A N GLO I S RA EL

T H E J E W I S H P R OB L E M ,

S U P P L E M E N T .

T H E T E N L OST T R I B E S O F I S RA E L F O UN D A N D

I D E NT I FI E D I N TH E A N GL O SA XO N R A C E -

Th e Je w i s h Pr o bl e m So l v e d in th e R e u n io n of

Ju d a h and Is ra e l, a nd R e s to r a t i o n of

t h e l s r a e l i ti s h N a t i o n .

R E V T H O M A S R O S L I N G H O W L E TT , B
. . A . A M
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P H I L A DE L PH I A , P A
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T H OM A S R OS L I N G H OW L E T T

A ll r i g h ts r ese r v e d .
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-
AND
‘

TH E JE W I S H P R OB L E M ,

revi se d an d i m prov e d by th e additio n of S u ppl e

m en t, an d M ap, s ho w i n g th e g eogra phical loc a tio n s
of th e te n e xil e d H ebre w Trib es ,
an d th e courses of
th e ir m ov e m en ts fro m th en c e i n to E u rop e ,
an d to
th e Briti sh I s l es , an d A m eric a ,
m a y be obta i n e d of
th e a uthor in i gl e copi e s or at
s n w h o l esal e .

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It w ill be se n t po st p a i d to
,
-

,
an y addre ss upo n
re e c ipt of t h e p ric e w ith t h e ord er an d P . 0 . a ddress
of th e s en d er .

R EV . T . R . H OW L E T T ,

16 Sou th F r o n t S tre e t ,

Philad e lp h i a , Pa .
 A N GLO ISRA EL -

Th i s t r e a t i se h a s , w i th i n s ca r ce l y t w o y e a r s , r e a ch e d

i t s F o u r th E d i t i o n . I t h a s g r o w n fr o m a bo o k of r 59

p g
a e s t o i t s pr e se n t s i ze , w i th o u t i n c r e a se o f co s t t o i ts

p a t r o n s . T h e T h i r d E d i t i o n t o w h i ch w a s , ad d ed th e

o r i gi n a l S u p pl e me n t and M a p, w as e x h a u s te d the fir s t

m o n th a fte r i t s p u bl i ca t i o n T h e pr e se n t e d i t i o n i s
.

sti l l f u r th e r i m p r o v e d a n d t h e S u pp l e m e n t e n l a r ge d by
,

th e a d d i t i o n o f a v a l u a bl e c h a p t e r o n t h e i n t e r po s i t i o n s

of Go d i n t h e p r o te c t i o n an d s a l v a ti o n o f th e A n gl o

S a x o n s i n t h e d a r ke s t c r i se s o f t h e i r h i s to r y , v e r i fy i n g

th e p r o m i s e to I sr ael N o w e a po n fo r m e d a ga i ns t

th ee s h a l l p r o s pe r
”
.

T H E PR I C E O F T H E B O O K .

T h e w o r k t h o u gh ,
n earl y d o u bl e i n s i ze , a n d mor e
th a n d o u bl e i n v al u e , is s t i ll s o l d fo r It can be
o b ta i n e d o f th e a u th o r a t w h o l e sal e o r r e ta i l .

HOW IT C A N B E O B TA I N ED .

On e d o l l a r se n t t o t h e a u th o r w i t h t h e n ame an d a d

d r ess of th e se n d e r w i ll s e c u r e a c o py by r etu r n m a il .

REV T R H O W L E T T
. . .
,

16 S o u th F r o n t S t r e e t ,
PH I L A D EL PH I A , PA .
 TO

TH E TW E LVE T R I B E S W H I CH ARE OF TH E DI S PE R S I ON , TH E
“ ” “ ”
M EN OF I SR A E L AND TH E M EN OF J U D A H , AND

To A LL W H O B E LI E VE TH A T TH E P R OM I S E S OF GOD
ARE N E VE R B R OK E N , AND TH A T TH E PR E D I C

TI ON s OF TH E PR OPH E T S C ON C E R N I N G TH E

D E STI N Y OF HIS P E OP L E I SR A E L H AVE

BEEN , OR ARE BEING F UL F I L L E D ,

T W E L VE
“
U N TO W H I CH OU R

TR I B E S , E A R N E S TL Y S ER VI N G
GOD N I GH T AND DA Y,
”
H OPE To A TT A I N ,

VOLU M E IS A F F E C T I ON A T E L Y D E D I C A T E D
B Y TH E A U T H OR .
 Wh e n e v e r a n ew o r s ta r tl i n g f a ct i s b r o u gh t t o li gh t , l
p e
at first sa y ,
‘
I t is not tr u e t h en
‘
I t is co n t r a r y to r el i gi o n ;
’

an d l a s tl y ,
E v e ry bo d yk n ew it be fo r e .
’

P R OF ES S OR A GA ss r z .

L ea r n of th e ph i l oso ph e r s to l oo k f o r n a tu ral ca use s in al l

ext r ao r d i n ar y e v en ts, a n d w h en s u ch n a t u r a l ca uses a r e w an ti n g,

r e cu r to Go d .
”
COUN T D E GA B A L I S .

Th e s pe ci a l si n o f J e r o bo a m w a s not th at h e d i v i d ed I s r ae l ,

bu t t h a t h e d egr ad ed i ts r e l i gi o n . Th e boo ks pr ese n t to us th e

t w o i l l u stri ou s pr o ph e t s ,
E l ij a h an d E l i sh a , as h a v i n g I S R A E L for

t h e i r fi el d , an d w or ki n g th er e , n ot o n be h a l f of t h e L e v i t i ca l
'

as

pr i e s th oo d ,
bu t on be h a l f o f r i gh t eo u s n ess as a ga i n s t s i n ,
and of

Go d as a ga i n s t B aa l ; IN C OM P L E T E C ON F OR M I T Y W I TH TH E

S PI R I T OF TH E P R OP H E T I C B OOK S W H I CH SO L A R GE L Y C ON

”
CE R N TH E TE N TR I B E S .

TH E R T . H ON . W . E . GL A D S TON E , M . P .

“
W hen o n e r et u r n et h an a n sw e r b e fo r e h e u n d e rs ta n d e th th e

q u es t i o n, it is a fo l l y u n to him a n d a sh a m e .
”
S OL OM A N .
 I N T R OD U CTI ON .

I SR A E L— F A TE OF TH E TE N T R I B E s— OUTLI N E OF TH E

A R G UM E N T .

Said Fred erick th e Great to h i s chaplai n D octor , ,

if your r eligion i s a t ru e o n e it ought to be capabl e

o f v e ry bri e f a n d v e ry s i m pl e proof Will you giv e m e.

”
a n e vid e n c e of i ts truth i n o n e w ord ? T h e se rva n t
o f Go d look e d th e ki n g i n th e fac e a n d w ith a n ,

e m pha s i s a n s w e re d I sr a el .

Thi s a n sw er rightly u n d e rstoo d i s su ffi ci en t A

, , .

bri efer cl eare r a n d m ore co n clu siv e o n e can n ot be

, ,

fou n d .Wro n gly u n d e rstoo d it i s t h e stum bli n g

,

block of Christe n do m a n d th e ha m m e r w ith w hich

,

d estru ctiv e critici sm i s pou n di n g to pi eces th e co n

fi d e n ce of thou sa n d s i n t h e s up e rn atural clai m s o f
th e Scriptures T h e fulfil l m en t of pre d ictiv e
.

s crip tur e co n c e r n i n g t hi s r a c e i n i ts e n tirety i s ,

God s sta m p upo n th e tru th a n d sup ern atur a l origi n

’

of H i s w ord It i s preci se ly h e re th at d estruct ive

.

c ritici s m i s d e ali n g i ts s e v e r e s t a n d m ost stu n n i n g

blow s Profess or K u cn en w riti n g fro m th e m os t

.
,

a n ti s up e r n atural sta n d p o i n t
-
proposes to settl e th e
,

stri fe b e tw een th e s u p e r n a tura l a n d th e n atura li s tic

”
Vi ew of proph e cy by th e s i n gl e test of i ts ful fi ll m en t .

Thi s i s a fair test a s e v e ry b e li e v e r m u s t allo w It

, .
is a test to w hich th e Scrip tures th em selv es often a p
p eal T h e burd en of K u en en s argu m en t i s to prov e
.
’

that pr ed i ctiv e proph e cy h a s n o t b een fulfill ed a n d ,

ca n n ot th e refore be fro m Go d .
”
I sr a el“”
i s our ,

co n clu s iv e a n sw e r to th ese bold assertion s To be .

so ho w e v e r I s ra el m u st b e r e cog n iz e d a s a p er m a n e n t
, ,

factor i n hi story a s w ell a s i n proph e cy .

Dr Ca v e i n h i s great w ork en titl ed Th e I n

.
, ,
”
spiratio n of th e Ol d T es ta m en t s ay s : Much of “
,

biblical sci e n c e i s t h e child of this cen tury a n d h as ,

r e n d e red v e ry e m i n e n t se rvic e ; still it w ould be

bli n d n ess to forg e t that t h e m an y rece n t assaults
upon th e a ge a n d auth e n ticity of th e Pe n tateuch ,

up on the sup ern a tu r a l cha r a cter of p r o hecy th e tru st

p ,

w orthi n ess o f biblical m iracl e s and ,

upo n th e
re liabl en ess of th e go sp e ls a n d e pi stl es hav e b een ,

w orki n g large ly to th e u n se ttl em en t of t h e Prote sta n t

d octri n e o f th e s upr em a cy Of Scriptur e a s r e v e la
”
tio n .

T h e sup er n a tu r a l ch a ra ct er of proph e cy i s th e ,

I m preg n able R ock of our d e fen ce Si n c e .

proph e cy rel a tes l a rg ely a n d chi e fly to t h e fortu n es

a n d d esti n y of a l l I sr a el i n cludi n g t h e ten l ost tr i bes
,

a s w ell a s t h e tw o k n o w n to e xi s t i n t h e Je w it i s ,

i m m en se ly i m porta n t th a t th e los t shoul d be f ou n d

a n d i d en tifie d . Thi s a l o n e i s th e t r iu m phan t re fu ta
ti o n of K u en en s bol d a sse rti o n th a t of th e e xp e cta
’

tio n s of th e proph ets w ith rega rd to I sr ael s f u tu r e ’

,

n o t on e of them ha s been r ea l i zed A n glo I s ra el S ho w s

-
.

that ev er y on e of th em h a s b ee n or i s b ei n g realize d .

”
E v ery p red ic tio n fi n d s i ts m a te
“
i n fulfill m e n t .
 3

Thi s w i ll frequ e n tly app ear i n th e presen t w ork a n d ,

i s o u r c h i e f rea so n for i ts public a t io n W e hav e se t to .

our seal that God i s tru e a n d h a s do n e a n d w ill , ,

co n ti n u e to d o a s H e h a s sa id T h e fulfill m en t of
,
.

proph e cy i s th e testi m o n y of Je hovah hi m self to t h e

tru th a n d s up e rn atural origi n of H i s w ord F u l fil l .

m e n t i s Go d s s ig n ature w r i tte n by H i s o w n ha n d
’

, .

T h e hi sto ry Of I s ra el fro m th e Exodu s to th e fa ll

,

of S a m aria (7 21 B C ) i s giv en i n t h e Scriptures

. . .

Fro m th a t ev e n t th e fortu n e of th e te n trib es i s

fo re shado w e d by t h e pre dic tio n s a n d e xp ec tatio n s of
t h e proph e ts c o n ce r n i n g th e ir futur e .

Wi th th e fa ll of Sa m aria th ese trib es co n stituti n g ,

th e n orth e r n ki n gdo m di sapp ea r from th e Holy ,

La n d b ei n g r em ov e d by th eir A ssyria n co n qu e rors

,

to M e d ia w h e re t h ey w e re sett l e d i n col o n i es
, .

What fi n ally b ec a m e of t h e m h a s b een o n e of th e

u n settl e d probl em s of hi story For c en turi es Chri s .

t ia n schol a rs a n d th e ir ki n dre d t h e J e w s hav e

, , ,

s ought th e m i n all part s o f t h e w orl d .

I saac L e ese r a m o st e m i n en t J ew i sh s cholar w h o

, ,

tra n slate d th e H ebre w Scriptures i n to th e E n gli s h

lan guage for t h e u se Of E n gli sh sp ea ki n g Jew s s ays ,
”
i n h i s gre a t w ork Th e J ew i sh R e ligio n vol I,
“
, ,
.

page 25 6 . L et u s o bser v e that by thi s re t urn of th e

captiv es (Babylo n ia n ) th e I sr a el i ti sh n a ti on w as n ot
,

r efstor ed ; s i n c e th e te n trib es w h o had form e rly co m

'

p o se d th e ki n gdo m o f I sra el w er e yet lef t i n ba n i sh

men t ; a n d to thi s d a y th e r esearch es of trav e l ers a n d
w i se m e n hav e n o t b ee n abl e to tr a ce th e ir fa t e ; a n d
we a r e u n abl e t o te ll w h et h e r th ey a r e li v i n g i n s o m e
 4

re m ote l an d a s fi r m adh e ren ts of th e Go d of th e ir

fa t h e rs w hose ch a s te n i n g h a n d th ey hav e fe lt ; or
,

w h eth e r havi n g m i n gl e d w i th t h e n atio n s t h ey ,

h a v e l earn ed to do a s th e y do a n d a r e n o w a par t
,
”
of th e w ild Afghan s or so m e o th e r barb a rou s tri be .

Chri sti a n scholars have b een equally con c ern e d a s

“
to th e ir fate Kitto say s : Th er e i s scarc ely a n y
.

hu m an rac e so abj e ct forlorn a n d d w i n dli n g l o cate d

, ,

a n y w h e re b etw ee n th e Chi n ese a n d th e North A m e r

ica n I n dian s w h o hav e n o t been sta ted to be t h e
,
”
te n tri b es .

So m e Chri sti a n s cholars t reat thi s con ce rn for lo st

I s ra e l a s a trifl e or a jok e R a w li n so n say s : Th ey
,
.

h a v e bee n fou n d a hu n dre d ti m es i n a hu n dre d

d i ff eren t localiti es W R o b e rsto n S m ith says :
.
”
.

T h e probl em of th e Lo st Trib es w hich h a s so ,

m uch attractio n for s o m e sp e culators i s a purely ,

”
fa n ciful o n e .

I n dee d it i s n e ith e r a fan ciful o n e n o r a t rifl e ,

e xc ept t o tr i fl e r s T h e i n te grity of th e Scriptur es i s

.

i n volv ed i n it a n d als o th e v e racity of God If .

those trib es a r e irretri evably lo st w hat h a s b e co m e

of th e p r omi ses w hich God m a de to them a n d th e ,

pre dictio n s a n d e xp e cta tio n s of th e proph ets co n

c e rn i n g th eir future Th ese a r e startli n g qu estio n s .

H o w i n j uriou sly th ey m a y be e m ploy ed agai n st t h e

cl a i m s of th e sup ern a t ural origi n of th e Scriptures ,

d estructiv e critici sm i s s ho w i n g To fi n d I sra e l i s .

to turn th e w ho l e arm y of d estructiv e cri tics flush e d ,

w ith hop es a n d s hou ts of a n ticipat e d Victory i n to a ,

tota l r out a n d a lso to settl e co m pl etel y m a n y great

,
 5
'

p robl em s w hich a r e n o w pu zzl i n g a n d v exi n g th e

Chri stian Church .

God d e clared : I w ill s ift th e Hou se of I sra el

am o n g a l l th e n a t io n s lik e a s cor n i s sifte d i n a ,

s i ev e, y e t s h a ll n o t t h e l e a s t grai n fa ll u po n t h e

e ar th —
. A m o s 9 : 9 Se e also J e rem i a h 3 1 : 3 5 3 7
.
—
,

w h e r e pre dic tio n e qually pl a i n a n d e m phatic i s

fou n d .

A r e th e s e d e clara t io n s a n d pr edictio n s t ru e Th ey
?

a r e a s A n glo I s ra e li s m d e m o n s trat es T h e co n t i n ui ty
,
-
.

of Jacob s ra c e u n d e r a n o th e r n a m e A n glo S a xo n
’
— -

c o n firm s e ve ry o n e o f th em I t i s a s t ru e n o w a s .

i n th e d a y s o f J o sh u a Th ere fail e d n o t aught of

a n y goo d thi n g w hich t h e Lor d h a d spok e n u n to

t h e Hou se of I s ra e l ; all c a m e to pa ss
”
— Jo s h 2 1 : 45 . . .

Thi s co n victio n i s t h e occas io n of t h e prese n t

vol u m e T h e ti m es d em a n d i t W e a r e livi n g i n
.
,
.

th e w a n i n g y ears of t h e n i n etee n th c e n tury w h e n ,

t h e ori es a n d opi n io n s ho w e v e r v e n e ra bl e a r e chal

, ,

l e n g e d No thi n g i s a cc epte d o n tru st Facts a n d

. .

ce r tai n ty a r e d e m a n d e d Th ese i t i s o u r purpo se i n

.

thi s volu m e to giv e F o r y ea rs w e hav e bee n ga th

.

e ri n g t h e m fr o m e v e ry s ourc e a n d n o w pu b li s h ,

t h em to t h e w orld Fro m th em e v e ry rea d e r m a y

.

dra w h i s o w n c o n clus io n a n d th a t co n clu si o n ca n ,

be but o n e that I s r a e l a n d Saxo n a r e a n org a n ic a n d

,

e th n ic u n i t Thi s co n clu s io n i s establi sh ed i n th e

.

foll o w i n g o rd e r b egi n n i n g w i th pre s u m p tiv e e v i

,

d en ce a n d passi n g o n to eth n o logic a l philologic a l

, , ,

hi storic a l a n d Scrip tu ra l pro o fs a n d e n di n g w ith ,

d i v i n e d em o n stra tio n i n th e fulfill m en t of pr Oph

 6

coy . Thi s l a st co n si sts of th e acco m pli sh m en t

of th e pr e dic t io n s a n d exp e c tat io n s of t h e proph e ts
co n ce r n i n g I s ra e l s future i n th e h i story pos i tio n
’
,

a n d d e st i n y o f t h e A n glo S a xo n s Pre dictio n a n d -

.

fulfill m en t m a t ch lik e sh a d o w a n d s ub sta n c e .

The s w a n o n st i l l Sa i n t M a r y ’
s l a ke
”
F l oat do u b l e , sw a n a n d s h a do w .

TH E F OR M E R T H I N GS H AVE I D E CL A R E D F R OM

TH E B E GI N N I N G ; OU T OF M Y M OU T H WE N T TH E Y

F OR T H ,
A ND I A N N OU N C E D TH E M ; S UD D E N L Y DI D I
A C C OM P L I S H TH E M ,
A N D T H E Y C A M E T O PA S S . T H OU
H A ST H E A R D I T A L L N ow ; A N D Y OU , WI L L Y OU N OT

D E CL A R E

I H AVE T OL D Y OU B E F OR E I T C OM E T o P A S S , T H A T
”
WH E N I T I s C OM E T o P A S S Y E M I GH T B E L I E VE .
T

N OT E — . M an y pa ssa g e s q u o t ed fr o m t h e Ol d T est a m e n t are f r om

L e ese r ’
s v e rs i o n . Th is i s a p u r e an d l i t er al t r a n s l a ti o n , a nd is
a cce pt e d as t h e S cr i pt u r e s by E n gl i sh -
pe a k i n g Je w s Ou r
s . q u o ta

t i o n s f r o m i t w i l l g i v e t h e r ea d e r s o f A N GL O I S R A E L a n -
Op po r

y
t u n i t y f o r ea s co m pa r i so n s w i t h t h e co m m o n o r r e v i s ed v er s i o n s .

I s wl vi i z: 3 , 6 1 John xi v: 2 9
'

. . .
 PA R T I .

CH A P T E R I .

TH E P R E S UM P T I ON I N F A V OR OF I SR A E L ’
S —
CON T I N U I T Y A N
A N OM A L Y — A SE M I TI C I N T U I TI ON — R E L A T E D P R OB L E M S .

Presu m ptiv e e vid e n ce fa v o rs th e t h eory of I s ra e l s ’

con t i n u o u s e xi ste n c e It i s r ea so n abl e to s uppos e

.

t hat th e fa te of thi s p eopl e h a s b e e n n o w i s a n d , ,

w ill co n ti n u e to be w h a t Go d i n t en d e d
,
It i s i n .

credi bl e that a ra c e of m e n cho sen of God to be a ,

sp e cial p eo pl e u n to Hi m se lf a bov e all o th e r p e opl es

“

”
upo n th e face of th e w hol e ear th a n d trai n ed for ,

H i s se rvic e u n d e r Moses a n d succ ee di n g proph e ts ,

through m an y cen t u ri e s sho u ld be o n ly for tem p o

,

rary u se I t i s a gai n s t hu m an exp e c tati o n a n d

.

r easo n t hat t h e y alo n e of all t h e r a c es of m a n ki n d

, ,

s hould b e t o ta l l y e xclud e d fr o m th e b en e fi ts o f t h e

Gosp el Th a t i t h a s b ee n so a s m en hav e e rro

.
—

n eo u sl s upp o se d i s a ck n o w l e dg e d to b a
y e n

an o m a ly Thi s i s rec o g n iz ed i n th e re l i giou s li te ra

.

t u re of th e w o rld Th e grea t Sauri n sp eak s of it a s

.

On e of th e m y s te ri e s o f r eligio n that T h e p e opl e ,

”

w h o w e re i n cov en a n t w i th Go d shou l d ha v e been r e

j e el ed f r om m er c
y w hil
,
e t h e p e opl e s w h o w e r e n o t i n

cov e n a n t w ith H i m sh o uld hav e b een re c e iv e d to

m e rcy
”
. Pro fessor Sh e dd says : It i s o n e of t h e “

a n o m a li es of hi sto ry th a t Chri stia n ity a l though

, ,

sp ri n gi n g fro m S e m iti c s oil a n d d e v elo e d i n a S e m i t i c

p
( 7 )
 8

p eo pl e , w as on t h e w hol e rej e cte d by t h e m a n d th e ,

sp i r i tu a l i n her i ta n ce of S hem pa ss e d i n t o t h e t en ts of

Ja p h et .

