same people as being “Jews,” “the children of Israel,” and “the children of Judah” Daniel 1:1-3, 6Daniel 2:25Daniel 3:8, 12Daniel 5:13Daniel 6:13Daniel 9:7Daniel 11:12, 15Daniel 12:1.

23. Hosea predicted that the children of Israel were to abide many days without a king, prince, and sacrifices. “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” Hosea 3:1-5. Since the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities, no tribe of Israel has had a king and none of them will have until Christ comes Revelation 11:15Revelation 19:11-21Revelation 20:1-10Luke 1:32-33Isaiah 9:6-7Daniel 7:13-14, 18. Since Anglo-Saxons have had kings all through the centuries they cannot be the Israel of the prophets, or we would have to believe that the prophecies are lies.

24. Amos speaks of “the whole family” of Israel, which God brought out of Egypt as including Judah and Zion Amos 1:2Amos 2:4Amos 3:1Amos 6:1. He speaks of God rebuilding David’s house after the Church Age Amos 9:11-15Acts 15:13-18Romans 11:25-29Isaiah 11:10-11Ezekiel 37:1-28. Micah predicted the same final restoration of all Israel and that the capital of the united tribes would be in Jerusalem forever Micah 2:12Micah 4:1-13. The Eternal King was to come from Judah Micah 5:1-15.

25. Zephaniah speaks of Judah as “the remnant of Israel” (1:4; 2:7; 3:13-20). Zechariah also refers to “the house of Israel” and “the house of Judah” as being the same people who were to be scattered among the nations and then later gathered back to Judea as one nation under the Messiah when Christ comes Zechariah 8:13-15, 20Zechariah 10:3-12Zechariah 12:2-14Zechariah 13:1-13Zechariah 14:1-21.

26. The New Testament reveals the same story of the Jews being called Israel. The word “Israel” is used 79 times and “Jews” 202 times of the same people without a distinction being made between the terms, as the British-Israel teachers do. Only one time are both houses of Israel distinguished from each other, and this is in a quotation from Jer. 31 and 33, written at the time Israel was divided. It is there predicted that the two parts of Israel will become one nation again in Judea in the last days Hebrews 8:8-10Romans 11:25-29Acts 15:13-18. The same people in the New Testament are called Jews, Hebrews, and Israelites, as is clear from the points below.

27. Christ was born to be King of the Jews, so if the ten tribes are not Jews then they are to have no part in the kingdom of Israel John 4:22Luke 1:32-33Luke 3:23-38Micah 5:1-2John 19:14-22. Christ was brought up “in the land of Israel” which was the land of the Jews Matthew 2:20-21. He believed Jews to be Israel for He refers to them as such Matthew 8:10-13Matthew 9:33. Christ said that He was not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel Matthew 10:5-6Matthew 15:24, but He only ministered to the Jews, so they must be Israel Matthew 4:23Matthew 10:23Matthew 23:37John 1:11John 2:18John 3:1John 4:22John 6:4, 41John 7:1-15, 35John 8:22, 57John 10:19-23John 11:8-54John 12:9-11John 13:33John 19:12-39John 19:1-40John 20:19.

28. John the Baptist also went to the Jews only Matthew 3:1-12Mark 1:1-8John 1:19, but an angel and the Holy Ghost predicted that He would minister to Israel, so the two terms must refer to the same people Luke 1:15-17, 68. Shall we believe that the divine messengers believed that the Jews were not Israel as some teach?

29. The disciples were commanded to go only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel Matthew 10:6. Shall we believe that they went to some lost tribes outside of the land of the Jews? They went to Jews only whose cities were called “the cities of Israel” Matthew 10:23. Even after the day of Pentecost they went only to Jews until God rebuked Peter and led him to the Gentiles Acts 11:19. The Jews they ministered to are called “men of Israel” Acts 3:12Acts 4:8, 10Acts 9:22-25Acts 10:28, 36Acts 11:1-18Acts 12:1-4Acts 13:5, 16Acts 14:1-5, 19Acts 15:1-31Acts 16:20Acts 21:27-28. Not once in all the New Testament are we told of a separate race of people from the Jews and Gentiles called Israel.

30. These same men of Israel are called men of Judah and Jews Acts 2:10, 14Acts 10:22, 39Acts 11:19. By looking up the various words in a complete concordance one can see the utter folly of all the claims of British-Israel teachers. No mention of an Israel separate from Jews and Gentiles is found in any Scripture.

31. Other New Testament characters were totally ignorant of the distinction made between Jews and Israel for repeatedly they class them as one people Luke 1:25, 32John 1:19, 31. Nicodemus was master in Israel and ruler of the Jews John 3:1, 10. Israel crucified Christ Acts 2:22-24, 36Acts 3:12-26Acts 4:8-12, 27. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were the fathers of the Jews Acts 3:12-13, 25Acts 4:1-8Acts 7:1, 44Acts 13:17. Many other facts in the Acts and the Gospels disprove British-Israelism.