That w a s a n a cu te sayi n g of Napol e o n : Wh a t

”
i s hi st ory b u t a fic tio n a gree d up o n Fro m t h e .

four t h c e n tury u n til th e prese n t le a rn e d m e n h a v e ,

ta x ed th e i r p o w e rs o f i n v e n ti o n to p u t a se n se u po n
th e w riti n g s of th e proph ets fa vora b l e t o Gen ti l e Chr i s
ti a n i ty a n d aga i n st I s ra e l s p erp etu i ty a n d sup r em a cy
’
,
.

”
Thi s fict io n a gree d upo n th ey call Hi story a n d “
,
”
pro n ou n ce i ts progen y a n A n o m aly a My st e ry ,
“
.

Thi s i s proof that probabil i ty fa vors a co n tra ry co n

elu s io n T h e S em ites or t o sp ea k m or e sp e cific a lly
.
, ,

th e I s ra e lit es a m o n g w ho m r ev eal e d re l i gio n origi

,

n at ed ,
a n d i n w ho m it w a s thr o ugh c e n turi es of

trai n i n g d ev elop ed w oul d see m to be t h e p e o pl e

, ,

abov e all o th e rs to sprea d it a m o n g th e n a t io n s

,
.

Th e ir en tire hi story w a s prepara tory to Chri sti a n i ty .

R el igiou s though ts of th e high est n ature we re

com m o n to th em fr o m rem ote a n tiquity
,
Th ey .
“

w e re profou n dly e a r n e st a n d s eri o u s w ith fee l

i n gs of a w ful re v e ren c e to w a r d th e Mo st High ,
”
w ho m t h ey b e li e v e d to be al w a y s a m o n g th e m .

Thi s w a s chara cte ri stic of th em .

It i s n o w a m ark ed characteri st ic of th e A n glo

Saxo n s Mo n si eur Tai n e a Fre n ch w rite r s ay s
.
, ,

More than a n y p eopl e i n Europ e by th eir i n n e r ,

co n c e n tra t io n a n d rigidity th ey r ealiz e th e S em i ti c ,

co n c eptio n of th e sol i ta r y a n d A lmi ghty God a

stra n g e co n c eptio n w hich w e w ith all our cri t ical
, ,

m ethod s hav e hardly r e co n s tructe d w i thi n ourse lv es

,

to th e prese n t d a y .
 9

R ev A E W a tfl e D D i n a late ora tio n o n th e

. . .
,
. .
,

An glo Sax o n p eopl es sa id : T h e w o n d erful re ligiou s

-

progr ess of th e A n glo S a xo n s m u st be d u e to th e -

fact that t h ey hav e h a d cap a ci ty to r e c e i ve sp i r i tu a l

i deas A m o n g m os t o th e r p e opl es Chri sti a n ity h a s
.
,

so o n e r or l a t e r d eg en e rate d i n to t h e o b s e rv a n c e of
,

form s po w e rl ess to touch th e h eart or ch a n ge th e

,

li fe I n s rx c en turi e s it h a d b eco m e so w e ak en e d
.

a n d corr u pt e d i n t h e cou n tri es w h e r e firs t i t fl ou r

i sh e d that e v en M o h a m ed a n i sm w hich s w ep t i t
, ,

a w ay w a s a n i m prov em en t upo n i t
,
With th e .

d ivi n e e l e c tio n w hich co n si sts i n th e b estow m en t o f

,

fitn ess f o r th e appoi n te d m i ss io n Go d h a s cho sen ,

th e A n glo S a xo n s to be t h e co n se rv a tors a n d d i s
-

sem i n a to r s of spiritu a l Chri s tia n i ty

”
I s it n o t .

probabl e th a t th ese co n c eptio n s of Go d so d i fli cu l t ,

of co m preh e n s io n a m o n g t h e L ati n th e Arya n o r ,

Japh e tic rac es a n d thi s capacity to re ce iv e spiritual

,
”
id eas a r e th e r es ult of th e trai n i n g i n th e Wil d er
,

n e ss of Si n a i a n d u n d e r t h e proph et s of Je hovah ?
,
”
With this c o n c e d ed th e a n o m aly of hi story cit ed , ,

fro m a l e arn e d Professor o n our first pag e di sapp ears , .

I t origi n a te d i n ig n ora n c e of th e pat e rn ity of th e

race i n w hose t en ts th e spiritual i n h e rita n ce of
,
”
Sh em s till d w ell s Thi s co n c essio n ren d ers m an y
,
.

oth er p robl em s oth erw i se i n e xplicabl e easy of solu

, ,

tion T h e chi ef di ffi culti es i n Biblical i n te rpretatio n

.
,

occasio n e d by th e applicati o n to Gen tile n atio n s of

p roph e ci es pe rta i n i n g o n ly to I srael a r e a t on ce a n d ,

forev er d is p o se d of Why a n d h o w Chri stia n ity d i s

.
, ,
 10

a pp eare d fro m t h e quarter of t h e glob e Wh ere i t w as

first pro m ulga te d i s e xpl a i n e d T h e ra c e of m en .

w h o r e c e iv e d i t a r e n o lo n g e r th e r e Th ey w e re .

”
th e n w a n dere r s a m o n g th e n a tion s soj ourn e rs of ,

t h e di sp e rsio n Th ey m igra te d w est w ar d ca rryi n g

.
,

the ir religio n w i th t h em to t h e Briti s h I sl es to ,

North Am e rica to Au stra lia a n d to all lan ds i n

, ,

w hich A n glo I s ra e l d w e ll s
-
T h e sa m e r a ce o f m en
.

w h o w e re th e
“
p eo pl e of God u n d e r Moses
a r e th e pe opl e of Go d u n d e r J esu s H e h as .
“

”
r a i sed u
p th e tr i bes o
f J a cob a nd i s t h e Gl or
, y '

”
of h i s p eop l e I sr ael Thi s a l so i s th e solu ti on of t h e
.

East e rn qu estio n w hich i s such a co n sta n t m en a ce

,

to th e p eac e of Europ e Lik e w i s e o f t h e S em i tic or

.
,

J ew i s h q u esti o n w hich h a s a ffl ic te d R u ssi a a n d so

,

m uch of c o n t i n e n ta l Europ e w i t h J u d a p h o bi a a n d
t h e e m igratio n probl em w hich i s exciti n g s o m uch,

a n xi ety a m o n g t h e ci t iz e n s o f t h e U n it e d S ta t e s .

R o m a n i s m M o h a m e d a n i s m Paga n i s m fi n d t h eir
, , ,

s olu t io n h e r e .T h e d es ti n y of I sra e l w ill gov e r n t h e

d esti n y of t h e h u m a n fa m ily T h e m a n n e rs th e .
,

cu sto m s t h e l a w s t h e civ i l iz a ti o n a n d religi o n o f

, ,

t h e d o m i n a n t r a c e m u s t fi n a lly d o m i n a t e th e w orld .

Thi s s ee m s pro b a bl e obvi o u s c e rta i n Gre a t w rite rs

, ,
.

”
call i t Ma n ifest Desti n y
,
“
.

“
AND T H OU SH A L T C ON S U M E A LL TH E N A T I ON S

WH I CH TH E L OR D TH Y GOD GI VE TH U N TO TH E E ;
TH Y E YE SH AL L N OT L OOK WI TH P I T Y U P ON TH E M ;
AND T H OU SH AL T N OT S E R VE TH E I R G OD S F OR,
”
WOUL D BE A SN A R E U N TO T H E E — Deu t v n : 1 6
TH A T . . .
 12

Semi tes . I t h as
v e r b een pr ov e n ho w ev e r that
ne , ,

all th e Europ ea n races exce pt th e J ew s a r e of , ,

Japh etic d esc en t T h e An glo Saxo n s a r e of course

.
-

S em ites if th ey a r e of I sra e li ti sh origi n Thi s it i s

, .

our purp ose to p rov e .

It i s co n c e d ed that th e o ri gi n a l ho m e of all th e
Europ e a n p eopl es w a s w es te rn A s i a Max Mull e r
, .

s ay s : If a n a n sw e r m u st be give n a s to th e pl a c e
“

w h e re our Ary a n a n c estors d w elt b e fo r e t h e ir s ep a

ra tio n w h eth e r i n l a rg e s w arm s of m illio n s or i n a
, ,

fe w s catt e r ed t en ts or huts I S h o uld s t ill sa y a s I , ,

”
s a id forty y ear s ago so m e w h e r e i n A s i a ,
.

Schra d e r i n h i s gr e at w o rk T h e Prehi storic A n

, ,

t i qu i t i es of th e Ary a n P eopl es pro ves co n clu siv e ly ,

that th eir origi n al h o m e w a s i n W estern A s i a .

A di fficulty m eets u s i n t h e a ssu m ption that th e ,

E u rop ea n race s a r e so u n iv e rsa lly Ary a n s

, ,
.

W m E Gla d sto n e s ays

. . I h a v e h a d t h e o pp o r
t u n i tv of p e rc e ivi n g h o w a m o n g sp e c i a li sts a s w i th
, ,

oth e r m en th ere m a y be fa sh i o n s o f t h e ti m e a n d
, .

s chool w hich L o rd B a co n c a ll e d id o l s of t h e m a rk e t
,

pl a ce a n d curren ts o f prej udice b el o w th e surfa c e

, ,

s uch a s to d etract s o m ew h a t fro m th e a u thority

w h ich e ach i n quire r m ight ju stly cl a i m i n h i s o w n

fi e ld a n d fro m th e ir ti tl e to i m po se th e ir co n clu
,
”
s io n s upo n m a n ki n d .

S u ch a fash io n of th e ti m e a n d idol of th e “

m ark et plac e i s t h i s A r yan t h eory of t h e Europ ea n

-

races T h e a ssu m pt io n of th e ir Japh etic or i gi n

.

rests chi efly u po n a ffi n ity of la n guage w hich i s

thought to p rov e a fli n i ty of rac e Thi s p o s ition .
 13

ho w ev e r i s co n teste d by so m e of th e gr eatest ph i l ol o
gi sts Th ey m ai n ta i n th a t lan guage i s n o t a cer
.

tai n test of rac e but on ly of social con tact Bes id es

,
.
,

it i s m a n ifest that th e re i s a stro n ger a ffi n ity of th e

,

E ngl i sh w ith th e H ebr ew tha n w i t h th e Greek a n d

Lati n a n d oth e r Eur o p ea n la n guages That i n
, .

e arly ag es th e Arya n s a n d S e m ite s w e re i n co n tact ,

i s re cog n iz e d a n d prov e d On p age 95 of Schrad er s

’
.

Pre histori c An tiquiti es w e rea d : Th e a tte m pts to

,
“

d em o n strate th e As iat i c origi n of th e I n do Europ ean s -

which w e hav e r e vi ew e d thu s far a r e b a se d essen ,

ti a l l y o n th e culture l a n gu a ge a n d r elatio n s of
,

th e Europ e a n p eop l es th e m se lv es W e hav e n o w to

.

m en tio n a m o d e of a rgu m en t w hich l e ad s to th e

sa m e co n clu sio n by es ta bli s hi n g a cl o se r co n n e ctio n
,

b etw ee n th e I n do Europ ea n s a n d a n oth e r fa m ily of

-

l a n guages a n d p eopl es I n r esearch es a s to th e

.

origi n al hom e of th e I n do Europe a n s w e h av e -

frequ en tly co m e acro ss th e i d ea that th e I n d o

Europ ea n s m u st hav e m igra te d from A si a i n to Europ e ,

a n d n o t t h e o th e r w a b
y eca u se a
,fi y f
ni t o l a n
g g
u a e

con n ects them wi th a n other m a i n br a n ch o h h i

f t e w te

r ace w ho se or i gi n a l a b od e n obody w ou ld thi n k of

,
”
lo o ki n g for i n Europ e T H E S E M I T E S
— .

T h e origi n al ho m e of t h e S em ites i s S ho w n to b e
in T h e i m m ea s ur a bl e plate aux of Cen tral As ia ,

w hich l i e w est o f th e Par n e r te rrace b etw e e n th e ,

Oxu s a n d th e J a xa r tes H er e b ega n th e m igratio n

.

of th e S e m it es w hich at first follo w e d th e c o urse of

,

th e Oxu s i n a s o uth w e s t dire ctio n ski r t e d th e ,

sou th e r n sh ore s of th e C a spi a n proc ee d e d i n to ,

 14

Media by o n e of th e p a sses of th e Elbu r z a n d th en ce ,

through t h e gorge of H o l w i n t h e p a ssa g e of a l l ,

p eopl es to a n d from Media i n to th e d e ep bas i n of ,

t h e A ssy r ia n a n d M es op o ta m i a n d e pr ess io n w h e re ,

th e di ffe re n ti a t io n of th e S e m i tic p e opl es w a s gra d

”
u al l fi e t d
y e c e .

Thi s M esopotam i a n d epressio n i s k n ow n t o hav e

b een th e origi n a l ho m e o f th e patri a rch Abra h a m .

Fr o m th en ce h e m i grate d w est w a rd to Pa l est i n e .

“
R e v W a yla n d Hoyt D D s a y s
.
,
That c a ra van
. .
, ,

tra i l i n g i ts w a y acro ss th e E a ste rn d ese rt form s th e ,

”
hea d w a ter s of our hi stor y a n d of our ci v i li za ti on .

n t L e ss o n s fro m Di s ta n t D a y s )
( Pr es e .

If thi s be tru e our cl a i m i s esta bl i sh e d T h e total .

s u m of it i s t ha t W e hav e Abra h a m t o our fath er .

”

Do es eth n ol o gica l e vid e n ce fa vor such a co n clu s io n

I n t h e co n sid e ra t io n of thi s q u e s t io n co m pl e xio n i s
of pri m e i m porta n c e Thi s largely di sti n gui sh es th e
.

d i fl e r e n t r a c es of m e n If th e P a tri a rch s a n d th e ir
’

w iv es fro m w h o m t h e H ebre w s spr a n g w e r e bl a ck ,

or brow n y e llo w or ta w n y th ey could n o t h av e

, ,

b een our a n cestors T h e A n glo S a xo n s a r e a fa ir

.
-

co m pl exio n e d ra ce From th e ir earli est h i story th ey

.

hav e b ee n n o t e d for th e ir w hite a n d cl ear co m pl ex

i on . I t i s r el a t e d i n E n gli sh a n n a l s that three
Sa xo n you th s w e re e xpose d for sal e i n th e m ark e t
plac e of R om e w h en Gregory afte rw ard s Pop e Gr e
, ,

gory th e Gr ea t p a sse d bv Struck w i th th e ir fa i r

,
.

a n d op e n cou n te n a n c e h e a sk e d of w h a t n a t i o n t h e y
”
w e re .
“
A n gl es w a s th e reply Sa y ra th e r A n g el s
,
.
,

s ai d h e
“
,
if th ey w e re Chri sti a n s .
 15

We re th e p rogen ito rs of t h e I sraelites thu s fa i r 7 I s

it ce rta i t hat th e y w ere w hi te p eopl e Evid en c e of
n ?

thi s i s cl ea r a n d i n di sputabl e Abrah a m a n d h i s .

w ife Sarah w er e of th e sa m e stock h e b e i n g h e r h a lf ,

bro t h e r
” ”
Sh e w a s f a i r
“ “
. v er
y f a i r , T h e s a m e i s .

s aid of R eb eka h th e w ife of I sa a c S h e al s o w a s

“ ”
, f a i r .
,
”
v er y f a i r . J a cob th e ir so n m arri e d t h e daughters
, ,

of h i s m oth e r s broth er H i s n a m e w a s L a ban

’
.
,

w hich s ign ifi es w hi te t h e n a m e b e i n g be sto w e d upo n

,

h i m for h i s cl ea r a n d b eau t iful cou n ten a n c e Lea h .

,

h i s e ld est d a ughte r w a s te n d e r ey e d
,
Th a t i s h er -
.
,

ey es w e r e d e fici e n t i n c o l o ri n g m att e r b e i n g v e ry ,

light w h ich sho w s th a t sh e w a s a blo n d e R a ch e l

,
.

”
i s sai d t o hav e b ee n b ea utiful a n d w ell favore d
“
,

th ough h er co m pl exio n i s n o t m e n tio n ed J a cob .

hi m self w a s re m a rkabl e for th e sm o o th n ess a n d s oft

n ess of h i s ski n .Th ese thi n gs a r e p a rticularly a n d
e m phatica lly m en ti o n e d Th ey a ffor d a clue to our
.

a n c estry of i m m e n se i m porta n c e It i s r easo n a bl e .

to s upp o se th a t th e faires t p eopl e of a n tiquity m a y

hav e b ee n th e a n cestors o f th e fa i rest ra c e i n t h e
w o rld . W e h a v e blo n d es a n d bru n ettes a m o n g u s .

So als o hav e th e J e w s I n co m pl e xio n c e rt a i n ly

.

t h e re i s r ese m bla n c e a n d th e J e w s n ob o dy d o u b ts
, , ,

a r e t h e s ee d of Abr a h a m T h e L a ti n r a c e s a r e co n
.

c ed e d to be Ja ph et ic but th ey a r e of sw a rthy co m
,

ple xion a s e v e ry body k n o w s If t h ey a r e Ary a n s

,
.

m u st t h e A n glo Sa xo n s be Ary a n s a l s o ? Th e i r
-

co m pl e xio n cl a sses th em w i th th e S em i tes a n d m a k es ,

it po ssibl e for th e m to be I s rae li tes I t i s n o t p o ss i .

bl e fo r th e Chi n e se th e E a st I n di a n s th e Nor th
, ,
A m erica n I n dian s or th e Africa n s to b e I s ra el ites
,
.

T h e S ho w of th e ir cou n te n a n ce s i s a ga i n s t it .

T h e eth n ic t esti m o n y i s fo r u s I t i s proof of h i gh .

i m port an c e esp e ci a lly agai n s t t h e u n suppor te d a s

,

s u m ptio n that all t h e Chri s tia n w hit e rac es of t h e

w orl d a r e Arya n s It i s thi s du st of Ary a n i sm th a t

.

h a s bli n d e d our ey es to our high a n d sacr e d a n c es try .

Mr Glad sto n e says : T h e H ebre w s w e re S e m itic ;

.
“

Ch ri s ten do m i s Ary a n R o m a n a n d Ea st e rn Chri s

.

ten d o m con si sti n g of t h e Ca tholic a n d Greek

,

church es i s Ary a n but n o t A n glo S a xo n Chri ste n

, ,
-

do m . Thi s i s S e m i tic a s w ill app ea r m ore a n d ,

m ore cl early i n th e progr ess of o u r argu m en t a n d

r o of id en tifyi n g t h e A n glo Sax o n s w i t h t h e lo s t
p
-

I sra elites .

Ab ra h a m j o u r n ey t o t h e l a n d ,
’
s

W h i ch God s o w n fi n ge r s h o w s ,
’
"m
Ge a m,
“
F o rms t h e h ea d w a t e r s o f t h e s t r ea m ,

I n w h i ch ou r h i st o r yfl w o s .

T o t r ace h i s r ace e m pl y d t h o e e p s,
e n

Of h o l ym en o f o l d

Th e p r o ph e t s t o l d t h ei r f u t u r e y ea rs ,

Wo u l d br i n g t h e a ge o f go l d "
Ia I x, I 7 ,

Th e i r em pi r e w o u l d e m b rac e t h e w o r l d , "
Pa I xxi i ,

Th e i r su n w o uld go do w n ,
n ot "I s 133 ea ]
.
,

T h e i r m oo n w o u l d n o t w i th d ra w h e r l i gh t ,

A n d wa r s n o m o r e be k n o w n
; " I a i i,

Th e i r K i n gd o m st i l l w o u l d be t h e L o r d s,
’

B l es t w i t h M e ss i a h
’
s r e i gn "
L u ke i , 3 0
Th e Ch r i s t w o u l d go v e r n Jaco b s tr i bes ,
’

A n d si t o n D a vi d s thr on e
’
.
 ( s
I . I t, 8 ; I s xi v, 1
.

To t he m t he n a t i o n s w ou l d be jo i n ed , Is . 8,
be f o r e th e i r K i n g ;
A n d bo w
Sh eba w o u l d w o r sh i p a t t h ei r s h r i n e, "
I s 123,
.

H e r go l d an d si l v e r br i n g .

Th e n ati on s that w o ul d n o t se r v e t h em
pe r i sh f ro m t h e ea r t h
Sho u l d "I a h r,
Th e y w o u l d to God be p r i es ts and ki n gs
Ackn o w l edge d s u ch by bi r t h . R ev i ,
.

Th ey w e r e t o be Go d ’
s ba tt l e a xe , " ,
Jen l
Use d i n H i s o w n em pl o y
W ea po n s Of w a r ,
”
i n H is r i gh t h an d ,
Th e n ati on s to des t r oy .

S u ch i s t h e i r gl o r i o u s d est i n , y
F o r esh a do w e d f r o m t h ei r b i r t h ,
Th e se e d o f Ab r a h a m God ,
’
s f r i e n d,
Th e Go d Of a l l the ea r t h .

W h o th e n ca n be t h i s fa v o r ed race ,

A mo n g t h e so n s o f m en
’
Ti s m a n i fes t i n al l th e ea r t h ,

God ’
s r a ce Of E n gl i sh m en .

E n gl i sh and Sa xo n ar e th e na m es ,
F oun d n o w o n ev er y st r an d
Th ey r ul e th e o cea n a n d t h e w av e,
And soo n m u st ru l e th e lan d .

Th e i r des t i n y i s m a n i f es t
’
T i s po i n te d by t h e H a n d ,
Th a t l ed t h e i r si r e s i n Ol d e n t i m e
I n to t h e Pr o m i se d L a n d .

T h e P r o m i se d L a n d ”
beco m es e n l a r ged ,
Ju s t as t h e i r n ee d s u n fo l d
Wh en m u l ti pl i ed as sa n d a n d s ta rs
“ ”
"mGe , 17 Ho
I t w i l l e m br a ce t h e w o r l d sea i 10; .
,
M a tt . v,

2
 CH A P T E R II .

GE OG R A P H I C A L OR I GI N S— E A R L Y M I GR A TI ON S I N TO B UB ODE
T H R E E D I ST I N CT M I G R A T I ON S OF T H R E E D I S T I N CT
R A CES -
R A CI A L T R A I TS P E R M A N E N T .

W e hav e thu s far see n th a t As ia i s th e hiv e fr o m

w hich hu m a n ity s w ar m e d W es te rn A sia w a s th e
.

origi n al ho m e of both Arya n s a n d S em ites Fro m .

th e n c e di d th e Lord s catte r th e m abroad upo n th e

face of all th e earth — Gen 11 7
. . .

V icto r H e h n i n w riti n g of th e early m igration s i n to

Europ e says ,
Th eir fur th e r w a n d eri n g s l ed th em
“

fro m th e d epression of th e Ara l a n d th e Caspia n by ,

t h e w a y w hich h a s b ee n appoi n te d for th e n atio n s

by n a t ure h e rself through t h e sout h R uss ia n
—

st e pp e s o n t h e n o r th of w hich b eg a n d e n s e fo rests
,

of fi r s w hil e o n th e S l Ope of th e Carpathian s w a s a

,

lux u ria n t i m p en etra ble grow th of fo l i a ci o u s trees

, .

He r e w h e re t h e m ou n tai n s h a v e th e ir o u tpo sts a

, ,

divi s io n took plac e ; alo n g th e Black Sea a n d th e ,

lo w e r Da n ub e w h e r e p a s ture l a n d co n ti n u es w en t
,
-

th e ba n d s w hich late r b ecam e t h e Pel a sgo

H ell en es a n d Itali an s Thra ci a n s a n d Illyria n s I n
, .

m od e r n P ol a n d by the B a l ti c through t h e tr emen d ou s

,

p l ai n
,
w hi ch str etches as f a r as H o ll a n d spr e ad t h e ,

s ub se qu e n t Cel ts w ho a lso cr ossed the Cha n n el to the

,

B r i ti sh I sl a n ds ; the su bsequ en t Teu ton s w ho r ea ched

Sca n d i n a vi a by the B el t a n d S ou n d a n d fi n a lly , th e

Lithu a n ia n s a n d Slav s , th e l a st straggl e rs , w h o r e
m ai n e d i n closest proxi m i ty to th e poi n t of se para
( 18 )
 20

I n the n i n th year o f H o sh ea , th e ki n g of A ssyr i a

too k Sa m ari a a n d carri e d I s ra e l a w ay a n d plac e d
, ,

th em i n Halah a n d i n Habor by th e riv e r of G o z a n

”
a n d i n t h e citi es of th e M e d e s I n a n i n s criptio n
.
,

Sargo n re cko n s M e d ia t h e m ost eas tern portio n of

h i s e m pir e .

A m o n g th e pu n i sh m en ts of t h e A ssyria n s w a s th e
tra n spla n tatio n of th e rebe lliou s n a tio n to a d i sta n t
locality Th e re m oval of I sra el w a s a n ex a m pl e of
.

a prac tic e w hich had lo n g pr ev a il e d a m o n g th e m ,

a n d w hich th ey ha n d e d d o w n to th e Babylo n ia n s

a n d Pe r s ia n s .

M edia to w hich Is rael w as e xil ed exten d e d n orth

, ,

a n d s outh about 5 5 0 m il e s a n d ea s t a n d w e s t fr o m
,

25 0 to 300 m il e s I t lay b et w ee n t h e 3 2d a n d 40th d e

.

gre es of lati tud e a n d t h e 45 th a n d 5 3 d d egr ees o f

,

lo n gitud e I n thi s regio n t h e ten trib es di sapp eare d

.

a s a n atio n a n d c e a se d to be k n o w n by t h e n a m e
,

of I s ra el H e r e th ey i n crea se d a n d m ultipli e d a s
.
,

th ey had do n e i n m ore an ci en t ti m es alo n g th e

ba n k s of t h e Nile Thi s i s th e e xpla n at io n of m an y
.

thi n g s i n hi story oth e rw i se i n e xplicabl e W e giv e .

a S i n gl e illu stratio n About 1 00 y ears afte r th e

.

colo n izatio n of I s ra el to thi s region th e Me d es m a d e ,

a n attack upo n an d took Ni n e v e h R aw li n so n .

,

Professor of A n ci en t Hi story at Oxford say s : By ,

w hat circu m sta n c e thi s p eo pl e w h o had s o lo n g b ee n

e n gag e d i n co n test w ith th e A ssy rian s a n d had
hith e rto sho w n th em s elv es so u tte rly u n abl e to r e
si s t th e m beca me su d d en l y str on g en ou gh to a ss u m e a n
,

a ggr ess iv e attitud e a n d s o forc e th e Ni n e vit es t o

sub m it to a si eg e ca n o n ly b e co n j e ctur e d
,
Wh eth er .
 21

m e re atur a l i n crea se or w h eth e r fresh em igra

n ,

tio n fro m th e east had r a i sed the M edi a n n a ti on a t

thi s ti m e so f ar a bove i ts f or mer con d i ti on it i s i m ,

poss ibl e to d ete rm i n e W e ca n o n ly sa y that soo n

.
,

afte r th e b egi n n i n g of th e seven th cen tu r y th ey ,

b egan to press upo n th e A ssyri a n s a n d th a t grad ,

u all
y i n cr ea s i n g i n s tr e n g th th ey proc ee d e d about

t h e y ear 6 3 3 B C to a tte m pt t h e co n qu es t of th e
. .

cou n try —
(
. S m ith s Bibl e Dic t
’
io n ary V ol I p ,
.
,
.

T h e prob l e m so p e rpl e xi n g to th e l e ar n e d
Pro fessor i s of e a sy s olutio n For a hu n dr e d yea rs — .

a n d m ore th e r e h a d b ee n d w e lli n g i n th e M e dia n

,

cou n try that m a r v elo u s p e opl e of w ho m God said : ,

Tho u a r t my ba ttl e ar a n d m y w eap on s of w a r ; wi th

-

thee w i l l I br ea k i n p i eces n a ti on s, a n d wi th thee w i l l I

”
destr oy ki n gd oms Hi storia n s , t reati n g th e I s rael
.

”
ites a s if w rit ten to th e so il ( of Pal e sti n e) hav e ov e r
“
,

look e d th eir share i n th e gen e ral hi story of th e w orld .

Ma n y a di ffi cul ty w oul d hav e b een e asily solv e d

had thi s b een ot h er w i se .

T h e ke y of hi s tory a s w e ll a s pro ph e cy i s I sr a el
, ,
.

Dom i n io n i s th e ir sp e cial ty T h e A n glo Sa xon s .

-

a r e kn ow n a s th e Co n qu e ri n g a n d t h e u n co n
”
q u o r e d rac e T h ey. br e ak i n pi e c es n a ti o n s a n d ,
”

d estroy ki n gdo m s T h e E t trick Sh eph e rd sa y s i n

.
”
,

N o c te s A m br o si a n a e : T h e Briti sh ar m y dra w n up
i n ord e r of battl e seem s to m e a n i m age of th e
,

po w e r of th e right h an d of Go d I n Shak esp ea re .

,

Ki n g Joh n exclai m s
W e Go d s w r a t h f u l ag e n t , d o co r r ect t h e i r
,
’
pr ou d co n t em
pt
”
Th at bea t back H i s peace to H ea v en .
 22

Histo ry rightly w ritten w ou ld Sho w tha t it w as

”
I sra el Go d s battle a x that brok e th e p o w er o f
,
’
-

Assyria a s it h a s brok e n th e pow e r of m a n y oth er

,

n atio n s Sai d th e L on don Ti mes : W e i n th e great

.

w a r w ith F ra n c e ca m e out Victoriou s an d at ,

Wate rloo sha tter ed a n d p ou n ded to du st th e m ighty

,
”
fabric of i m p e rial pow er I n spiratio n d eclares thi s
.

to be t h e Go d giv en w ork of th e s ee d of Abraha m ,

t h e m a n w ho m Go d ra i s ed u p fro m th e ea s t a n d
“

”
ca ll e d i n righte ou sn ess to H i s feet a n d w h o liv es i n ,

h i s po ste rity Th e H ebre w n a tio n i s h e re su m m e d up

.

i n th e p e rso n of i ts a n cestor H e gav e n atio n s b efore .

h i m a n d m a d e h i m rul e ov e r ki n gs H e gav e th e m .

th e du st to hi s sw or d , the d r i v en
”
as as stu bbl e to hi s bow .

— I s ai a h 41 2 Do m i n an c e i s a d i sti n gui shi n g

.

m ark of thi s p eopl e It i s i n th e fi n al a n aly si s to

.
, ,

racial traits a n d eth n ic p e culiariti es that w e look

,

for th e m ost co n clu s iv e proof of racial a ffi n ity a n d

id en ti ty Th ese a r e i m pe rishabl e Th e l e opa rd
. .

can n ot cha n g e h i s spots n o r th e Ethiopian hi s

s ki n . R acial traits id en tify our race w ith I sra e l .

W e m a y S i n g w ith Whitti e r n ot o n ly of our Bri t i sh ,

a n ces tors but lik ew i se of our m ore rem ote I sra eliti sh
,

a n cestors
Th i cker t h a n w a te r i n on e r i l l ,

T h ro u gh ce n t u r i es o f st o r y ,

Ou r Sa xon bl oo d h as flo w ed ,
a n d st i l l

We sh a r e w i t h yo u t h e goo d a n d i l l ,
Th e sh a do w an d t h e gl o r y .
”
 CH A P T E R III .

E T H N I C T R A I TS — T w o H E B R E W N A T I ON S— C H A N GE D P H Y S I
OGN OM Y — C A U S E OF T H E SA M E .

Eth n ic tra its a n d p e culiariti es a r e co n ce d ed to be

e vid e n c e of racial a ffi n ity Th ese so m eti m es a p
.

p ear i n th e phy siog n o m y ofte n e r i n m a n n ers cu s

—
,

to m s b eli efs a n d th e g e n e ral raci a l tren d I n t h e

, ,
.

J ew s th e c o u n ten a n c e i s often co n clu s iv e Un lik e .

n e ss to thi s p e opl e i n facial a ppea r a n c e i s cit e d a s

e vid e n c e a gai n st t h e Saxo n s b e i n g a ki n dre d rac e .

But w h y should th ere be fa c si m ile r ese m bla n ce ?

Th e I sr a e lite s of t h e T en Lo st Trib es n e v e r w e r e
Jew s . To suppose so i s o n e of th e e rrors of our
ti m es Th ere a r e m a n y diligen t rea d ers of th e
.

Bibl e w h o fail utte rly to di sti n gui sh b etw een th e

,

t w o fa m ili es or n ation s i n to w hich t h e H e bre w s

, ,

w e r e divid e d — th e H ou se of I sr ael
”
a n d th e H ou se ,

On e of th e m o st ce l ebra te d a n d popul a r
”
of Ju d a h .

l ec ture rs upo n th e Proph e ts of Is ra el w a s ask e d

if Je r em i a h u se d th e w ord s I s ra el a n d Judah “

a s s y n o n y m ou s a n d h e w a s n o t abl e to sa y
,
He .

”
had n o t n oticed H e see m e d surpri se d w h e n told
.

“
that thi s proph et u se d th e word Judah 1 80 ti m es
”
an d
“
I sra e l 90 ti m es but n ev e r o n c e a s syn o n y
,

m ou s A n oth er a professor i n a Th e ologic a l S em i

.
,

n ary said h e
,
had n o con fi d en c e i n th e A n glo
“

”
I srael th eory be cause it w ould m ak e u s all out Jews .

A n oth er a d i l igen t Bibl e stu d en t a n d a n exten siv e

,

( 23 )
 24

wri te r of Su n d ay scho ol literature ask ed t h e author

-

h o w b e d i sti n gui sh e d b etw e en I s ra e lites a n d Je w s ,

sup p o si n g th em to be sy n o n y m ou s .

Th e J ew s ge t th e ir n a m e fro m th eir o w n tri b e a n d

h ou se . T h e A n glo Saxo n s d es c en d fro m th e
-

”
“
Hou se of I srael co n si s ti n g of th e te n trib es T h e
,
.

”
Hou se of I srae l th e Hou se o f Ja cob th e
, ,
”
H o u se of I saac th e Hou se of Ephra i m th e
,
“
,

Hou se of Jo seph a r e u se d sy n o n y m o u sly But

,
.

”
th e Hou se of Ju d ah d en o tes a n oth e r a n d a sep
,

arate n ation of th e H ebr ew s O n ly i n th e la test .

p e riod of Old Testa m en t hi story lo n g afte r th e d i s ,

app earan c e o f th e ten tribes fro m th e Holy La n d i s ,

Ju dah u sed a s sy n o n ym ou s w ith I s rael Ev en i n .

n ew T es ta m en t t i m e s it w a s o n ly i n co m m o n par
,

la n ce th a t oth e r I s ra e lite s th a n those s pri n gi n g

fro m th e Jewi sh n a ti on w e re c a lle d Je w s All I s ra el .

ites a r e n o m o re Je w s tha n all Brito n s a r e W els h

m en .

I n to thi s co m m o n e rror of co n fou n di n g I sra e l

w ith Judah T o m Pai n e fe ll a n d d e clar e d th a t h e ,

w a s l e d i n to i n fid elity b ec a u se h e sa w that th e Jews

,

could n e v e r v e rify th e pro m i ses giv en to I sr a el .

T h e m or e acu te obse rv e r W m E Gl a d sto n e i n ,

. .
,

his I m pregn able R ock of Holy Scripture w ri te s ,

”
.

N o w th e n a m e of I sr a el i s th e n a m e u n d e r w h ic h ,

i n t h e Ps al m s th e chos en p e opl e a r e d escrib e d W e

, .

have thi s n a m e rep eate d tw en ty S i x ti m es T h e -

.

n a m e of Ju d a h occurs t en ti m es a n d n e v er w i th ,

thi s para m ou n t sign ifica n c e I t i s m en ti o n ed e i th e r

.

togeth e r w it h Is ra el o r i n co n j u n c tio n w i th oth e r

,
 25

tri bes a s w i th Ephrai m a n d Ma n asseh or w ith Zio n

, , ,

but alw ays l oca ll y or tr i ba l ly .

Much co n fu s io n w ould hav e b een p r even te d if all

r ead ers of th e Scriptures had b een thu s obse rvi n g .

”
Jehovah i s co n sta n tly ca ll e d th e God of I sr ael ,

but n ot o n c e i s h e call e d th e God of Ju d a h .

i s th e n a m e em ploy e d to d en ote th e
”
Is rae l
cho sen p e opl e co n s i sti n g of th e t w elv e trib es ; but
,

th ese t w e lve t rib es w ere divi d e d i n to two n a ti on s .

Chri st recog n iz ed thi s w h e n h e said to th e Je w s ,

T h e ki n gdo m of Go d shall be tak en a w ay fro m

you a n d s hall be giv en to a n a ti on bri n gi n g fo r th
,
”
t h e fruits th e re of .Co n si st en tly w ith all Old Testa
m en t p ro m i s es a n d pre dictio n s h e m u st hav e
i n oth e r w or d s th e
”
m ea n t a n oth e r H ebr ew n a ti on “
,

te n tr i bed n a ti on th e
,
Hou se of I sra el .

Si n ce th ese thi n gs a r e so w h y shoul d th e d e ,

sce n d a n ts of t h e te n trib e s b e e xp e cte d to r esem bl e

th e J e w s i n phy siog n o m y ? B es id e s it i s n ot c ertai n

t h a t th e facial app eara n c e of th e Je w w a s al w ay s th e
s a m e that it i s n o w Th e re a r e rea so n s for b eli evi n g
.

th a t it h a s b een chan ged S i n c e th e ir di sp e rsio n that ,

it i s th e re sult i n part of th e social a n d physical

, ,

d egrada tio n i n to w hich th e y w e re thro w n after th e

d estructi o n of Jeru sale m a n d i n w hich the y hav e
,

co n ti n u ed i n m a n y la n d s u n til th e presen t d ay .

T h e cha n ge i n phy siogn o m y h a s b een i n th e tw o

trib es n o t i n th e ten from w hich th e A n glo Saxo n s
,
-

Spra n g . T h e op e n fr a n k b o l d fearl ess co u n ten a n c e

, , , ,

s o m ark e d i n our rac e m a y hav e o n c e b e lo n ge d to

,

th e so n s of Judah al so Th e Sh y ti m i d fearful
.
, ,
 26

l ook, th a t t m ark s th em n ow b elo n ged n ot to

of en ,

th em origi n ally U n d er th e tyra n n y a n d per sec u

.

tio n s of ages th ey have b ee n m ad e to trem bl e at th e

shaki n g of a l e af I s it u n u sual for i n w ar d fears
.

a n d p assio n s to b e m irror e d i n t h e fac e ? E v en

black m en tu rn pal e fro m e xc essiv e fright I t i s .

but rec en tly a n d that o n ly i n th e Briti sh Em pire

—
,

a n d t h e U n it e d Sta te s— that th e Jew s hav e b ee n

w holly em a n cipat ed a n d lifte d fro m racial d egra d a ,

tio n .

Thi s surely i s a n i m por ta n t co n sid e ratio n A f e w .

gen e ratio n s a m o n g th e A n glo Saxo n s m a y sm o o th -

from th e bro w a n d fac e of Jud a h th e furrow s of

care fear a n d s orrow w h ich cen turi es of per secu
, , ,

tio n hav e m ad e a n d r estore to hi s v ery physiogn o m y

,

t h e sy m m e try a n d b eauty of h i s youth .

“
A M E R R Y H E A R T C H E E R E T H U P T H E COUN T E
N A N CE ; B UT W H E N TH E H EA RT F E E L E TH PA I N TH E
”
S P I R I T I s D E PR E SS E D .
— Prov xv: . 13 .

—
N on e Y ou n g s
’
Co n co r d a n ce t h u s d e fi n e s Je w A d es ceu
d an t Ju da h ; i n l a t er t i m e s a l s o a n I sr a e l i te
of I n 2 Ki 16 : 6, . .

thi s a pp e l l a t i o n i s a ppl i e d t o t h e t wo t r i b e s S t r i c tl s pe a k i n g, . y
the n ame is a ppr o pr i a t e on l y to t h e su bj ects of t h e k i n gdo m of

t h e t w o t r i b es a f te r the se pa r a t i o n of t h e t e n t r i b es . B . C
.

T he fi r st t i m e t h i s h i s t o r i c n a m e o ccu r s i n S c r i pt u r e h i st o r y is
d u r i n g th e r e i gn of Pe k a h , on e o f t h e l a st of t h e k i n gs of th e
H ou s e of I sr a e l . He j o i n ed R e zi n , k i n g o f S y ri a, i n w ar a ga i n s t

Ah a z ,
ki n g of Ju d ah . A t t h a t t i m e R e zi n , ki n g o f S r i a , r e co v y
er ed 1531t to S y ria a n d d r o v e t h e JE W S f 1 0 111 E l a t h
”
2 Ki 16 : 6 . . .

B C 7 42
. . .
 28

an d d aughte rs w h o ha d b een assign ed to Allah a n d ,

to restore th e fa ith of Abraha m i n o n e God .

“
A n d H o w i s it w it h Chri st ia n ity Di d Chri st
co m e to pre ach a n ew fa ith i n a n e w God Did h e ,

or h i s di scipl es i n v en t a n ew n a m e of Go d
,
No ,

Chri st ca m e n o t to d estroy but to fu l fi ll a n d th e ,

Go d w h o m H e pr each e d w a s th e Go d of Abraham .

Thu s th e fa i th of th e On e livi n g God w hich see m e d ,

to re q ui r e th e a d m i ssio n of a mo n othei sti c i n sti n ct

d i n e v e ry m e m b e r of th e S e m it e fa m ily i s
g fr a te ,

track e d back to o n e m a n to h i m i n w ho m all th e

,

fam ili es of t h e ea r th shall be bl esse d

”
.

Thi s profo u n d testi m o n y of Max Mull e r i s i m

m en sel y i m porta n t .It i s gre at e vid e n c e of our
S e m itic origi n T h e Arya n race s w h o hav e b ee n
.

brought fro m h ea th en i sm to th e ack n o w l ed g m en t

of God w orship sa i n ts a n g el s a n d i m ages to thi s
, , , ,

day Not s o w ith t h e A n glo Sa x o n s Th e i m ages

.
-
.

of sai n ts a n d a n gel s a r e n o m ore sa cr e d i n th e ir

Vi e w tha n t h e god s a n d th e go d eses of th e h eath e n .

Th ey a r e m o n oth e i stic t hrough a n d through a n d ,

d e spi se i m ag e w orship o f ev e ry ki n d .

Th e re i s a raci a l r ea so n fo r th e religiou s di ffer en ce

b et w een th e S e m itic a n d Arya n p eo pl es of th e
w orld .T h e Ary a n s hav e a tre n d to w ard s p o l yth e
i sm . Th e S e m i t ic hav e r e c e iv e d fro m th e ir a n ces
tors th e p r i m i tiv e i n tu i ti on o f Go d It i s thu s m a n
.

i fest that th e pr e dic tio n Go d sh a ll d w ell i n th e

,
”
ten ts of Sh em i s r ealiz ed to th e pres en t day A S
,
.

thi s i s th e first i n th e lo n g li n e of predictio n s t h a t

follo w th ro u gh a score of c en turi es it clai m s sp ecial
 29

t
at en ti o n The passage i s fo u n d i n Gen 9 : 26 27
. .
-
,

an d i s thu s re n d e re d by L eese r .

B l essed b e t h e L o r d Go d o f S h em .

M a y G o d e n l a r ge t h e bo u n d a r i es o f Ja ph et h ,
A nd ma y H e d well i n the te n ts of S hem ”
.

Profess or Briggs i n h i s Mess i a n ic Proph e cy, ,

(p. 8 2) s ay s : May h e ( th a t i
“
s Go d) d w e ll i n t h e

te n ts of Sh em Th e bl ess i n g of Sh em i s th e
.

pr esen c e a n d i n d w e ll i n g of Go d T h e Sh em ites .

hav e Go d for th e ir porti o n T h e Divi n e prese n c e i s .

e v e r i n th eir t e n ts th e y a r e th e b e ar e r s of t h e tru e
,

religio n T h e l a w a n d proph ets a n d Chri st ia n ity

.

”
cam e through th em .

That thi s i s th e righ t i n te rpretatio n i s obviou s .