32. In the Epistles there are also many facts which disprove this theory. The gospel was to the Jews first, then to the Gentiles, but no mention is ever made of an Israel separate from these two classes Romans 1:16Romans 2:9-10Romans 3:9Romans 9:24Romans 10:21 Corinthians 1:22-241 Corinthians 10:321 Corinthians 12:13Galatians 2:14Galatians 3:28Colossians 3:11. When the Jews, or Israel failed to accept the gospel it was given to the Gentiles Matthew 21:23-45Acts 9:15Acts 11:18Acts 13:42-49Acts 14:1-5, 27Acts 15:3, 7Acts 17:21-28Acts 22:21Acts 24:9, 18Acts 25:2-9, 15Acts 26:2-28Acts 8:17-24.

33. Paul and others called themselves Israelites and Jews and they were not from the tribe of Judah, proving that the Jews did not come from the tribe of Judah only Acts 16:20Acts 21:39Acts 22:3Romans 9:3-5, 24Romans 10:1Romans 11:1-292 Corinthians 11:22Philippians 3:4-6.

34. New Testament writers teach that the Jews scattered abroad were the twelve tribes Acts 26:4-7James 1:11 Peter 1:1. At least, these references prove that the ten tribes were not lost as to national identity. These writers refer to the Jews as having the covenants and promises, so the British-Israel theory that such belongs to the American and British people is false Romans 2:7-29Romans 3:1-9Romans 9:3-5Romans 10:12Romans 11:1-29.

35. God definitely predicted that no man of David’s line after Coniah (Jeconiah) would ever reign again on the throne of David Jeremiah 22:29-30. British-Israelism teaches that the king of England is the direct descendant of David ruling on his throne over Israel and that the Jews have no part in David’s kingdom. Coniah was in the royal line from David to Christ Matthew 1:1-18. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, was the legal heir to the throne of David, but since God had said that no man of the royal line after Coniah would ever sit on David’s throne it was not possible for Joseph or his natural seed to inherit the throne. Mary’s genealogy in Lk. 3 was through Nathan, the son of David, who was not of the royal line. But since Jesus was the firstborn of Mary, that made Jesus the legal heir to the throne of David.

Jesus will reign over the house of Jacob and upon the throne of David forever Isaiah 9:6-7Luke 1:32-33. This will be fulfilled because of His relationship to David through Mary and the prophecy in Jeremiah will be literally fulfilled in that no man of the royal line will ever reign on the throne of David after Coniah. To teach that the British king is the royal descendant of David upon the throne of David over Israel is to teach a fallacy. If he is the direct descendant of the royal line upon David’s throne then Jeremiah is a false prophet.

The theory is that Zedekiah’s daughter, Tamar, went to Ireland and married the Irish king and the kingly line of David was preserved through her, but this is only supposition. It is contrary to the Bible and is based upon an unsound principle. In all Bible genealogies no woman is mentioned as preserving a race or a particular line of any race. The Jews reckoned only by males. On this basis, Joseph, the natural son of Jacob, is also called the son of Heli, who was the natural father of Mary, and is in the register of his wife’s family (Lk. 3). Since Jesus Christ is the legal heir to the throne of David and He had no offspring, the line of kings ended with him. Thus if David is ever going to have a man on his throne forever it must be Jesus Christ. The so-called Irish and Scottish kings of Anglo-Saxonism are not of the Royal line of David and therefore could not possibly fulfill Scripture.

Jesus plainly told the disciples that the time for the restoration of the kingdom to Israel was not due then Acts 1:4-8. The time will not come until the second coming of Christ Romans 11:25-29Revelation 11:15Revelation 19:11-21.

Therefore, in view of the proof given above we have to conclude that the whole Anglo-Saxon Theory is unscriptural, unhistorical, illogical, and untrue. It has no practical or spiritual value. History proves that the seed of Abraham and the Anglo-Saxon peoples are different races from every standpoint. There is not the slightest resemblance in nationality, language, history, manners, customs, religion, and characteristics between the two races of people. There is not the slightest proof that the ten tribes of Israel settled in England. On the other hand, there are many traces of the short Roman occupation. No history of England gives the slightest references to the ten tribes landing in England.

British-Israelism does not seek to save the souls of men from sin. It is a latter-day delusion that leads to division and strife among Christians. It does not claim to be a separate religion and yet it is one of the most clanish of all teachings and discourages fellowship with others who do not believe it. It confuses the whole prophetic part of the Scriptures and seeks to appropriate the Millennial blessings for the British Empire. It fosters national pride and nationalizes God’s blessings, assuming that the British Empire must become the universal kingdom of God over the world, thus robbing Jesus Christ of His future work on Earth. It obscures Christian destiny which is linked to no particular race, place, or class of people. It makes trust in nationality better than the blood of Christ. It demands mental acceptance of its teachings instead of personal holiness. It robs the Jewish people of their promises and eternal blessings. It diverts the stewardship of earnest souls who would otherwise give their time and money to the salvation of souls. In the fifteen booklets we have on the subject there is not one appeal to get lost souls saved. There are many references of blessings upon the Anglo-Saxons because of nationality, not because of getting right with God. It drives non-Anglo-Saxons away from the gospel. It seeks to satisfy the hearts of sinning Anglo-Saxons without a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. It esteems national blessings as the special work of God among a certain class and carnalizes and degrades the privileges of others in Christ.