It i s e n t irely co n si ste n t w i th all Scripture a n d w it h

“ ”
hi sto ry That w hich a ssign s th e pron ou n he to
.

Ja ph e t i s i n co m pa tibl e w ith b o t h T h e do m i n a n t .

rac e of th e w o rl d i s i n th e li n e of Sh e m n o t of ,

J a ph et I t i s th e seed o f A br a ha m w h o a r e to
.

po sse ss th e ga te of th e ir e n e m i es a n d e v e rybody

k n o w s th a t A br a ha m w a s a S e m i te .

Dr Jo s i a h S tro n g i n h i s Our Cou n try page 1 6

.
, , ,

say s : Protesta n ti sm o n th e Co n ti n e n t s e em s to be
“

about a s poor i n S piri tu a l li fe a n d po w er a s C a tholic

i sm . That m e a n s that m ost of th e sp i r i tu al Chr i s
ti a n i ty i n the wor l d i s fou n d a m o n g th e A n gl o Sa xon s -

”
a n d th e ir co n v e rts .

Thi s i s a fact of great S ig n ifica n ce I t i s proof of .

our eth n ic u n i ty w i th th e Sem ites ; it sho w s a ffi n ity

w ith th e see d of Abraha m Thi s lik e n ess i s so o b .

v i o u s a s to hav e attrac t e d th e att e n ti o n of m a n y of

—
our greatest w rite rs lik e n ess i n n o t a few but i n ,

m a n y thi n gs .
 CH A PT E R V .

E T H N I C T R A I TS T R A C E D BY GE OR G E E L I OT , D E A N STA N L E Y ,
D I SR A E L I AND D ’
AU B I G N E .

Ge orge Eliot i n I m pressio n s of Th eophrastu s

,
”
Such sa y s : Th e re i s m ore lik e n ess tha n co n tra st
,
“

b et w ee n th e w a y w e E n gli sh got our i sla n d a n d th e

w a y t h e I s ra e li tes got Ca n aa n W e hav e n o t b een
.

n ote d for form i n g a l o w es ti m a te of ours elv es i n

com pariso n w ith for e ig n e rs or for a d m itti n g that

,

our i n stitutio n s a r e equall e d by a n y oth er p e opl e

u n d e r th e s u n M a n y of u s h a v e thought th a t our
.

s ea w all i s a sp e cially divi n e a rr a n ge m e n t t o m ak e

a n d k e ep u s a n atio n of s ea ki n gs a ft e r t h e m a n n e r

of our fo re fa th ers s ecure aga i n st i n vasio n a n d abl e

,

to i n va d e oth e r la n d s w h en w e n ee d th em th ough ,

th ey m a y l i e o n t h e oth e r s i d e of t h e ocea n I t h a s .

b een h eld th a t w e h a v e a p e culi a r d esti n y a s a Pro

tes ta n t p eo ple n o t o n ly t o brui se th e h ea d of a n
,

idolatrou s Chri stia n ity i n th e m i d st of u s but fitted ,

a s t h e po ssessor o f th e m o st truth a n d th e m o st to n

n ag e to carry our pur e r r eligio n ov e r th e w orl d a n d

co n v e rt m an ki n d to our w a y of thi n ki n g Th e Puri .

ta n s asse rti n g th eir li berty to resi st tyra n ts fou n d

, ,

th e H ebr ew hi s tory clo sely sy m bolical of th e i r feel

i n gs a n d purpose ; a n d it ca n h a rdly be correct to
cast th e bl a m e of th e ir l ess laud a bl e d o i n gs o n th e
w riti n gs th ey i n vok e d s i n c e th e ir o pp o n en ts m a d e
( 30 )
 31

u se o f th e sa m e w riti n g s fo r d i fferen t en d s fi n d in g ,

th e re a s tro n g w arra n t for th eir divi n e right of

ki n gs a n d d en u n cia t io n of those w h o lik e Korah ,

a n d Datha n a n d Abira m to ok o n ,
th em se lv es th e
o ffi ce of th e pri esthood w hich b elo n ged sol ely to
Aaro n a n d h i s so n s or i n oth e r w or ds to m en o r
,

dai n ed by th e En gli sh Bi shop s W e m u st rath e r

.

refe r t h e pa ssio n ate u se of th e H ebre w w ri t i n gs to

a fi n i t d i b d h J i h
f y f
o s
p osi ti on etw een o u r r a ce a n t e ew s .

I s it tru e tha t t h e a rrogan ce of th e Je w w a s so i m

m ea surably b eyo n d that o f a Calvi n i st ? A n d th e
ju st sy m p a thy a n d a d m iration w hich w e giv e to th e
,

an c e stors w h o resi ste d t h e oppress iv e acts of our n a

tive ki n gs a n d by resi sti n g se cure d or w o n for u s
,

th e b est part of o u r re ligiou s a n d civil lib e rti es i s —

it j u st to w i thhold fro m t h ose brav e a n d stea d fa st

m e n o f J ew i sh rac e w h o fought a n d di e d or strove
, ,

by w i se ad m i n i stratio n to r esi st t h e oppress iv e a n d

corrup ti n g i n flu e n c e of fore ign tyra n ts a n d by r e ,

s i s t i n g r escu e d th e n atio n ali ty w hich w a s t h e v e ry

h e arth of our r eligio n At a n y rate seei n g th a t th e ,

J e w s w ere m ore sp ecially tha n a n y o th e r n at io n cd

u ca ted i n to a sen s e o h i r su r eme v a lu e th e chi e f
f t e p ,

m a tte r of s urpri se i s that a n y other n a ti on i s fou n d to

,
”
r i va l them i n thi s for m of s elf co n fi d e n ce
-
.

Thi s lo n g quota tio n w ill b ear readi n g a n d r e rea d -

ing . It i s bri stli n g w ith resem bla n c es b etw een u s

an d tho se w ho m n obody h a s ev er doubted a r e
H ebrew s .

D ea n S ta n le y trac es lik e si m ilarity b etw een u s

a n d th e hi storic p e opl e of I s ra e l . H e say s : Th e
 82
‘

sen s o f I sa a c
l i ter a ll y o u r sp i ri tu al an cesto r s
ar e ,

th eir i m age ry th e ir po etry th e ir v ery n am es hav e

, ,

d esc en d ed to u s ; the ir hop es th e ir p ray e rs th eir , ,

”
p sal m s a r e ou r s Had h e o m i tt e d th e w or d spirit
.
“

”
ual h e w oul d hav e tol d th e ex a c t truth .

Di sra eli i n h i s T a n cred w rites : A S a n e xpo

, ,
“

n en t of th e m y ste ri e s of t h e hu m a n m in d as a ,

sooth e r of t h e troubl e d Spirit to w ho se harp d o t h e ,

p eopl e of En glan d fly for sym pathy a n d solace ? I S

it to Byro n or Word s w or th or ev en th e m yria d ,

m i n d e d Shak esp eare ? No ; th e m o s t popul a r po e t i n

E n glan d i s th e sw eet S i n ge r of Is ra el a n d by n o ,

oth e r r ace e xc ept h i s o w n h a v e h i s od es b ee n so

, ,

Ofte n s u n g It w a s t h e S w o r d of t h e Lord a n d of
.
‘

Gid eo n that w o n fo r E n gla n d i ts boaste d libe rti es ;

,
’

a n d th e Scotch achi e v e d th e ir r e ligiou s fr e e do m ,

cha n ti n g upo n th e ir hillsid e s th e sa m e can ticl es , ,

”
w hich ch ee r e d t h e h ear t of Ju d a h a m id th e ir gl e n s .

More em phatic s till i s th e tes ti m o n y of Chri stian

w ri te r s D A u bi gn e th e author o f th e hi s tory of th e
’
.
,

R efor m a tio n duri n g h i s Vi si t to E n gla n d w a s S O

, ,

i m press ed w ith th e rese m bla n c es a n d a ffi n iti es be

t w een o u r r a c e a n d a n ci en t I srae l th a t h e coul d n o t ,

re frai n from sa yi n g : I h a v e b een struck w ith a d

m i r a ti o n at b eholdi n g t h e p e opl e of those i sla n d s
e n co m pa ss i n g th e glob e b eari n g e v e ry w h e r e civiliz a
,

tio n a n d Chri stia n i ty co m m an din g th e m ost di sta n t

,

s e a s a n d filli n g t h e e ar th w ith t h e po w e r of th e w or d
,

of Go d At th e sight of such prosp e rity a n d great

.

n e ss I s aid : Ascrib e ye str en gth u n to God H i s esc .

cel l cn cy i s over I sr a el
‘
The God of I sr a el i s H e tha t
.

’
gi v eth str en gth a nd p ow er u n to hi s p eop le .
 33

Still m ore n ota bl e a r e th e w ord s o f Mi l ton

Lord s a n d Co m m o n s of E n gl a n d "co n s id e r w h at
n atio n it i s w h e r e of r e a n d w h e r e of ye a r e th e
y e a

gove rn ors "a n ati o n n o t slo w a n d d ull but of a ,

quick i n g en iou s a n d pi e rci n g spiri t acute to i n v en t

, , ,

s ubtl e a n d S i n ew y t o di s cour s e n o t b en e ath t h e r e ach

,

of a n y poi n t th e high est that hu m a n capacity ca n

,

s oar t o Y e t that w hich i s abov e all thi s t h e favor

.
,

a n d t h e lov e of H e a v e n w e hav e gr e at a rgu m e n t to

,

thi n k i n a p eculi a r m an n e r propitiou s a n d prop en d

i n g to w ard s u s Why e l se w a s thi s n a tio n cho sen
.

b e fore a n y o th e r th a t out of h er a s ou t of S I ON
, , ,

should b e procl a i m e d a n d s ou n d e d forth th e fi rs t

ti d i n gs a n d tru m p e t of re for m a tio n to all Europ e ?

N o w o n ce a gai n by a l l co n curre n c e of s ign s
, ,

an d by th e g e n e ral i n sti n ct of h o ly a n d d e vout m e n ,

a s t h e y daily a n d s ol e m n ly e xpr ess t h e ir though ts ,

God i s d ecreei n g to b egi n som e n e w a n d grea t p e rio d

i n H i s church ev e n to th e r efor m i n g of r efo rm ati o n
,

itself ; w hat d o es h e th en bu t r e v ea l hi m self to H i s

s e rva n t s a n d as H i s m a n n er i s fir st to H i s E n gli sh
, ,

men A r eop agi ti ca

— .

Th e se te sti m o n i e s fro m authors w h o had n o

ar e

k n o w l ed ge of th e A n glo I sra el th eory Th ey w e r e

-
.

u n co n sci o u s w i tn e sses of our ra ci a l a ffi n ity o n w h i ch ,

accou n t th e ir t est i m on y i s th e m ore valu e d if n o t

th e m ore c o n cl u siv e .

“
F OR J A C OB I I A T H T H E LOR D C H OS E N U N T O
H I M SELF I S R A E L A S A P E C UL I A R T R E A S UR E
,
Ps .
-
,

cxxx v : 4 .

3
 CH A PT E R VI .

A F F I N I TY IN I N S TI T UTI ON S , M A N N E RS , CUSTOM S , L A W S, A N D
M I L I TA R Y AF F A I R S .

Am on g th e m ore pos itiv e e vid en c es o f racial u n ity

a r e s ocial i n s ti t utio n s m a n n ers a n d cu sto m s
,
Th es e .

a r e i n d i s putable a n d abu n da n t It i s n o t our pur .

po se to co n sid e r th em m i n ute ly a n d e xhau stiv ely .

Thi s i s n o t n e c essa ry as th e w ork h a s bee n do n e by

,

oth e rs Joh n Wil son i n h i s treati se o n Our I s ra e l

.
,
”
i ti sh Origi n d evotes m a n y colu m n s to th e s ubj e ct
, ,

a n d sho w s co n clu s iv e ly that th e A n glo Saxo n s a r e -

lik e th e a n ci en t I s rae lites i n courage i n the ir r e

‘

s p e ct for w o m a n i n th e ir fa m ily r e latio n s i n th e ir

, ,

volu n ta ry ass ociatio n s i n e l e ctiv e gov e rn m en t i n th e

, ,

a n ci en t dress of th e Saxon s i n m ilita ry a ffa i r s the ir , ,

form of battl e u se of en sign s a n d w e apon s of w a r

, .

Th e y a r e als o alike i n th e ir gen e ral a n d fu n dam en ta l

la w s both b ei n g fo u n d e d upo n th e w or d of Go d
, .

Thi s feature of En gli sh l a w h a s ofte n bee n ob se rv e d

by foreig n e rs It i s als o re cogn iz ed by our m ost
.

e m i n e n t practi tio n e r s i n t h e l egal profess io n A .

physicia n of m y acquai n tan c e el ecte d to th e Se n ate ,

of N e w Jersey e n quire d of a n em i n en t but i r r el i g

,

I ou s la w y e r w hat w ork h e could r ead th a t w oul d

,

giv e h i m i n bri ef a g en eral k n o w l e dge of E n gli sh

l a w a n d w as tol d th e Bibl e I ts cod e of civil l a w
“
, ,
.

i s th e cou n terpart of our o w n i n di ff e ren t w ord s but , ,

( 34 )
 36

tion of r eb e l a r m y w a s a s w ell co n ce iv e d str at

th e , ,

egi ca l l y a s i s po ssibl e to d ay
,
-
.

T h e H ebre w m ili tary co d e w a s base d u p o n thor

“

ough organ ization a n d th orough di scipli n e Wh eth e r .

a s Co m m on w ealth or Ki n gdo m t h e p e opl e w e r e h e ld ,

a s r espo n s ibl e for th e sa fe ty of th e s tat e .

Oth n i e l d efeated Cush a n Ki n g of Mes op o tam ia ;

,

Ehud route d Eglo n Ki n g of Moab Afte r e ach vic

,
.

tory a s i n fi v e oth e r cases th e re w a s p ea c e for forty

, ,

y ears E a ch ge n e ra tio n l est th e y should forg e t

.
’
,
‘

th e k n o w l e dge of w a r had a tri a l a n d th eir e n e

’
, ,

m i e s w a n te d n o m or e fight duri n g th e sa m e g en era

tio n .

T h e valor of th e m en w a s m atch e d by th e d e v o
tio n of th eir w o m en T h e s o n gs of D eborah a n d
.

Miria m so w il d ly set for th th e rage of w a r that w e ,

al m o st see through th e gl ea m i n g v erse th e fi r e dart ,

i n g fro m gri n di n g chariot w h eel s th e h e av e n s ,

s hroud e d by th e du st of da shi n g squa d ro n s th e ,

flight of arro w s a n d th e w hirl w i n d of battl e .

“
I m pl em en ts of w a r a n d tactical d etail s hav e
chan g ed but th e g en e ral p ri n ciples r em ai n a s co n
,
”
st a n t factors i n th e s ci en ce of w a r .

Thi s lon g quota tio n w ritte n by a n Offi cer o f th e

,

Un ite d States Arm y w ithout r efe ren c e a n d p e rhap s

, ,

w ithout k n o w l e dg e of our A n glo I s ra e l th e ory i s -

sure ly co m p e te n t t es ti m o n y a s to our racial resem

blan c e a n d a ffi n ity i n m ilitary affairs It i s a n .

o th e r u n con sci ou s a n d th e r efor e valu e d proo f o f

, ,

ethni c u n i ty .
 C H A P T E R V II .

A F F I N I T Y I N T H E SP I R I T OF I SR A E L AND SA X ON — R E S I ST A N C E
AGA I N ST A B S OL U T I S M A N D TYR A N Y — OR I G I N A L
GOV E R N M E N T OF I SR A E L R E PU B L I C A N .

More striki n g e vid en c e still app ea rs i n th e sp i r i t ,

of I s ra e l a n d t h e Saxo n W e ho n or thos e E n gli sh

.

Baro n s w h o i n 1 21 5 A D e xacte d fro m Ki n g Joh n

,
. .
,

t h e Mag n a Char ta th a t gre a t P a ll a diu m of E n gli sh

,

lib e rty ; a n d th e m e n of 1 77 6 w h o i n thi s city of , ,

Philad elphi a i ssu e d th e D e clara tio n of I n d epe n d

,

en c e. Th e sa m e spirit l e d th e m en of I sra el i n th e ir
protest ag a i n st d esp o ti sm a n d a b sol u t i sm u n d e r
R ehoboa m to cry To y o ur te n ts Oh I sra el " N o w
, , ,

se e to your o w n hou se D a vid " T h e r e volt of th e

”
,

t e n trib es h a s b een trea te d by gr e a t w rit e rs a n d

co m m en ta tors a s a cal a m i ty a n d a cri m e La n g e .

te lls u s that by i t th ese trib es flu n g a w a y th e prom

i s es of God ; a n d oth e rs cou n t it a s th e firs t ste p
i n t h e ir do w n w a r d c a r ee r w hich e n d e d i n to tal o h
livio n .
”
Not S O Go d hi m self approv ed of i t
. .

Wh e n R ehoboa m rai se d a n arm y to co erc e th e ir

ret u r n th e Lord sa id : Thou shalt n o t fight agai n st
,

thy bre thre n th e chil d ren of I sra e l ; f or thi s thi n g i s

,

r om m e
f .

Thi s r e volt w as th e m ost n obl e a n d th e m o st ho n ora

bl e ev e n t of th e ir a n ci en t hi story th e pla n t i n g of th e
—

tre e of lib erty w ho s e blo sso m s i n afte r a g es hav e

, , ,

b een th e Magn a Charta of E n gl a n d a n d th e I n d e ,

( 37 )
 38

pe n d e n ce of th e Un i te d Sta tes ; a n d w hose fin a l

fru i tage w ill be th e u n i v e rs al e m a n ci p atio n of m a n ,

wh en :
Th e w a r dr u m t h r o bs n o l o n ge r ,

And t h e ba tt l e fla gs a r e f u r l ed
I n t h e Pa r l i a m en t of ma n ,
”
Th e F ed e r a t i o n of th e w orl d .

Was hi n gto n re fu s i n g a cro w n h a d h i s pro totype ,

i n Gid e o n t h e m o st n oble of all th e j udges of I s ra e l

, ,

a n d th e ir gr e atest d eliv e r e r w h o afte r h i s victory , ,

ov e r th e Midia n it es also refu se d a crow n sayi n g : I

, ,

w ill n o t rul e o v e r yo u n eith e r s hall m y so n s

,
Th e .

”
Lor d shall rul e ov e r you .

Gi d eo n w a s a R epublican a n d th e C o m m o n w ea lth,

of I srae l w a s for four hu n dre d a n d fifty y ea rs afte r th e

Exodu s a R epublic
,
Th er e w a s n o Ki n g i n
.

I sr a e l E v e ry m a n w a s a sov e reig n a n d a l a w ,

u n to hi m se lf Ev e ry m a n di d that which w a s
.

”
righ t i n h i s o w n ey e s Th eir political th eory
.

se e m e d to be for each m a n to r egul a t e h i s o w n

”
p rop er vocatio n i n h i s o w n prop er Sp h e re T hi s i s .

t h e n obl es t t a sk of fr ee m en ; a n d of all for m s of gov

e r n m e n t a R epublic i s b est s uit e d to i ts d e v e lop
,

m en t . Such w a s th e earli es t gov e rn m en t of I srael .

So great a n authority a s Mr Glad sto n e says : It i s .

repr esen ted i n th e Scriptures a n d it seem s obviou s , ,

that th e tran sitio n fro m thi s p atr i a r cha l R ep u bl i can

i s m to m o n archy w a s i n th e n ature of re trogr essio n
, .

Thi s vi ew of th e r elativ e con dition of R ep u bli can a n d

o f r ega l I s ra e l i s co n fir m e d by th e fact that w ith th e

m o n a rchy c a m e i n a n oth e r r egul a r organ ization ,

”
that of th e s chool s of th e proph ets .
 39

Th e great Di s ra e li d e clare d th e A m e ri ca n n ation

to be m ore lik e that of a n ci en t I s ra e l u n d e r th e
”
judge s th a n a n y ot h e r o f hi sto ry Th i s h a s .

often b ee n ob se rv e d by t h e i n terpr ete rs a n d co m

m e n ta to r s o f th e Scripture s It i s im porta n t a n d .
,

b elon gs to o u r subj e ct a s s ho w i n g racial a ffi n i ty

b et w een th e m ost a n cien t a n d th e l a test p e rio d s of ”

our h i story Our form of go ve r n m en t i s a re turn to

.

th e origi n a l b e for e I s ra el s a id :
“
, Mak e u s a Ki n g to
”
j u d g e u s lik e a l l th e n a tio n s De Tocqu e vi l l e r e .

ga rd e d th e progress of D e m ocratic p ri n cipl es i n

“

go v ern m en t a s a provid e n ti a l fact th e resul t of a ,

di vi n e d ecr ee ; a n d V ic t o r Hugo w ith th e ea r of a ,

proph e t h ea rd a Europ ea n of so me co m i n g gen e ra

,
“ ”
tio n sa y : Why w e o n c e h a d ki n gs ove r h e re
,
Dr . .

Stro n g p redicts th at all th e ra c es of E u rop e w ill o n e

d a y en joy t h e ci v i l l i b e rty w hich n o w see m s th e
p eculi a r birth r i ght of th e A n gl o Sa xo n s ; a n d h e -

quot es Ma tth e w Arn old a s sayi n g of R epublica n

form o f gov e r n m e n t th a t : i t i s th e on ly e v e n tu a l “

form o f g o v e rn m e n t for all p eo pl e Such a for m Of .

gov e r n m e n t a ck n o w l edgi n g n o ki n g but Go d i s a ,

Th e ocracy a n d such w a s I sra e l s u n til th e re ign of

,
’

Sa u l Such w ill it agai n be w h en all ki n gs res ign

.

th ei r c ro w n s to H i m w h o shall hav e d o m i n io n
“

fro m sea to se a a n d fr o m th e ri v e r u n to th e en d s o f
,

”
t h e e arth PS lxxi i 8
. .
,
.

“
F UR N I SH F OR Y OUR S E L VE S WI S E A N D U N DE R
S T A N DI N G M EN , A ND TH o s E K N OW N A M ON G Y OU R

T R I B E S, A N D I WI L L PL A C E TH E M A S C H I E F S OVE R
”—
Y OU . D eu t i : 1 3 . .
 CH A PT E R V III .

E TH N I C E VI D E N C E IN N A M E S— H EBR E W N A M ES OF

PL A CE S I N . B R I TA IN— TH E TR I BE OF DA N
I TS H I S T OR Y A N D F OOTP R I N TS .

W e hav e co n cl u siv e pro of of r a ci a l orig i n a n d

u n ity i n th e n a m es of pl a c es a n d of fa m ili es .

Th e Purita n s sho w e d th e ir E n gli sh a n cestry by

bri n gi n g to N ew En gla n d th e n a m es th ey lov ed s o
w ell i n Old E n gl a n d ; C a m bri d ge Ply m o u th E sse x , , ,

Middl ese x Norfolk Su fl o l k K en t a n d s cores of

’

, , , ,

oth e rs co m m o n to both cou n tri es Th ese n a m es

, .

hav e be en f epea ted by th e so n s o f N ew E n gla n d i n

'

all th e sta tes a n d t erritori es of th e W est W e h av e .

our Portl a n d o n th e Pa cific a s w ell a s o n th e ,

Atla n tic coast Si m il a r n a m es a r e fou n d i n A u s

.

tr a l i a N e w Z ea la n d a n d a l l la n d s occupi ed by th e
, ,

E n gli sh Sp ea ki n g p eopl e I n th e Briti sh i sles es .

,

e i a l l y i n W a l es a r e m a n y n a m es of a n ci en t pl a c es
p c ,

w hich a r e pur ely H ebr ew a s Y ar m outh M a r i zo n , , ,

B a a l Dago n a n d oth e rs h ere after to be m en tio n e d

-

, .

Fa m i ly n a m es m a y be n u m b ere d by th e thou s
a n d s Capta i n He n ry Nichol s o n e o f th e m ost e x
.
,

ten siv e voya ge rs a n d tra v e ll e rs of th e w orld gives ,

hu n dred s of surn a m es of fa m ilie s livi n g i n E n gl a n d ,

a n d th e B riti sh colo n i es w hich a r e pur ely I s ra el ,

i ti sh ru n n i n g th e w hol e s ca l e of th e alphab e t fro m

, ,

A to Z ; b egi n n i n g w ith Aaro n Aaro n so n A sh e r , , ,

an d e n d i n g w ith Z echari a h a n d Z a l a m a n s o n Th ese .

( 40 )
 41

I sra eli t is h n a m es a r e fou n d i n a bu n d a n ce a mon g

t h e A n glo S a xo n s; but a m o n g n o oth e r rac e s of m en
-
.

Th ey h ave b een p e rp et uate d through s uccessiv e

ge n eratio n s fro m grea t a n tiquity a cco m pan yi n g ,

t h e s catte r e d tri bes o f t h e Di sp e r s io n i n all th e ir

w a n d e ri n gs a n d abid i n g w i th th e m to t h e pres e n t
,

day W e hav e our Jo s eph s a n d Jo s i a h s our J a cob s

.
,

and Jo n atha n s our Ez eki el s a n d Ge r sho m s a n d

,

Gid eo n s i n thou sa n d s a n d te n s o f thousa n d s of

,

ho m es Th e y a r e n a m es co m m o n to both th e
.

E n gli s h a n d th e H ebre w to n gu es A r e th ey n o t .

s ig n s a n d i d e n t ific a tio n s ?

Thos e giv en to p l aces by t h e tri bes i n th e ir d i s

p e r s i o n a n d m igra t io n s a r e e v e n m or e s ig n ifica n t .

Th ey m ark th e route s t a k e n a n d t h e r es ti n g pl a c es
,

of th ei r pilgri m age fro m M e dia th e region to w h ich ,

th e A ssyri a n s t r a n spl a n t e d th em to th e Briti sh .

I sl es .

T h e pio n ee r i n th ese m igra tio n s w as t h e trib e of

Da n . Thi s i s w ort hy of S p e ci a l n otice a n d i m po r ,

ta n t to be r em e m be r e d .

Thi s trib e w as t h e firs t to disa pp ea r fro m th e

Holy La n d I n l st Chro n icl es w h er e t h e c en s us i s
.
,

tak e n a n d all I s ra el a r e n u m b e re d n o m e n tio n i s

, ,

m ad e o f th e ar m y or t h e n a vy or th e fa m ili es of
, ,

Da n . Thi s trib e at th a t ti m e w a s n o lo n ge r i n that

p a rt o f th e w orld Eldad a Je w i sh w rite r of em i
.
, .

n e n ce ,
sa y s : I n th e d a y s of J e r oboa m ( 97 5 B
“
, .

C ) Da n r e fu se d to S h e d h i s broth e r s blood
.
’

a n d r a th e r t ha n go to w a r w it h J u d a h h e l e ft t h e ,

cou n t ry i n a bod y a n d w en t t o Gree c e t o J a v a n

, , ,
 42

an d to Da n m a rk K eati n g i n h i s His tory of I r e

.
,

l a n d sa ys T h e Da n a u s w e r e a p e opl e of grea t
, ,

l ea rn i n g a n d w eal th Th ey l e ft Gree c e a fte r a b a ttl e

.

w i t h t h e Assyri a n s a n d w e n t to Ir e la n d a n d Da n ,
”
m ark w hich th ey ca ll e d Da n m ares Da n s cou n try
’
-

, .
,

Dr Latha m i n h i s Eth n o logy of Europ e says o n

.
, , ,

pag e 1 3 7 : I thi n k t h a t th e E pa n ym u s of t h e Ar
giv e D a n ia w a s n o oth e r th a n tha t of th e I s ra eli te
,
”
trib e of Da n .

W e a r e t o r em em b e r that Da n w a s th e fi r s t born -

i n R a ch e l s h o u se H i s n a m e s ig n ifi e d J udge “ ”
’
.
,

a n d J a cob pr e dic t e d : Da n S h a ll j u d ge h i s p eopl e

a s o n e of t h e trib es of I s r a e l H e al s o pre dicte d .

th a t h e w o ul d be w a rl i k e a n d a m a ste r i n s trategy , .

Da n s hall be a se rp e n t by t h e w a y a n ad d e r o n ,

t h e p a th t hat bit et h th e horse i n th e h ee l s so that

, ,
”
h i s rid e r fall e th back w a rd s Mr Glad s to n e i n hi s . .
,

w ri ti n gs m e n tio n s h i s o w n e ar n es t s t udy of p r e hi s
,

tori c a n tiq u ity a n d of i ts docu m e n ts i n regar d to

, ,

t h e Gr eek rac e w hose d es ti n i es aft e r t h o se o f th e

, ,

H ebre w s h a v e b ee n so w o n d e rful
,
T h e c e n tral .

poi n t of h i s Gree k studi es hav e b een th e w ork s of

Hom er H e te ll s u s that th e w ord Da n a o i o ccu r s
.

1 47 ti m es i n t h e Il i ad a n d 1 3 t i m es i n th e Odys ,

se y ; t hat i t n e v e r occurs i n t h e S i n gular n u m b e r i s ,

n e v e r a p p li e d to w o m e n but al w a y s t o so ldi e r s a n d , ,
”
lov e rs o f w a r .

I n J o shua s allotm e n t of l a n d to t h e trib es t h e

’
,

portio n ass ign e d to Da n b e c a m e too n arrow to co n

ta i n th e m I n t h e ti m e of th e Judg es th e refore
.
, ,

th e y form e d a m ilitary e xp e ditio n a n d m a rch e d

 44

i n i ts w hol e xten t of Tyre of Si don o f Omr i of

e , , , ,

Edo m a n d Of Philist i a a s fa r a s th e gr eat sea of th e

, ,

se tti n g su n to m y y o k e I s ubj ected p aym en t of

, ,
”
tribute I i m p o sed upo n th em .

I n th ese i n sc r iptio n s thr ee m e n tio n s a r e m ad e

of A ssyria s co n tact w ith I s ra e l b efore the Bi bl e
’

”
recor d of those ev en ts b egi n s .

T h e trib e of Da n — th a t i s t h e n orth e rn por tion of

i t fro m i ts location w a s t h e firs t to be a ff e cte d by
—

th e se i n vas io n s Th e ir e a rly tra n spor ta tio n w i th

.

tho se of th e ir tribe w h o had e s cap ed by sea m a d e ,

th em th e pio n ee rs i n th ese w estw ar d m igratio n s .

A S th ey journ ey e d th e y g a v e th ei r n a m e accordi n g ,

to th eir tribal cu sto m to str ea m s a n d plac e s ,

”
a lo n g th e w a y Da n ube ,
Da n e i ster Da n e i
, ,
”
(
”
)
” ”
p e r
,
“
D on Dan,
D a n a s te r Da n tzig D a , ,
”
(
”
E r i d an ) (
“
n ez ,
t h e ,Po R ho d a n t h e R ho n e
“
) ,
“ ”
Da n r i ck A lps D a n i sh Archi p elago
, Da n ,
”
m ark .

I n Irela n d th ey w e re ca lle d T u a t h a Da n o i ,

Tuath s S ign ifyi n g tr i be I n th at i s la n d w e fi n d .

to thi s d ay D a n s Lough Da n So w ar Da n Mo n i s m
-

,
-

,
-

Da n s Ca stl e a n d D a n ga n Cast le w h e re th e Duk e of

’
,
-

W el li n gto n w a s born .

“
A N D OF DA N H E S A I D DA N I S A L I ON S W H E L P ,
’
,
”
TH A T L E A PE T H F O R T H F R O M B A S H ON — D e ut . .

xxxi ii : 2 2 .
 C H A PT E R IX .

TR I B A L N A M ES -
T H E OL D E X C H A N GE D F OR N E W — TH E
CE L TS T R A C E D To T H E H OUS E OF I S R A E L
A SS Y R I OL OGY — N E W TR E A S UR E S .

W e hav e til l high er proof t ha n fa m ily n am es

s ,

a n d th e n a m es of plac es a n d thi n g s It i s fou n d i n .

th e co n ti n uity of trib a l a n d raci al n am es Though .

thi s portio n of t h e cho se n p e opl e c e ase d to be k n ow n

by th e n a m e of I s ra e l oth e r n a m es by w hich th ey
, ,

w e r e d i sti n gui sh e d i n t h e l a te r p e rio d of th e ir Pa l

est i n ea n h i s tory clu n g to th e m
,
Th ese trace d i n
.
,

t h e vocabul a ri e s of t h e n at io n s a n d i n s crib e d upo n

an ci en t m o n u m en ts a r e co n clus iv e
, .

T h e Da n ao i of th e Greek s a n d t h e T u a th a Da n a a n s
,

o f Ir e la n d hav e alre a d y b e en n otic e d

,
Though r e .

m ot e fro m ea ch oth e r l o cally th e y w e re of th e s a m e

,

race a n d trib e a n d w e re id e n tical w ith th e chil d re n

,

o f Da n i n Pal e sti n e a n d i n la te r h i story w i t h th e

,

Da n es of North w este r n Euro p e .

W e m u st rem em b e r i n our i n v estigatio n s th a t ,

m uch co n fu s io n o f n a m es i s occ a s io n e d by varia

tio n s i n sp elli n g a n d s till gre ate r di ffi cul ty i n trac
,

i n g th e ir origi n fro m th e Gr eek by our ad o p tio n o f

” ”
th e R o m a n c to repre sen t th e Greek k w h ich ,

coul d o n ly hav e t h e h a r d sou n d of c T h e s am e i s .

tr u e of t h e La ti n g to r epr esen t th e Gree k g or

ga m m a . Th ese l et te r s i n variably h a d a har d
so q i n those l a n guag e s w h i l e t h e y h a v e both a
,

( 45 )
 46

hard an o ft S ou n d i n En gli sh I n pron ou n ci n g

d s .

th or n i n our to n gu e w e th e r efor e s o m et i m es giv e a

s ou n d dire ctly oppo s i te to that of th e Gree k a n d

La ti n T h e A ssyri a n s al s o ha d n o e quivale n ts for

.

certai n le tters of th e H ebre w alphab et w hich i s a n ,

o th e r sourc e o f di fficulty i n traci n g n am es fro m r e

m ot e r a n tiquity .

R em em b e ri n g thi s w e co n ti n u e our i n v esti

g a t i o ns .T h e C el ts co n sti tute a n oth e r
,
i m por
ta n t li n k i n our c h a i n of e vid e n c e Th e y r e a ch ed .

th e Bri t i sh I sl es a fe w c e n turi e s l a te r th a n t h e T u a
t h a Da n a a n s T h e y ca ll e d t h e m sel v e s Cy m ry
.

( Ki m r y) a n d n a m e d t h e r egio n i n w hich th e y s e t

tl e d C a m bria w hich s ig n ifi e d th e cou n try of th e

,

Cym b r i a n s Th ey c a m e fro m th e Cri m ea w hich

.
,

still b e a rs th e ir n a m e Th ey w e re ca ll e d by th e
.

Greek s K i m m er i o i a n d by th e R o m a n s th e Ci m
,

bri a n s or Ci m bri Tacitu s gi v es a gra phic a ccou n t

.

of thi s p eopl e a n d loca tes th e m i n th e Ci m bric

,

Ch er so n esu s lyi n g b etw e en th e B a l tic Se a a n d th e

,

G e r m a n Oc ea n It i s th e m od e rn Ju tlan d a n d Don
.

m a rk . T w o thousa n d fi v e h u n dr e d y ea rs ago th eir

n a m e w a s w ri t e n o n t h e A ssyr i a n m o n u m en ts a s

th e Gi m i r i R a w li n so n id e n tifi e d t h e Gi m i r i of th e
.

A ssy ria n s w i t h th e K i m m er i o i of th e Greek s H e .

“
say s : Th ey first app ea re d a s a sub stan tiv e pe opl e
”
u n d er E sa rh a ddo n Th i s Ki n g r eig n ed duri n g th e
.

first h a lf of th e se v en th c en t ury b e fo re Chri st T h e .

trib es of Is ra e l w e re c a rri ed i n to t h e Assyri a n cap

ti v i ty i n th e w a n i n g y ears of t h e e igh th c e n tury B C , . .

I s th e re a n y li n k i n h i story or a n y i n s c r iption ,
 47

con n ecti n g t h e Gi m i r i of t h e A ss yrian s w ith th e

Is ra e l of Pales ti n e On a n obe li sk fou n d by La yard ,

n o w i n t h e Briti s h Mu s e u m th e n a m e K hu m r i ,
is
u se d a s a d esig n atio n of J eh u th e Ki n g of I srae l It , .

i s thu s t ra n slate d T h e trib u te of J eh u t h e s o n of

.
,

K hu m ri s ilv e r gol d bo w l s v ess el s gobl e ts a n d

, , , , ,

p itch e rs of gold w i th s ceptres fo r th e ki n g s han d ;

,
’

al l th ese I h a v e re ce iv e d .

O m ri w as th e fath er of A hab T h e A ssyrian s .

pr on ou n c e d h i s n a m e K h u m ri a n d call e d th e n a ,
”
tio n B eth K hu m ri or th e H o u se of Khu m ri
,
.

T h e Hou se of Khu m ri th e r efore w a s bu t t h e A ss y

ria n d es ig n atio n of th e Hou se of O m ri Thu s th e .

We ls h of Britai n a r e tra ce d to th e ir a n cestors th e ,

Cy m ry t h e Cy m ry to th e R o m a n Ci m bri th e Ci m
, ,

bri to th e Greek K i m m er i o i t h e K i m m er i o i to t h e
,

Gi m i r i w h o a r e i d en tical w i t h th e A ssyria n Khu m ri

, ,

w hic h w a s t h e A ssyria n n a me for I s ra el i tes .

T h e Gi m i r i t h e Ge ta e t h e Saca e a n d t h e Ci m
, , ,

m erioi a r e a l l pro v e d to be t h e sa m e r ac e of m e n .

R a w li n so n agai n s a ys : “
I n t h e B a bylo n ia n tra n
s cripts o f th e Ach a e m e n i a n i n s crip t io n s t h e te r m ,

w hic h r ep lac e s t h e Saca e of t h e P e rs i a n a n d Scy thic

colu m n s i s Gi m i r i a t e rm w hich a l wa y s e l sew h ere
,

m ea n s the tr i bes . T h e e th n ic n a m e Gi m i r i fi rs t c c
curs i n t h e cu n ei for m r ecord s i n th e ti m e of Dariu s
H ys ta sp es (5 00 B
, a s th e S em i tic e q uiv a l e n t of
.

th e Arya n n a m e Saca e T h e Babylo n i a n titl e of

.

Gi m i r i as appli e d to t h e S a ca e i s n o t a v e rn acular
, , ,

bu t a fore ig n titl e .

Th e stu d y of A ssyr i o l ogy i s i n i ts i n fan cy W i th i n .

 48

th e p a st fiv e y ears treasures of i m m en se valu e have

b een d i scov ered Fro m th em flood s of l i ght a r e
.

b ei n g thro w n u p o n I sra e liti sh hi story T h e re cor d s.

of th e Bible a n d of th e m o n u m e n ts ta lly Th ey fi t .

lik e ha n d a n d glov e Wh e re th ey a r e n o t th e sam e

.

th ey a r e th e cou n te rparts of ea ch oth e r For ex .

am pl e th e m o n u m e n ts do n o t re port th e S i ege of Sa m
,

aria Th e Bibl e do es T h e Bibl e do es n o t giv e th e

. .

n a m e of th e ki n g w h o captur e d t h e city t h e m o n ,

u m e n ts do . Fro m th e m o n u m e n ts w e l ea rn that
th e la n d of I s ra e l b e ca m e a provi n c e of A s syri a
be for e th e fa ll of S a m a ri a On t h e m T i gl a th Pi l e ser
.
-

rec o rd s : th e to w n s of G i l ead a n d A bel i n th e d i s

“
,

tri et of th e Hou s e of Kh u m ri I to o k ,

i ts w hol e e xte n t I tu r n e d i n to th e ter r i tor y of A ssyr i a

t h e co u n tr y of th e h o u s e of Khu m ri ,
a
p or ti on of i ts i n ha bi ta n ts I ca r r i ed to A ssyr i a P ekah .
,

th e ir ki n g I put to d e ath a n d I appoi n te d Hos h e a

, ,
”
to th e sov e reig n ty ov e r th e m .

Thi s Hosh ea w a s th eir last ki n g H e w a s guilty .

of con spiracy a g a i n st th e A ssyri a n Ki n g I n th e .

n i n t h y ea r of h i s r e ign S a m a ri a w a s ov e rth ro w n
,

a n d t h e r eb e lliou s n a ti o n of I s ra e l w a s pu n i s h e d w i th

tra n spor ta t io n to a n o th e r l a n d It I s th eir d e sc e n d

.

a n ts w ho m w e a r e tra ci n g to th e place of th e ir
ge ogra phical orig i n a m on g th e m o u n ta i n s of Sa m
aria a n d th e hills of G a lil ee It i s a m a zi n g th a t
.

through th e m igratio n s of so m an y c en turi es portio n s ,

of w h ich w e re i n prehi storic ti m es th e ir footpri n ts,

a r e s o l egibl e .
 CH A PTE R X .

SA CA E , SA X ON E S , AND S A X ON S I D E N T I F I E D W I T H TH E GI M I R I
OF TH E N —
B A B Y L O I A N S SSON S OF I SA A C— T R A C E D To

B ASH A N — C ON C L US I ON OF E T H N OL OGI C A L E VI D E N C E .

W e h a v e trac ed th e T u a th a Da n aa n s a n d th e
Cy m ry t h e earli est e m igra n ts to Irela n d a n d Wal es
, ,

back to th e ir proge n itors Jacob a n d Abraha m ; but ,

h o w about th e A n glo Saxo n s w h o ca m e ce n turi es -

late r to t h e Briti s h I sl es ? Testi m o n y e qually co n

e lu s iv e id e n tifi es th em w ith t h e s a m e rac e of m e n .

H e n ry R a w li n s on say s : “
T h e eth n ic n am e o f
Gi m I r I occurs i n t h e cu n ifor m re cord s a s th e S em itic
e quival e n t of t h e Arya n n a m e S a kai Th ese w e re .

call e d Gi m i r i by th e A s iatic s a n d Scythia n s by th e ,

R o m an s H e say s :
. I t i s v e ry re m arkabl e that i n
“

t h e Ach aem e n ia n i n s criptio n s t h e Saco u o r Scythic ,

populatio n w hi ch w as w i d el y sp r ea d over the Per si a n

,

empi r e r e c e iv es
,
i n th e Babylo n ia n tra n s cripts th e
, ,
”
n a m e of Gi m i r i Thi s prov es th e Gi m i r i a n d th e
.

Saca e or Saxon s to be a n eth n ological u n it

, , .

Saca e i s a di sti n ctiv e a n d racial n am e d eriv e d ,

f ro m I s aac I n i ts lat est p eriod th e

.
“
Ki n gdo m ,
”
of I s ra e l i n th e Holy La n d w a s call e d t h e ,
”
“
Hou se of I saac A m os sp eak s of th e High “

”
plac es of I saac a n d s aid to th e ki n g : Thou say est
,

d ro p n o t th y w ord a gai n st th e Hou se of I saac .

S a ca e i s a p a tron y m i c It i s form ed fro m I sa ac by

.
“ ”

d r o pp i n g th e prefi x I It li te rally sign ifi es I saa c

,
.

4 ( 49 )
 50

ites ,
of I saac T h e pre dictio n to Abraha m
o r so n s .

w as : I n I sa ac shall thy se e d be call e d ; a n d it h e re

m eets fulfill m en t W e fi n d i ts birth p lace a m o n g
.
-

th e m ou n tai n s of Bas han i n th e origi n al i n h e rita n c e

,

o f th e half trib e of Ma n ass e h D A n v i l l e traces i t

’

f ro m B rita i n to Sak eta a d i strict be yo n d th e ,

Caspia n See I n th e ir m igratio n s th ey gav e th ei r

.

n a m e to thi s r egio n a s th e Ci m m e ria n s had do n e to

th e Cri m ea Sak eta w a s equiv a l e n t to th e w o rd

.

Saxo n ia a n d s ig n ifi ed th e la n d of t h e I saa ci tes a s

, ,

th e latte r d e n ot e d that of th e Saxo n s Th ese n am es

. .

a r e n o t fou n d i n that qu a rte r o f t h e glob e n o r i n ,

A ssyria n i n scriptio n s ea rli e r tha n th e tra n sp la n ta

,

tio n of th e I s ra e lites to Medi a Ptol em y th e Greek .

,

geograph e r te ll s of a city i n Basha n th e m o st a n

, ,

ci en t ho m e of thi s p e opl e b eari n g t h e n a m e of Sac

,

”
ca s e a .Dr Port e r i n h i s G i a n t C i ti es of Basha n
.
,

( p
. 4 7 ) giv es thi s acc o u n t o f h i s vi s it to i t A ft e r .

l ea vi n g a r egio n call e d th e L a n d o f Bata n ea w hich ,

i s but a n oth e r n a m e fo r th e m ore a n ci e n t La n d o f

Ba sha n h e say s : W e rod e alo n g a m ou n tai n S i d e
,
“

e a s tw ard to Shuka Thi s i s al s o a v ery old to w n

.
,

a n d m u st a t o n e ti m e hav e co n tai n e d t w en ty thou s

a n d s i n habitan ts though n o w i t h a s s carc e ly tw e n ty

,
”
fam ili es Ptol em y call s it Sa ccas ea
. Thi s i s th e .

m os t a n ci en t city k n o w n that thu s m ark s i n i ts

n a m e i ts Saxo n origi n It i s fou n d i n th e v e ry
.

c r adl e o f th e So n s of I saac Thi s regio n w a s am o n g .

th e e arli est co n qu e re d by t h e I s ra e lites aft e r t h e ir

e xodu s fr o m Egypt It w a s al so th e first to fall
.

b e fore th e po w e r of A ssyria a n d i ts i n habi tan ts w e re ,

a m o n g th e e arli es t e xil e s .
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F ro m N el so n ’
s m as t at T r a fa l ga r ,
Th e r e fl oa ts t h e m yst i c v ow ,

E n gl a n d e xpect s t ha t e v er y ma n
Wi l l d o hi s d u ty, ”
n ow .

R esponsi bi li t y t o God ,
Wh i ch i n th e H ebr e w sh o n e,

F l o w s st i l l i n A n gl o -
Sa xo n bl ood ,
A n d gro w s i n Sa xo n bo n e .

It t h e pu r e ol d H e b r e w bl oo d ,
sh o w s

F ro m wh i ch o u r f a th e rs s p r u n g
H eb r e w or Sa xo n , o er
’
th e w o r l d ,
It pr o v es th e r a ce bu t on e .

B l oo d w i l l t e l l in e ver y a ge
’
Tis dyed d ee p i n t h e w oo l
Th e cl i ma t e o f
t h e m a n ma y ch a n ge

I t can n o t ch a n ge t h e so u l .

Th e l eo pa r d ca n n o t ch a n ge hi s p
s ot s,

N o r E t h i o pe h i s s k i n
Th e w h i t e ma n ca n n o t ch a n ge to bl ack ,

N o r l ose t h e t i n ge Of ki n .

I n ch a r act e r an d t ype t h e sa me ,
bl oo d w h i ch fi l l s o u r v e i n s
Th e
H as flo w ed t h r Ou gh f o r t y ce n t u r i es ,
F ro m F a th e r Ab r a h a m s ’
.

Th e r e i s a r ea so n w h y o f Je w
Th e Sa xo n i s t h e f r i e n d
Descen d ed bo t h t h r o u gh Jaco b ’
s li n e,
T he ya r e eac h o t h er s
’
ki n .

Un i ted , as y y t m st b e
the e u

W i th p o ph ecy f l fil l d
r u e ,

Th y l l d
e
’
omi n a te th e lan d an d sea .

And ru l e t h e t o ta l w o r l d .
 PA R T III .

PH I L OL OGI C A L EV I D E N C E .

CH A P T E R I .

A F F I N I T Y OF L A N GU A G E A s R E L A TE D T o K I N S H I P T H E -

A N GL O S A X ON L A N G UA G E — H o w F OR M E D— V A R I
-

A T I ON S OF S P E EC H A M ON G TH E D I S P E R SE D
TR I B E S A CC OU N T E D F OR — WE LSH ,

S COT C H A N D I R I S H — BA A L
IN I R E LA N D .

Evid en ce of raci a l r elatio n ship fro m p hilology

li e s i n a ffi n ity of la n guage Poi n ts o f agreem en t i n
.

s p e e ch a r e r egard e d a s proo fs of ki n ship though n o t ,

a s co n clu s iv e proo fs T h e high est authoriti es co n

.

c e d e that la n guage ca n n ot be a test of race bu t o n ly ,

of co n ta ct Thi s i s m a n ifes t i n th e J e w s Of a l l
. . .

ra c es th ey a r e th e m ost s ep a r a t e a n d di sti n ctiv e bu t ,

th ey S p e ak th e l a n gu a ges of th e n a tio n s a m o n g
w ho m th e y d w e ll a s i s seen i n t h e R u ss ia n G e r m a n
, ,

a n d E n gli s h J e w s Th ey thu s di ff e r i n sp ee ch a c
.
,

cordi n g to localiti es but th ey a r e of o n e b l ood a n d

, ,

a r e e v e ry w h e r e J e w s Th e y h ave ho w ev e r pr e
.
, ,

s e rv e d th e H ebr e w l a n guage b ecause th e y hav e

,

clu n g to th e H ebre w r el i gio n T h e ten trib es i n .

,

th e ir di sp e rsio n laps e d i n to h e ath en i sm an d los i n g

, ,

th e ir religi o n lost a l s o th e ir la n guage a n d s o c ea sed ,

to be k n o w n a s H ebre w s .

( 53 )
 54

In an rticl e upo n Th e Jews a n d th eir L a n

a

guage Copi e d fro m th e Chicago Tribu n e by th e

,
”

Philad elphia Ev en i n g Tel egraph N OV 27 1 89 1 th e ,

.
, ,

w ri te r sa y s : A n oth e r i n te res ti n g poi n t i n thi s co n

“

n ect i o n i s t h e fact that n o t a fe w s tud e n ts a r e n o w

di sposed to b eli e v e that th e H ebrew i s th e paren t of

a large part o f t h e Saxo n Ge rm a n a n d oth e r ton gu es
,

w hi c h b e lo n g to t h e sa m e s u b fa m ily of la n gu a g es
-

a s th ey do .T h e w ork by Dr R a dos i of thi s city

.
,

re c e n tly publi sh ed i n w hich m a n y d eriv a tio n s fro m

,

that to th e m a r e trac ed i s d ese rvi n g of m ore atte n

,

tio n th a n h a s yet b een accord e d to it b e i n g really a ,

rem arkabl e productio n though n o t th e o n ly effor t

,

m ad e to prov e a co n n e ctio n of li n eag e b et w ee n th e

old a n d th e com parative ly n e w Probably th e o n e .

thi n g that chi efly sta n d s i n th e w a y of acc epti n g

th e th e ory i s th e fact that it i s a di sc a rd e d o n e .

“
Up to about tw o c en turi es ago it w as gen e rally
b e l i e v e d th a t th e H ebre w w a s th e paren t of all th e
o th e r la n gu a ges a n d th e re v ul si o n ca m e w h en it
,

wa s di s cov e r e d th a t Lati n a n d Greek a n d m os t oth e r ,

Europ ea n ton gu es hav e a clo se a ffi n ity w ith th e

,

San scrit w hich w a s th e la n guag e of th e p e opl e

,

w h o i n vad e d I n dia p e rhap s n o t fa r fro m t h e ti m e of

,

th e e xodu s fro m Egypt It i s w ell kn o w n to be m ore

.

di fficult to obta i n assen t to a truth o n c e di scard e d

b e cau se m ix e d w ith m uch that i s fal se than if it ,

h a d n o t b e en i n su ch ba d co m pa n y Y et it m a y be
.

po ss ibl e to ad m it a clo se co n n e ctio n w ithout co n

ced i n g all that w as u n w i se ly blam ed w h en literary
men kn ew far l ess tha n th ey d o n ow .
 55

Thi s re m a rkabl e article giv es u s a clu e to th e

s olu t io n of thi s di spute d qu e s tio n T h e San s cri t l a n .

guage i s o f Jap h etic origi n H en ce th e a ffi n ity be .

t w een i t a n d th e Arya n la n guages of Europ e T h e .

H ebr ew to n gu e i s Se m itic h en c e th e paren tage o f ,

S a xo n Germ a n a n d oth e r ton gu e s w hich b elo n g to

, ,

th e sa m e su b fa m ily o f l a n guages
-
Th ese p eopl e .

a r e S e m it es th e G e r m a n s h a v i n g d esc en d e d fro m
,

t h e a n ci en t A ss yria n s a n d th e Saxo n s fro m th e a n

,

ci e n t a n d lo n g lo st I sraeli tes .

I n th e w a n d e ri n gs of th ese lo s t s h e ep of t h e “

”
hou se of Is ra el th eir sp e e ch b e ca m e a m ixture of
H ebre w w ith that o f th e n ation s a m o n g w hich th ey
w er e s catte r ed Such i s th e E n gli sh la n guage I t
. .

h a s b e en borro w e d fro m a l l quarte rs Dan i s h —

,

S w e di sh Dutch G e rm a n Celtic F re n ch Lati n

, , , , , ,

Gre ek Spa n i sh I talia n

, ,
P e rsia n H ebr ew ,
I ts , .

w ord s a r e fro m h e re th e r e a n d e v e ry w h e re
,
.

F a te j u m bl ed t h em t o ge th er , Go d kn o w s h o w
Wh t th y w
a e v er th y a e t
e b
e r e,E gl i sh
e w r rue orn n no .

T h e la n gu a ge of di ff e ren t tri be s vari e d accordi n g

to th e l en g th of th e ti m e of th eir co n tact w i th oth e r
p e opl es a n d n a tio n s Thos e w h o ca m e first a n d
.

m o st dire ctly to th e Briti sh I sl es brought w i th th e m ,

th e m o st of th e ir a n ci en t a n d origi n a l l a n gu a ge .

Thi s i s m a n ifest i n th e W e lsh a n d th e earli est Iri sh ,

a n d Scotch vocabul a ri es Schrad e r i n w riti n g of

.
,
“
thi s says : Th e fact that th ese l a n gu a g es hav e o n ly
,

ju st b egu n to be studi e d n o t l ess than th e d i ffi cu l

,

ti es th ey pr ese n t i n t h e qu estio n a s to th e close r

a ffi n iti es of th e I n do Germ a n ic lan guages pe rmi ts u s
-

,
to re cord but fe w atte m pts to em ploy th e Cel ti c voca
bu lar y fo r purpo ses of th e h i story of cultur e i n t h e
se n se m e a n t by u s I n d ee d n o attem p t h a s yet b een
.

m a de to prov e a vocabulary com m o n to th e thre e

great bran ch es of th e Ce ltic group Ga elic (i n Irelan d ,

a n d Scotla n d ) a n d Br eto n ( W e l sh a n d Co r n i sh )a n d
, ,

A r em o r i c a n d to ba se th e r eo n a n accou n t of a
p ri m itiv e Cel tic p e riod o f culture .

Such i s th e i m parti a l testi m o n y of thi s great

w rit e r .Scholars w h o hav e paid m uch atte n ti o n to
th ese la n guages co n c e d e th a t th ey approxi m ate m o st
n e arly to th e H ebr e w Dr M a r go l i o u th add u ce s
. .

w h o l e se n t en c es i n th e n o w ob sol et e Cor n i s h l a n
guag e of po sitiv e arch a ic H ebr a i sm s H e say s o f .

th e app ellatio n K ymr y It i s n o m o re tru e born

“

E n gl i sh than i s th e te rm Ga el or W e l sh T h e .
,

n o m e n clatur e of bo th o w e th e ir t ru e bir th t o a par

en t a ge a n d a cou n try f a r m or e a n ci e n t tha n t h e

”
Bri ti sh or E n gli sh Those tw o te r m s G a el w hich
.
,
“
,

be ca m e W a el a n d th en W el sh a n d Ky m ry : w hich
, ,

by th e Gr eek s b eca m e K i m m er o i a r e of p u r e H ebr ew ,

”
or i gi n .

G e n e ral V alla n cy LL D say s : T h e lan gu a ge

,
. .
,
“

of th e ea rly i n habi ta n ts of Ire lan d w a s a com pou n d

”
of H ebrew a n d Phoen ici a n Muir sa ys T h e Erse.
,

of Irel a n d th e G a elic of Sco tl a n d a n d th e Ky m ric

,
”
of Wa l es co m e fro m a dial e ct of ea rly H ebrew
,
.

Thi s i s obviou s i n m a n y o f th e e arly n am es o f

tow n s a n d pl a c es w hich still r em ai n .

Sch rad er i n h i s Pr ehi storic A n ti quiti es (p 6 2)

,
.

sa ys : Th e argu men t shown by th ese la n guages ,

 57

how e ver i s far m ore i m porta n t a s r egards th e h i s

,

tory of religio n tha n a n y oth er poin t Th ey (San s

, .

cri t a n d Pe rsian ) agree i n th eir te rm s for pri est

, ,

sa crific e an d s o n gs of prai s e God a n d Lor d a n d a

, , ,

v e ry co n si d erable n u m b e r of divi n e a n d m ythical

”
b e i n gs.

Evid en ce fro m thi s s ource i s particularly stro n g

i n re sp e ct to th e I s ra e li ti s h origi n of t h e earli est i n
habita n ts of th e Briti sh I s l es I n co n firm atio n o f .

thi s a frie n d from th e North of Irela n d calle d m y ,

atten tio n to m a n y places i n that isla n d beari n g th e

”
n a m e of Baal .

Baal w a s th e go d of th e Ca n aan ites Pho en ician s ,

a n d Tyria n s This n a m e i s of fre qu en t occurren ce

.

i n Pal esti n e a n d th e Bri ti sh I s la n d s Ba al w orship .

-

w a s th e b e setti n g si n of I s ra e l a n d w a s at flood t id e ,

about th e ti m e of th eir tran spla n tation fro m th e .

Holy Lan d Ma n y of th e ir to w n s a n d plac es bore

.

t h e n a m e of thi s god a s Ba a l B e R ith Baa l Ga d ,

- -

,
-

Baal Ham on Baal H a N a n Baal H a Zar Baal Pe or

-

,
- -

,
- -

,
-

Ba a l M e On Baal L a b Baal La th Baa le Baali

- -

,
-

,
-

, , ,

Baali s .

Th ese a r e all fou n d i n th e Scriptures b ei n g Hebre w ,

n a m es d e riv e d fro m thi s idol .

I n Ir ela n d thi s n a m e i s e qually if n o t m ore fr a ,

qu en tly fou n d sho w i n g that this i d ol w a s ho n ored

,

a n d w orshipp e d i n thi s p a rt of th e w orld al so m a n i ,

fest l y by those m igrati n g fro m t h e East Phoe n icia ,

a n d Pales ti n e ; a s Baal y Bai Baa l y Go w a n Baal

y
- - - - -

, , ,

N a h i n sh Baal y Ca stell Baal y Mo n i Baal y N e r

,
- -

,
- -

,
- -

B aal y Gar a i Baa l y Nah Baal y Con E l B aa l y H y

- -

,
- -

,
- - -

,
- -

,
 58

Baa l -

y H u-
ll -
I sh, Baa l Nah B rach Baa l Athi
- -

,
-

,
B aa l

Th ese ce rtai n ly a r e m e m oria l s o f t h e Baal w o r

s hip o n c e pre vaili n g i n Ir e la n d I n th em w e hav e .

n o t o n ly th e n am e of Baal but i ts co n j u n ctio n a l s o ,

w ith oth e r H ebre w n a m e s H o w ca n thi s be a o .

cou n te d for e xc ept as th ey w e re so call e d by e m i

,

gra n ts fro m Ph o e n icia a n d Pal esti n e ?

On e thi n g that particu l arly m ark s t h e H ebre w
origi n of the se n a m es i s th e ir attach m en t to p l a ces
bu t n o t to p er son s T h e Ca n a a n ite s a n d Pho en ici a n s
.
,

a ttach e d th e n a m es of th eir god s Ba al Bal B el to , , ,

p er s on s a s,E t h B a al I tho bal A s d r

, u bal Ha n n i bal
-

,
-

,
-
.

Th ese w e re fam ily n am es a m on g th e h eath en n a

tio n s surro u n d i n g I s ra e l I n lik e m a n n e r w e fi n d
.

a m o n g t h e cho se n p e opl e t h e n a m es of th e ir God

ass ociated w i th a n d form i n g a part of fa m ily a n d

”
pe rs o n a l n a m es ; a s El a n d Jah i n I sra el
,
“ “
,
”
-

I sh m a e l Lem u el Sa m u el E zeki el E l i sha E l i

-

,
-

,
-

,
-

,
-

,
-

j ah B aal n e v e r fou n d favor a m o n g th e H ebre w s

.

a s a p e rso n al n a m e though u se d fr e e ly f o r loca li

,

ti es
. Th ey gav e it to th e ir to w n s but n o t to th e ir ,

chil d ren I ts u se i n Irel a n d i s proof of th e Is ra el

.

i t i s h origi n of th e earli est se ttl ers— p hilologi cal ev i

d en ce of ra cial u n ity .
 60

tw o la n guages d i ffe r th ere a r e i n En gli sh such a s

,

fully express th e thou ght of t h e H ebre w A ffi n ity .

of sen ti m en t i s a s i n dica tiv e o f racial a ffi n ity a s

s a m en e ss i n vocabulary La n guage i s a gro w th
.

fro m characte r a n d b eco m es m oulde d to a p eopl e a s

,

th e bark to i ts tr e e T h e id e as th e p e rc eptio n s t h e
.
, ,

s ha d es of thought of th e H e br ew s a n d th e A n glo

Saxo n s a r e alik e a n d ca n be e xpresse d i n H ebrew

,

o r E n gli s h w i th e u a l forc e a n d facility Si m ilari t y

q .

of co n sti tutio n fi n d s e xpress ion i n si m ilar or e qu i v a

l e n t sp ee ch Thi s i s m a n ifest i n th e tra n sl a ti o n
.

of th e H ebrew Bibl e i n to our v e rn acular I n to n o .

oth er la n gu a ge h a s i t b een do n e so succ essfully .

A m o n g m an y n atio n s it i s acco m pli sh ed w ith di ffi

culty a n d m uch circu m locuti o n Ign ora n t of th e .

thought s en ti m en t or i d ea s th ey hav e n e v e r form e d

, , ,

w ord s to expr ess th e m Not so w i th th e E n gli sh

.

to n gu e H ebre w thought a n d E n gli sh sp eech fi t

.

lik e han d a n d glov e .

Willia m Ty n dal th e first to tra n s late t h e H ebr e w

,

Bible a n d th e Greek Testa m e n t i n to En gli sh said , ,

T h e Gr eek agree th m or e w ith th e E n gli sh tha n

w ith th e L a tyn e a n d th e p r op er ti es of th e H ebr ew
,

ton gu e agreeth a thou s an d ti m es m or e w ith th e E n g

”
lish than w i th th e L a tyn e .

It i s ho w e v er on ly th e Gree k of th e N ew Testa
, ,

m en t that thu s agr ees m or e w ith th e E n gli sh tha n

w ith th e Lati n . Class ic Greek sho w s n o such a ffi n
ity Why ? Be cau se th e w rite rs of th e N e w Tes ta
.

m en t w e re H ebre w s a n d w rote accordi n g to t h e

,

i d io ms of th ei r own race H eb r ew thought i s car

.
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r i e d i n H eb rew co n v eyan ces a n d flow s i n H ebrew ,

ch a n n e ls Thi s e vid e n tly i s th e tru e e xpl a n a tion of

.

o u r atta ch m e n t abov e all oth e r r a c e s to th e P s al m s

, ,

of David a n d th e sa cre d book s of I s ra el W e our .

se lv e s a r e o f H e br e w origi n a n d th e re for e c o m e ,

righ tly by our lov e fo r th e H ebre w w ri ti n g s a n d

th e ir r e v e latio n s Thi s i s e vid e n ce n o t o n ly of
.

r a cia l u n ity but of raci a l vi tality a n d s tr e n gth

,
.

Thi s i s illu str ate d i n th e exa m pl e of a n a p o st a te

Je w r ela te d by Bi shop Titco m b w hil e studyi n g thi s
,

philological probl e m H e s a y s .

“
H av i n g ca l l ed to m y as s i s t an ce a D u t ch Jew , w h o m I k n e w to
ha ve b ee n m an y y e a r s a n a v o w e d i n fi de l a n d w i t h o u t gi v i n g h i m
“
t h e l e as t i d ea o f w h a t I w as d r i v i n g a t , I sa i d t o h i m T el l m e ,

i f yo u ca n s pe a k H e br e w H e l a u gh e d
“
W h y d o yo u l a u gh , ”
.

“
sa i d I B e ca u s e I d o n o t bel i e v e i n t h e H e br e w r e v e l a t i o n ,
“
a n d t h e r e f o r e i t w o u l d b e o f n o u s e to m e
”
B u t w er e yo u n e v e r
.

t a u gh t i t w h e n yo u n g ? ” “ ”
I as k e d N o si r ,
. w as t h e a n s w e r ,

f o r m y f a th e r l i ke m ys e l f , l a u gh e d a t o u r S yn ago gu es a n d o u r
“
,

R a bb i s .
“
W el l , t h en , I a n s we r e d i f t h e w h o l e o f yo u r pe o
” “
.

p l e c a m e t o t h i n k as
yo u d o H e b r e
,
w w o u l d soo n c e as e f r o m a m on
g
y o u ,
a n d y o u w o u l d b e co m e m e r ge d ( as f a r as l a n gu a g e i s c o n

ce r n ed ) i n t o t h e A r yan f a m i l y
” “ ” “
Ce r t a i n l y
. sa i d h e an d t h e
, ,

”
soo n e r t h e be t te r .

Wh en a l an d j
r e ect s h e r l ege n ds ,
S ees b u t f a l seh oo d i n t h e past ,
A n d i ts pe o pl e v i ew th e i r s i r es
I n t h e l i gh t o f f oo l s o r l i a r s,
’
Ti s a s i gn o f i t s d ecl i n e,
A n d i ts s pl en do r s ca n n o t l ast .

B r a n ch e s t h a t b u t bl i gh t t h e i r r oo ts,

Yi e l d n o sa p f o r l as t i n g f r ui ts .
”
 CH A P T E R III .

I D I OM A T I C ST R UCT U R E or H EBR E W AND E N G L IS H SI M I L AR

T H I s A CR UC I AL T E S T o r A F F I N ITY— I S A IA H L I V I N VERS E .
,
.

T h e stro n gest e vi d en c e of racial affi n ity f ro m

p hilology li es n o t i n th e s i m i l ar ity of w ords but i n
, ,

th e i d io m a t ic s tructure of th e la n gu a g es I n this i s .

fou n d th e tru e resem blan c e a n d a ffi n i ty I n thi s .

resp ect th e H ebrew a n d th e E n gli sh Sho w th e closest

r elatio n ship Th e H ebrew Scriptures ca n be tr a n sl a
.

ted i n to our o w n to n gu e w ord by w or d a n d se n ten ce

,

by sen ten c e a n d giv e th e real sen se ; a n d th e m ore

,

lite ral the tra n slation th e m ore i n telligibl e T h e .

J e w i sh tra n s lat ion by th a t em i n en t J ew i sh scholar

, ,

Is aac L eese r i s proof o f this a ffirm ation

,
.

Such a m etho d of tra n sl a ti o n coul d n ot be follo w ed

w ith th e Gr eek th e L a t i n a n d oth e r Arya n l a n
,

guages Th e d i fficu lty li es i n th e d iffe re n c es i n

.

gra m m atica l structure Th e re i s but littl e a ffi n ity

.

b etw een th em a n d t h e Hebrew a n d A n glo Sa xon -

to n gu es .

Th i s a n d n o t th e v o cabulary i s th e crucial a n d
, ,

fi n al t est of relatio n ship T h e m ere w or d s m a y .

di ff e r but th e m an n er i n w hich th ey a r e p ut to
,

geth e r i n th e form ation of sen ten ces s how s th e r eal

a ffi n ity F oreign e rs utte r our w ord s l on g b efore
.

th ey a r e abl e to ex p ress th em selv es i n our i d io m s .

Th ey u se our vocabulary but express th eir though ts ,

i n th e i d io m s o f th eir n ativ e d ial e c ts .

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W e c on cl u d e th erefore that t h e i d io m atic str u c

, ,

t ur e of our la n gu a g e r e v e al s i ts tru e p ate r n ity a n d ,

that pate rn ity lik e th e race itse lf i s Abraha m ic or

, , ,

H ebraic I ts han d s m a v seem lik e Esau s but t h e

.
’
,

Th e w ord s diffe r but n o t th e fa shio n

’
v oi ce i s Jaco b s .

of ex p ression W e sp eak w i th a n oth e r to n gu e but

.
,

w ith th e sa m e u n d e rs ta n di n g H ebrew w a s o u r a n .

ci en t E n gli sh i s our m od e rn l a n guage I n race a n d

,
.

i n sp e e ch w e co n ti n u e a n e th n ologi ca l a n d a p hi l o
l ogi ca l uni t .

As illu stratio n of th e facility w ith w hich H e

an

brew p o etry m a y be cha n g e d i n to En glish v er s i fi f

catio n I i n sert a ren d eri n g of m y o w n fro m I saiah

, ,
.

I se lect th e 5 4th chapter w hich w ill se rv e th e ,

d oubl e purpose of show i n g a ffi n ity i n la n guage a s

to idiom atic structure a n d al so that tru e i n te rpre ta ,

tio n ass ign s th e pre dictiv e proph eci e s of th e chapte r

to Isra e l to w ho m th ey b elon g a n d n o t to Gen
, ,

til e Chri stia n ity a s spiritu alizi n g i n te rprete rs cl a i m

,
.

Un d e r th e sy m bol of tw o fem a les th e tw o n a ti on s

i n to w hich th e H ebrew s w ere d ivi d e d a r e set forth .

T h e m arri e d w i fe s ign ifi es th e tw o tr i bed ki n gdo m

of Ju d ah yet livi n g i n th e l a n d o f Judah Th e d eso
, .

”
late o n e d en otes th e te n tr i bed ki n gd o m o f I s ra el ,

re c en tly rem ov e d i n to th e A ssyr ian c a p tivity T h e .

p r ediction s a n d prom i ses of th e chapte r r elate to

th e latte r a n d a r e fulfill e d i n th ei r d escen d a n ts th e
, ,

A n glo Saxo n s
-
.

I sa i a h L I V .

I . S i n g, O ba r r en , t h a t h ast n ot bor n e,
R ej o i ce al o u d , b r ea k fo r th i n so n g

F o r m o r e t o t h ee a r e ch i l dr e n bo r n ,
Th a n ch i l dr en of t h e m a r r i ed on e .
 64

E n l a r ge t h y spa ce , w i t h w i d e i n t e n t
S t r e t c h f o r t h t h e c u r ta i n s o f t h y t e n t
S pa r e n o t, s pa r e n o t,l e n gt h e n t h y co r ds
S t r en gt h en t h y s ta kes w i t h spea r s a n d sw o r ds
.

3 . F or r i gh t a n d l eft, a s se e m s t h ee be st .

Sha l t t h o u s pr ea d f o r t h f r o m E a st t o W es t ;
*
Thy seed s ha l l d r i ve the n a ti ons ou t ,

R ep eop l i n g ci ti es desol a te .

4 . F ea r n o t , ash a m e d t h ou sh a l t n o t be,
Co n f u si o n s h a l l n o t co v e r t h ee
Shame y
f t h y o u t h sh a l t t h o u f o r get ,
o

R e pro ach o f w i do w h oo d fo rsa ke .

5 . T h y h u sba n d i s t h y M a k er , Go d
T h e E v e r l a s t i n g On e , t h e L o r d ,
R e d ee m e r , H o l yO ne, is He
Th e Go d of all th e ea r t h a n d sea .

6 . F or as a w o m a n gr i e v ed e n o u gh ,
A nd as a w i fe o f yo u t h ca s t o ff ,

Th y Go d do t h ca l l back t o H i m ,
t h ee
H i m se l f t h y h u sba n d t o beco m e .

F or a b r i e f m o me n t , ”
i s t h e w o r d,
"
H a v e I fo r sa k e n t h ee , sa i t h Go d
B u t w i t h gr ea t m e r c i e s w i l l I co m e ,
A n d br i n g t h ee t o m yse l f a ga i n .

8 . I nl i t tl e w r a t h I h i d m y face ,
A n d t h o u w e r t co v e r e d w i t h d i sgr a ce
Wi th e v e r l as t i n g l o v e to t h e e
I n ow w i l l t h y R ed ee m e r b e .

9 . F or as th e flood of N oa h ’
go n e ,
s

Wh i ch I h av e swor n sh a l l n o m o r e co m e.

So h a v e I swo r n t hat I w o u l d be
N 0 l o n ge r v e xed , n o r w r o t h w i t h t h ee .

*
L eeser
'
s tr a nsl a ti on .
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Th e m ou n ta i n s ma y d e pa r t a n d go,
Th e h i l ls r e mo v e , l i ke m e l t i n g sn o w ;
M y k i n d n ess sh a l l n o t pa r t f r o m t h ee,
My co v e n a n t w i t h t h ee sh a l l be .

0 th o u a ffl i cte d , t ossed w i t h st or m,

Un co m fo r t e d an d l e ft al on e

B eh o l d , w i t h co l o rs
fa i r I l a y ,
Th y st o n es o f sa pph i r e s, b r i gh t as d ay .

Th y ba t tl eme n ts w i t h r u bi es bl oo m ,
Th y ga t e s w i t h t h e car b u n cl e ston e ;
A n d a l l t h y bo r de r s p l easa n t sto n es ,
“
A ll th ese are fo r , M y h i dden o n es .

”
A nd al l t h y ch il d r e n , t h en sh a l l be ,
Sa i t h Go d t h y M a ke r , ta u gh t o f m e
Gr ea t S h a l l b e t h y ch i l dr e n s pea ce ,
’

W i th l o v e , a n d jo y , an d l a r ge i n cr ease .

Wi t h r i gh t eo u sn ess fo r ev e r n ea r ,

Opp r ess i o n t h o u sh a l t n o mo r e f ea r ;
F o r t e r ro r t h o u sh a l t n o m o r e see
It n e v e r s h a l l co m e n e
a r to t h ee .

Th e y th a t asse m bl e fo r t h y h a r m ,
N ot h i n g ca n d o, w i th o u t m y a r m
Wh o so a sse m bl es a ga i n st t h ee
S h a l l fa i n t , and fa l l , and d i e, or fl ee .

I have cr ea te d fo r h i s h i r e
T he s mi t h tha t b l o wet h coa l s o f fire
T ha t b r i n ge t h fo r t h w ea po n s of w ar
A l so t h e w a s te r to d est r o y .

N o w ea po n fo r med t o w a r w i t h th ee
Sh a l l p r o s pe r , on th e l an d o r sea

Th i n e e n e m i es th ou sh a l t co n d e mn ,
A n d l ea d t h e m w i t h t h e ca pt i v e ’
s ch a i n

Th i s i s th e h e r i ta ge f r o m M e ,
My s e r v a nt s , w h i c h I gi v e to t h ee
T he d u e r ew a r d o f r i gh t e o us n ess

Of se r van ts , w h om the L o rd do th bl ess .

 C H A PT E R IV

E N G L IS H BE COM IN G TH E U N I VERS AL L AN GU AGE— R A P ID

PR OG R ES S OF TH E S A M E — T E S TI M ON I E S OF DR .

A D AM S ,
AND PR OF . M AR C H — C ONC LU SION
OF TH E P H I LO LOG IC AL A R G UM E N T .

In clos i n g this philological a rgu m e n t a r ela te d ,

thought d e m a n d s bri e f atte n t i o n It i s t h e ra pidi ty .

w ith w hich E n gli s h i s b e co m i n g a u n iv e rsa l l a n

guage Thi s i s a m o n g t h e m ost striki n g a n d a m az
.

i n g p h e n o m e n a of our a ge .

A m o st r em a rkabl e pr e dictio n i s fou n d i n Zeph .

iii 9 Then w i l l I tu r n to the p eop les a p u r e l a n gu age

, , ,

tha t they m a y a l l ca l l u p on the n a m e of the L or d a n d ser ve

”
hi m wi th on e con sen t T h e u n ificatio n of t h e hu m an
.

fa m ily i s to b e brought a bout by th e r e v e rsa l of that

pro c ess w h i ch resul te d i n i ts di sp e rsi o n (Se e Gen . .

ii,
Wh e n th e E a r th sh a ll be fill ed w i th th e k n o w l
e dg e a n d glory of t h e L o r d i ts e n t ir e p o pulation ,

w ill o n c e m or e be of o n e l a n gu a g e a n d of o n e
”
s p ee ch
( G en xi
. .
,

It i s th e m a n ifest d esti n y of b o th our rac e a n d

lan guag e to do m i n ate th e w orld T h e ra pidi ty w i th .

w h ich E n gli sh s p ee ch i s s pr e a d i n g i s a ttracti n g th e

atten tion of e a rn es t thi n k e rs i n all l a n d s T h e pro .

cess h a s b ee n goi n g o n w i th a cc el e ra te d forc e fo r th e

past c e n tu ry Dr Willi a m A d a m s i n 1 8 3 5 i n a
. .
, ,

great di scourse co m m e m ora t i n g th e pri n ti n g of th e

E n gli s h Bibl e three hu n dre d y ea rs b efore s aid ,

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 68

s p eaki g rac e occupy

n fourth of th e dry la n d Of
on e -

th e ear th a n d o w n n ea rly t w o t h ir d s of i ts to n n ag e
,
-

i n s hip s . Th e y liv e i n all r egio n s ; th ey ha n dl e all

articl es of trad e ; th e y pre ach to all n atio n s ; th ey
co m m a n d o n e half of th e w orld s gold a n d s ilv e r
-
’
.

More th a n o n e h a lf of th e l ette rs m a il e d a n d car

-

ri e d by th e po sta l se rvice of th e w orld a r e w r i tten , ,

”
ma i led a n d r ea d by t h e E n gli s h s p e aki n g populatio n .

H o w s i g n ifica n t a r e s uch fa c ts "T h e id ea of a u n i

v ersa l la n guage a n d th a t our o w n i s n o d rea m
, ,
.

It i s th e m a n ifes t d esti n y of both our la n gu a g e

a n d rac e to do m i n a t e th e w orld Wh e r e v e r th ey .

co m e or go th ey stay O th e r la n gu a ges a n d oth e r

.

races yi e ld to th e m Sa xo n i s th e lio n that d evours

.

th em a l l Wh e rev e r our sp ee ch p re v a il s it so u n d s
.

t h e d eath k n ell of o th e r to n gu es Why ? Sci en ti sts .

m a y sa y Survival of th e fittest T h e grea t Ger .

m a n philologi st Prof Gri m m sa y s of it :

,
. It h a s a ,

thorough pow er of e xpr ess io n such a s n o o th e r l a n

guage e v e r p o ssesse d It m a y be call e d a w orld .

la n guage for n o oth e r ca n com p a re w i th i t i n rich

,

n ess r e a s o n a bl e n e ss a n d s olidi ty of t e x t ure

,
.

On e of our poets h a s w ritt e n

Gr ee k ’
s a h a r p w e l o v e to h ea r ,
L at i n i s a t r u m pe t cl ea r ,

S pa n i sh l i k e a n o r ga n s w e l l s ,

I ta l i a n r i n gs h er b r i da l b e l l s ,
F ra n ce w i t h ma n y a f r o l i ck mi en
T u n es h e r s p r i gh tl y v i o l i n ,
L o u d t h e Ge r m a n dr u m , r ol l s h is
W h e n R u ss i a s cl ash i n g c ym ba l s co m e
’

B u t B r i t a i n s so n s m ay w e l l r ej o i ce ,
’

F o r E n gl i s h i s the hu ma n voi ce .
”
 PA R T I V .

CH AP T E R I .

I S RA EL S POS T B IB L IC A L H IST OR
’ -
ARGON Y — S RAW ’
S P OL I CY —

L I NSON S T E S T I M ON Y — T H E S A C A E A N D Sc Y T H I A N s
’

GAT E W AY To E U RO P E M I G R AT I ON S OF T H E T R I B E S
— .

B et w een hi storic a l a n d eth n ologi cal e vid en c e

th e re i s t h e clo sest a ffi n i ty Thi s m u s t be obviou s
.

t o a l l s i n c e t h e traci n g o f th e
,
g eographica l origi n
”
or o r igi n s o f rac es i s a n i m porta n t p a rt of th e
Sci e n ce of E th n ology Much hi storica l proo f.

th e r efore h a s alr ea d y b e e n a dduc e d i n tra ci n g th e

e vid e n c e o f th e raci a l u n i ty of I s ra e l a n d Saxo n .

That n e e d n o t b e rep e a te d but m a y be r ea d w i th ,

a d v a n ta ge i n co n n ec tio n w i th th e facts of hi story

n o w giv en It i s n o t I s ra el s I sra eli ti sh hi story ’
,
.

but I s ra e l s Saxo n hi s tory th a t w e a r e n o w co n

’
,

ce r n e d i n traci n g Thi s b egi n s w ith th e ir d i sa p

.

e r a n ce f ro m th e la n d i n w hich J o s hua pla n t e d

p a

th em Th eir t r a n splan tatio n to Media w a s u n

.

d er S a rgo n t h e ki n g of A ssyria
,
I n th e e n large .

m e n t of h i s e m pir e it seem s to h a v e b ee n th e se t
,

tl ed policy of thi s ki n g to rem ov e t h e co n qu e re d

,

p e opl es from th e ir o w n cou n tri es to o th e r p a rts o f

h i s dom i n io n T h us th e su bj u ga t e d M ed es w e re
.

tran sp o rte d to th e m o st w este rn w hil e th e I sra eli tes ,

w e re carri e d to t h e m o st e a st e r n part of h i s e m pire .

R a w li nson i n h i s Sev en Gre a t Mo n archi es vol 2 p

, , .
, .

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83 , says : Th e Gr ea t Sargon t o ward s th e m i dd l e o f

“
,

h i s r e ign i n vad e d M e di a w ith a larg e ar m y a n d

, ,

havi n g ove rru n t h e cou n try se iz ed se ve ral of i ts ,

t o w n s a n d a n n e x e d th em to A ssyri a w hil e at t h e
, ,

s a m e ti m e h e e s t a bli s h e d i n n e w s i t uatio n s fortifi e d

po sts With th e sa m e vi e w dep or ta ti on of the p eop le

.
"

o n a l a r ge scal e se e m s to h a v e b ee n prac t ic e d
,
an d ,

th e gap s th us m a de i n th e p o pul a t io n w e re fil l ed u p ,

w holly or i n part by t h e se ttl e m e n t i n t h e M ed i an

, ,
”
ci ti es of S a m a r i ta n
, ( I s ra eliti sh
) p
ca ti v es S a rgo n .

hi m se lf sa y s i n a n i n scription th a t h e pe opl e d ,
“

A s h d o d w i th ca p tiv es fro m t h e e xtr e m e Eas t ,

w hil e i n a n oth e r i n s criptio n h e r e cko n s M ed ia th e “

”
m o s t e as te r n por tio n of h i s do m i n io n .

T h e M edia n captiv es brought to A shdo d ( a n ,

A ssyria n n a m e for Pa l es t i n e) w e re t h e a n c es tors of

t h e Sa m ari ta n s of N e w T es ta m en t ti m e s Th e se .

fa c ts harm o n iz e p erfectly w i th th e accou n ts give n

i n t h e Scriptures M e di a w a s th e earli est ho m e of
.

”
th e hi storic p eopl e of God afte r th eir d i sa pp ea r
“
,

an c e fro m th e H o ly l a n d Co n te m poran e ou sly w ith .

that ev e n t a n e w p eopl e b ea ri n g a n ew n a m e
, , ,

a pp ea r i n thi s qu a rte r of t h e glob e .

R a w li n s o n ( vol 2 p 8 7) sa ys : .
,
T h e va s t tra ct
.
,

chi efly con si sti n g of grassy plai n s w hich l i e n orth of ,

t h e Black Sea t h e C a uca s u s t h e C a spia n a n d t h e

, , ,

Jaxartes Syh u n riv e r w e r e i n habi te d i n a n ci en t

-

ti m es by a ra c e or rac es k n o w n to t h e A s iatic s a s
,
”
Sa c a e to th e Greek s a s S cy thi a n s
,
.

Th ese a r e th e p e opl e w ho m Sh a ro n Turn e r i n h i s ,

Hi story of th o A n glo S a xo n s fi n d s i n Me dia 7 00 , ,

 71

B . C, clai m s a s th e a n c estors of th e Briti sh peo

. an d

p l e .H e ack n o w l e dg e s that M e dia w as n o t t h e ir

cradl e but w h e re t h ey ca m e from h e could n o t t ell

,
.

Wh e re I s ra el i s lost th e re t h e Saxo n i s fou n d T h e

, ,
.

d i sapp e ar a n c e of t h e o n e sy n chron iz es w ith th e

app ea ra n c e of th e o th e r T h e ti me p la ce a n d ra c e .
, ,

a r e i n accor d I s n o t thi s a co n n ecti n g li n k be tw ee n

.

th e ir earli e r a n d th eir late r hi story I t bridg es t h e

ch a s m i n to w hich th ey w e re suppo se d to hav e
,

fa ll e n a n d la n d s th em o n th e so lid rock of hi storic

,

fa c t .

M e dia i s th e gatew ay of A sia to th e gre at plai n of

Europ e s tre tchi n g n or th w a rd to th e Arctic a n d ,

w es t w a r d to t h e Atl a n t ic Oc e a n a n d t h e Briti sh
i sla n d s It i s re m a rk a bl e th a t th e Is raelites shoul d
.

h a v e b e en pl a n te d a t thi s st ra tegic poi n t i n th e

d ark est cri si s of th eir hi story Hi stori a n s i n afte r .

age s i gn ora n t of th e ir origi n sp eak of th em a s a

, , ,
“

w a n d e ri n g p a stor a l p eop l e w ho s e i m m igra t io n s i n to

, ,

Europ e m a y be co m pare d to th e m ilita ry i m m igra

”
tio n s of th e S e m itic S h eph e rd s i n Pal esti n e Thi s .

rese m bl a n ce i s accou n te d for i n t h e d i s cov e ry that

th e y w e re th e sa m e r a c e of m e n On e m igh ti e r .

th a n m a n l ed th e m by a w a y th a t th ey k n ew ,
“

n o t a n d i n path s t hat th e v ha d n o t k n o w n
,
Is . .

4 2: 1 6 .

As AN E A GL E ST I R R E T H UP H IS N E ST , F L UT

TE R E T H V
O ER H I S Y OUN G , S P R E A D E T H A B R OA D I n s

W I N GS , SE I Z E TH TH E M , B E A R E TH TH E M A L OF T ON
”
HIS P I N I ON S so D I D TH E L OR D LEAD H I M — D eu t
; . .

xx xi i : 1 1, 1 2 .
 CH A PT E R II .

TR I B A L N A M E S .

OL D AN D NE W — T ES TI M ON Y OF GR E E K WR I TE RS -
M ON OTH E
I SM — M OS ES I TE s — I S R A E L I T I S H C USTOM S — E A R L I E S T
M I GR A TI ON s — T ES T I M ON I F R OM E S D RA S
AND H OM E R To J OS E P H U S .

Tribal relatio n thoug h m uch brok e n follo w e d

, ,

fo r a w h il e t h e children o f I s r a e l to th e la n d s of t h e ir
ca ptivi ty It w a s t h e purpo s e of th e ir co n q u e rors to
.

blot o u t th e ir n a m e fro m th e n o m e n cla ture of n a

tio n s Th ey sa i d : Co m e a n d l e t u s cut th em o ff
.
“
,

fro m b ei n g a n a tio n that th e n am e of I sr a el m a y be

,

n o m or e i n r e m e m bra n c e PS 8 3 : 4 Eve n th e ir
. . .

tribal n a m es w e re ch a n g e d a n d n e w o n es s u b ,

s titute d T h e m o st ea st e rn trib es w e re th e Sa ca e
.

a n d th e Ma ss a G e ta e North w ard w e re t h e Budi n i

-
.
,

w hil e s outh w a rd w e r e th e m ore i n flu en ti a l a n d rul

i n g trib es pro b a bly Ephrai m a n d Ma n a sse h
, W est .

w e re th e A bi i w ho m Cu r tiu s pro n ou n c e d th e
“
, ,

m ost j u st of all th e barb a ri a n s a n d th e A ssa ci , ,

a m o n g th e m ost d isti n gui sh e d p eopl es of Scythia ”

.

Fro m th e Da n ube n orth w ard a n d eastw ar d w e re th e

Ge ta e s o m e of w ho m pass e d i n to Thrace w h er e
, ,

th ey w e re call e d M o esi .

Un d er th ese variou s n a m es th ey a r e often s pok en

o f by t h e Gre cia n w rit e rs S t rabo calls t h em A “
.
,

fi erc e a n d w arlik e n atio n w hil e Ch a r a ctu s sa ys :

,

( 72 )
 3

A n d th e h eep fee di n g Sacae a p eopl e of Scy thian

s -

rac e i n habi ti n g w h eat produci n g As ia ; truly th e y

,
”
w e re a colo n y of n o m a d s a righ te ou s r a c e ,
Strabo .

“
say s That th e ca re of w orshipi n g th e Suprem e
B e i n g i s great a m o n g thi s n a ti o n i s n o t to be
”
d oubte d . H e rodotu s s ays of th e Ge ta e : Th e y be “

li e v e th em selv e s to be i m m o rta l a n d w h en e v e r o n e ,

di es th ey a r e of th e Opi n i o n th a t h e i s r e m ov e d to
t h e prese n c e of th e ir go d Z a l m o xi s T h i s sa m e peo .

p l e
,
w h e n e v e r it thu n d e r s thro w th e ir w e apo n s i n to
,

th e air a s if m e n aci n g th e ir god a n d th e y actually

, ,
”
b e li ev e t h at th ere i s n o o th e r d e i ty .

Thi s m o n o th e i stic i n tui tion i s as w e hav e already ,

s ho w n ,
s tro n g proof of th e i r S em i tic origi n w hil e ,
”
Z a l m o xi s w ho m H e ro d o tu s suppo se d th e m to
,

w orship a s a god i s w ithout d oubt Mos es ; Za l s ig u i

,
“
fyi n g
“
chi e f or l ea d e r w hil e Moxi e a n d Moses
, ,

a r e but t h e Gr e e k for th e H e bre w M o s i e w hich i s ,

a l s o r e n d e re d Mo se s i n our to n gu e T h e p eopl e .

”
w e r e call e d Mo e si or M o sesi te s a n d th e r egio n
“
, ,

i n w hich th e y d w elt w a s call e d

“
Mo es ia sig n ify ,

i n g t h e L a n d of th e M o ses i tes It m a y be seen i n .

a n y goo d a n ci e n t a tla s b e i n g bou n d e d o n th e n orth

,

by th e Da n ub e w hich s e pa rate d it fro m Dacia o n

, ,

th e e a s t by t h e Bl a ck S ea o n th e s outh by t h e ,

Haem u s a n d Sco r d u s m o u n ta i n s th e m o de rn
—

—
B a lk a n s s ep a ra ti n g i t fro m Thrace a n d Ma c e
do n ia ; a n d o n t h e w e st by Illyri a It correspo n d s .

w i th t h e m od e r n Bulg a ri a a n d S e rvi a o f w hich w e ,

hav e h ea r d s o m uch i n r e c e n t y e a r s .

A s to t h e i d e n tity of Za l m o xi s w ith Moses th er e

ca n be d ou bt Strabo sa ys of h i m
no . H e w as
chose n a pri est of th e d i vi n i ty m o st re v e ren ce d by
”
t h e G e ta e but aft e r w ard s e s tee m e d a god
,
Acco r d .

i n g to Greek accou n ts h e w a s o n c e a s lav e

,
“
ac ,

quire d h i s l e arn i n g i n Egypt a n d afte r w ard s ,

”
preach e d to h i s co u n try m en Th es e w e re H e bre w
.

tradition s as u n de rs too d by t h e h e ath e n w i th

w ho m t h e G e ta e c a m e i n co n tact H e ro d otu s co n.

cl u d es h i s acc o u n t w ith t h e w ord s : Za l m o x i s

m u st hav e liv e d m a n y y e a rs b e fo r e Pythagora s ;
w h e th e r th e refo re h e w a s a m a n o r a d e ity of t h e
Geta e en ou gh h a s b ee n sa i d of h i m
, .
”

Thi s s am e author r efe rs to cu s to m s a m on g oth e r

trib es of th e Scythia n s w hich d i sti n c tly m ark th e ir
I s rae liti sh origi n I n h i s accou n t of th eir sacrific es
.

h e s a ys : Sw i n e a r e n e v e r u se d fo r thi s pu r po se
“
,

n o r w il l th e y s u ff e r th e m to b e k e pt i n th ei r cou n
”
try . I n w riti n g o f th eir m ilitary c u st o m s h e say s
“
Ev ery Scythia n prese n ts th e h ea d s of th e en em i es
w h o fa ll by h i s h a n d to th e ki n g ; thi s o fl er i n g
’

e n titl es h i m to a s har e of th e plu n d e r w hich o t h e r ,

w i se h e could n o t clai m H o w v ivi d ly th i s r e ca ll s

.

a n i n ci d e n t i n D a vi d s hi s tory Ab n e r took h i m
’
.

a n d brough t h i m b efor e S a ul w i th the hea d of the,

’
”
Phi li sti n e i n hi s ha n d . 1 Sa m 1 7 . 57 .

H e ro d otu s c o n ti n u es : Th e y h a v e a m o n gst th e m
a grea t n u m b e r w h o pr a c tic e th e a r t of d ivi n at i o n ;
”
th ey preten d to f or etel l the f u tu r e Thi s i s em ph a ti
.

cally I s raeliti sh Proph e ts w e re th eir S p e cialty

.

H ero d otu s flouri sh ed b etw een three a n d four h u n

d re d y ears a fter th e fall o f Sa m aria Thi s p erio d i s i n .
 76

through th at c o u n try th e re w a s a grea t w a y to go ,

of a y e ar a n d a ha lf a n d t h e sa m e regio n i s ca lle d ,
”
A r sa r eth .

Thi s i s th e e a rli est hi s toric a llu sio n to th em out

s id e of th e i n spir e d w ri ti n g s Ho m e r th e earli es t of .
,

Gree k authors ha d m uch to say of th e Da n a o i as w e

, ,

sa w i n o u r eth n ologic a l proofs S tra bo Pli n y Di o d .

, ,

o ru s P tol e m y E s ch yl u s J o s e phu s a n d T a ci t u s fo l
, , ,

low Th ese a l l w i tn ess fo r u s n e v e r agai n st u s

.
, .

“
Di o d o r u s sa ys z T h e Sac a e s pra n g fr o m a pe o z

”
l e in M e dia Ptol e m y d e riv es t h e m fr o m t h e
p .

s a m e s ourc e Pli n y a n d Albi n u s co n fir m th e ir

.

st a te m e n t s JE sc h yl u s say s
. T h e Saca e w e re
n ot e d fo r goo d la w s a n d w e re r e e m i n e n tly a right
p
-

,
”
e o n s p e opl e Josephu s i n h i s A n tiqui t i es (book xi ch
. .
,
.

v.
,
s e c 2) sa y s :
. Wh e r efore th e re a r e but t w o trib es
i n As ia a n d Europ e s ubj e ct t o th e R o m a n s w hil e ,

th e ten tr i bes a r e b e yo n d t h e Euphra t es u n t il n o w °

,

a n d a r e a n i n n u m e rabl e m u l ti tud e n o t to be e sti

”
m a te d i n n u m b e rs K i n g Agripp a b e fo re w ho m .
,

Paul p reach e d i n a n a d dr ess di ss u adi n g t h e J e w s

,

fro m r eb e llio n a g a i n st th e R o m a n s s a y s : For w hat

i s your hop e A ssi sta n c e fr o m yo u r ki n d r ed b eyo n d
th e Euphra tes ? It i s n o t a t all l ik e ly that th ey
w oul d i n te res t th e m se lv e s i n a n u n ju s t w a r a n d i f ,

th ey w e re d i spo se d to th e Pa rthia n s w ould n o t pe r

”
mit it .

N OT E — Z a l mo xi s i s
. a l so w r i t te n Z a m o l xi s . On t h e au t h o r i t y
Of L a r ch e r an d Wes el i s ng w e a do pt t h e f o r m e r .
 CH A PT E R III .

NEw T E ST A M E N T EV I D E N C E .

“
T H E D I S P E R S I ON L OS T S H E E P OF TH E H OU S E OF
I SR A E L ” —G A M A L I E L ’ S L E TT E R — S H A R ON T UR

N ER A N D TH I E R Y ’
S T E ST I M ON I ES .

T h e N ew Testa m en t allus io n s to th e scattered trib es

o f I s r a e l har m o n iz e w ith th ese s a y i n g s a n d w ri ti n g s

o f u n i n s pir e d m e n I n it t h ey a r e spok en of a s T h e
.

” ”
Di sp e rs io n , T h e Di sp e rse d a m o n g th e n atio n s
“
,
”
T h e L ost Sh eep of t h e hou se of I s ra e l “
T h e so ,
”
j o u r n e r s of t h e Di sp e rs io n a n d i n co n n ec tio n
,
w i t h
th e Je w s a s
“
, T h e tw e lv e trib es w hich a r e of th e
”
D i s pe rs io n . I n co m m o n parla n c e th ey a r e call e d
”
J ew s a s i n Acts II : 5
,
A n d th e r e w e re d w ell
.
“

i n g a t Jeru s al e m Jew s d e vout m e n out of ev e ry

,
”
n at i o n u n d e r h e av en Pete r i n h i s first Epi stl e
.
, ,
“ ”
loca tes th e Sojourn ers of th e Disp e rs io n i n th e
v e ry regio n s fro m w h en c e m a n y of th ese ca m e .

Soj ourn e rs of th e Di sp e rsio n i n Po n tu s Galatia , ,

”
Ca pa d o ci a A sia a n d Bithy n i a
,
Be fore t h e co n v e r .

”
s io n of a n y G en t il es th e y a r e spok e n of a s Gr eci a n s ,

acco rdi n g to t h e Gre ci a n c o u n tri es fro m w h en ce

th ey cam e Th e re aro se a m ur m uri n g of th e
“

”
Gr eci a n s a g a i n s t th e H e b re w s A cts 6 : 1 Paul ,
.

s pok e boldly i n t h e n a m e of t h e L o r d J es u s a n d
“
,

di spu te d agai n st th e Gr eci a n s Th ese thi n gs hap .

pen e d s o m eti m e b e fore t h e c o n v e rsio n of Co r n eliu s ,

( 77 )
 78

w ith w hich v en t th e vocatio n o f th e G en t il es be

e ,

gi n s B F W estco t t cites Ga m ali e l a s w rit i n g to

. . .

T h e s o n s of th e Di sp e rsion i n Bab ylo n an d

to our brethre n i n Med i a a n d to all t h e Dis p e rsio n ,

”
of I s ra e l T h e Di sp e rsio n
. w a s th e g e n e ra l te r m ,

appli e d to all I s raeli tes re m ov e d f ro m th e Holy

”
La n d T h e ter m S i gn i fi ed scatte re d or s o w n
.
,
“
,
” ”
am o n g th e n a tion s a n d to th e utm ost par ts bu t
, ,

w i th t h e id e a of future harv es ts H e n c e th e Jew s .

s aid of Ch ri st Will h e go u n to th e Di spe rsed

,

a m o n g th e G e n til es a n d t each th e Ge n til es

S u ch w a s th e ir co n di t io n a t t h e a dv e n t of Chri s
ti a n i ty .

“
Accordi n g to H e rodotu s th e ea rli est sc e n es of th e ,

civil exi ste n c e of th e Scy thi a n s a fte rw a rd s call ed ,

Germ a n or Go thic a n d of th e ir ea rly progr essiv e ,

”
po w e r w as i n A sia to th e ea st of th e Arax es
, .

SO w rites Sharo n Tur n e r But thi s a s w e hav e .

,

S ho w n w a s th e e x a ct S pot to w hich Sargo n tra n s

,

ported t h e trib es o f I s ra el H e re th e y i n crea se d .

a n d b e ca m e gr e at I n l e ss tha n t w o hu n d re d y e ar s
.

after th e ir e x i l e th e y S l e w i n b a ttl e Cyru s th e co n

, ,

r o r of B a bylo n t h e fo u n d e r of th e P e r s ia n e m
q u e ,

pire a n d th e libe ra tor of th e J e w s I n th e ti m e of

,
.

H e ro d otu s th e y ha d gai n e d a n i m porta n t foo th o l d

i n Europ e Pli n y n a m e s am o n g th e m th e Saka
.

Su n a w ho m h e plac es i n A r men i a Ptol e m y m en

,
.

”
t i o n s a Scythia n p e opl e w ho m h e c a ll s
“
S a xo n es .

T h e cou n tri e s i n w hich th ey d w e l t w e r e large ly th e

r egio n s i n w hich th e N e w T esta m en t loc a tes th e
”
Sojourn ers of t h e Di sp e rsio n Th ey w er e favor .
 79

ab ly located bot h for t h e r e c e pt i o n of th e Gospe l a n d

f o r w estw a rd e m igra t io n .

Sh a ro n Turn e r a n a ck n o w l edge d au t h ority i n

, ,

th e first volu m e of h i s Hi s to r y of t h e A n glo S a xo n s -

sa ys : Of t h e variou s n a ti o n s w hic h hav e b een

record ed th e Saca e a r e th e p e opl e fro m w ho m t h e
,

d es c en t of th e Saxo n s m a y be i n fe rred w i th th e
l ea st violatio n of prob a bili ty Th ey se iz e d Bac .

tria n a a n d th e m o st fe r til e parts of Arm en i a w hich

, ,

fro m th em d e riv e d th e n a m e of S a ka sen a T h e .

d eci siv e a u thori ty of H e rodotu s m en tio n s th e se v en th

cen tury ( B C ) a s t h e p e riod of th e fi rst app e ara n c e
. .

of th ese Scythia n a n cesto rs of th e Briti sh p e opl e i n

Europ e .

Thi ery i n th e se co n d volu m e of h i s h i story of th e

,

Norm a n Co n qu est sa y s “
Suc h i s t h e first app ear
,

a n ce i n E n gl a n d of th e North e rn pira tes call e d ,

Da n es or Norm an s accordi n g a s th e y ca m e fr o m
,

th e i s la n d s of t h e B a ltic S e a or fro m th e co a s t of ,

Norw a y They w er e d escen ded f r o m the sa me p r i mi ti ve

.

”
r ace as the A n gl o Sa xons -
.

E n gli s h hi s to r y re cord s it a s r em a rkabl e th a t

th e thre e di ff e re n t co n qu e s ts of E n gl a n d m a d e i n ,

th e cours e of s i x c e n turi e s w e r e a ll t h e w ork o f ,

on e r ace o m en b e ari n g di ffe re n t n a m es a t di ff e re n t

f
ti m es .
”

“
W H O H A T H W R OU G H T A N D D O N E I T ; C A L L I N G

T H E G E N E R A T I ON S F R OM T H E B E GI N N I N G ? I TH E
L OR D T H E F I R S T A N D W I T H T H E L A T E S T I A M T H E
,
”
S AM E .
-
I S xl i
. 4 .
 CH A PT E R IV

M I G R A T I ON S OV E R L A N D T H E C R A D L E OF I S R A E L — T W O
—

R OUT E S To BR I T A I N — A N OM A D I C R A CE — AT TH E

OPE N GA TE — WESTW A R D M I G R A T I ON S— TH E
R E N D E VOl -
R E U N I ON OE TH E TEN
TR I B E S -
T H E N A T I ON R E ST OR E D .

The cradl e of I s rae l w a s Egypt On the ban k s .

of th e N i l e th ey i n crea se d fro m se v e n ty i n dividuals

to a gre at n a t io n Assu m i n g Bri tai n to be th e ir
.

ulti m a te d esti n a tio n t w o rou tes w e re Op e n to th em

, ,

o n e ov e rla n d t h e o t h e r by s ea
,
Hi story sh o w s th at .

i m m igratio n s by l a n d hav e g en e ra lly pre ced e d those

by sea th e facili ti es for re m ovi n g large n u m be rs
,

b e i n g grea t e r a n d t h e w a y see m i n g sa fe r Thi s w as .

c erta i n ly so i n th e earli es t m igra tio n s of m a n ki n d .

A m a p of West e r n A sia a n d Europ e S ho w s t h e

ov erlan d route fro m Egypt to Britai n to be th rough
Pa l es ti n e a n d M edi a .

Joshua l e d th e tribes of I sra el to t h e first s tage

of thi s j our n e y 1 45 0 y ears be fore Chri st w h e re th ey ,

rem a i n e d fo r 7 25 ye ars Sargo n th e ki n g of A ssy

.
,

ria th e n t r a n spla n te d th e m to M e d i a w ith th e ex

, ,

ce p t i o n of t w o t r ib es co n s t ituti n g th e ki n gdo m of

Jud a h w hich r e m ain e d i n Ju d e a Thi s sta ge i n

,
.

th e ir j our n ey w a s a vaste r strid e to w a r d s th eir fi n al

d esti n atio n th a n that fro m Egypt to Ca n a an I n .

thi s quarte r of th e globe a n d t h e r egi o n s b eyon d , ,

th ey chi e fly d w elt a t t h e adv e n t o f o u r Sa viour . .

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The i r e arl i er h i story i n Ca n aa n i s d i sti n ctl y t ra ced

i n t h e Sc r i ptures ; t h e i r la te r i n M e di a a n d t h e,

Cfgmmer i an d a r kness
”
w ild s of Europ e i s hidd e n i n
, .

Thi s v e ry expression w a s u s e d by th e Gree k s to

d en o te th e d eep est ob scurity r e fe rri n g to th e Cri m ea
, ,

a n d t h e u n k n o w n r egio n s b eyo n d i n w hich t h e d i s ,

r s e d I s rae lites th en d w e lt Th ir j our t h rough

p e e ne
.
y
t h e w ild e r n e ss of Si n ai w a s acco m pli s h e d i n forty
y e a rs ; this co n ti n u e d through m ore tha n forty gen
e r a ti o n s . Th e y w e re a rac e of sh eph e rd s fro m th e
b egi n n i n g a n d th ey c o n ti n u e d th eir vocatio n i n
,

Pal esti n e a n d d uri n g th e ir m igra tio n s acro ss th e

,

pl a i n s of Europ e a n d afte r th e ir s ettl e m e n t i n

,

Bri ta i n Th es e w e re th e proge n itors of th e E n gli sh

.
,

or A n glo Saxo n p e opl es

-
.

Sh a r o n Turn e r say s : T h e great m asses of pop

u l a t i o n s w hich h a v e s ucc e ss iv e ly pla n te d th e m s el v es
,

i n t h e B r iti s h I s l a n d s h a v e S pru n g fr o m t h e N o
,

m a d i c cla s se s .Th e e a rli e st of th ese th a t rea ch e d

th e n or th e r n a n d w e s te r n co n fi n e s of Europ e t h e ,

K i m m e r i a n s a n d K e l ts m a y be r ega rd e d a s our
,

a n cesto rs ; a n d fro m th e Ge rm a n o r Gothic n a t ion s ,

w h o form e d w ith th e Scythi a n s t h e s e co n d g r e a t

flood of popul a tion i n to Euro p e o u r A n glo Saxo n ,
-

a n d Norm a n a n c e stor s proc ee d e d

A ga i n h e sa y s ( V ol 1 : . Th i s se co n d st ock
of th e Europ ea n popul a tio n i s p e culiarly i n te resti n g
t o u s b e c a u se fro m i ts bra n ch e s n o t o n ly our o w n
,

i m m edi a t e a n cestors but th os e al s o of th e m o st c e le

,

br a te d m od e r n n atio n s of Europ e h a v e u n q u estio n

ably es e n e T h e A n glo Saxo n s Lo w la n d s
.
-

, ,
6d c d d
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Scotch Norm a n s D a n es Nor w egian s S w e d es Ge r

, , , , ,

m a n s Du t ch B e lgi a n s Lo m bard s a n d Fran k s h a v e

, , , ,

a l l S pru n g fro m t h at gr e at f ou n t a i n of t h e hu m a n

rac e w h i ch w e h a v e d i sti n gu i sh e d by th e te rm s
,

Scythi a n G erm a n o r Gothic

,
.

T h e firs t a pp ear a n ce of t h e Scy thia n tri be s i n

Europ e m a y be p l a c e d a c cord i n g to S tra bo a n d
,

Ho m e r about t h e e igh th or accordi n g to H e rod o tu s

, , ,

about th e s ev e n th c en tury b e fo re Chri st H e ro d o tu s .

al so a ffi rm s t ha t th e Scyt h i a n s d e clare d th e ir n a tio n

to be m ore r e cen t tha n a n y oth e r T h e fi rst sc e n es .

o f th e ir civi l e xi ste n ce a n d of th e ir pr o gr ess iv e

pow e r w er e i n A s i a to th e e a St of th e Arax es He re .

th e y m ul t ipli e d a n d e x te n d e d th e ir t e rri toria l li m i ts

for s o m e c en turi es u n k n o w n to Europ e Th e ir ge n .

e ral app e llatio n a m o n g th e m se lv es w a s Sco l o t i but ,

th e Gr e e k s c a ll e d th e m Scy thi a n s or N o m a d es ,
.

“
To th i s accou n t of H erodotu s w e ad d th e i n fo r
m atio n coll e cte d by Di o d o r u s H e sa y s : . Th e ‘

Scy thia n s form e rly i n co n s id era bl e a n d fe w po s

, ,

se s s e d a n a rro w r egi o n on t h e Ar a x es ; bu t by
d egre es th e y b e ca m e m ore po w erful i n n u m b e rs
a n d courag e Th e y e xte n d e d th e i r bou n dari es o n
.

all s id es u n t il at l a st t h e y r a i se d th e ir n a ti o n to
,

grea t e m pire a n d glory Th e y add e d to th e ir te r

.
’

r i to r y t h e m ou n tai n ou s r e gio n s about t h e Ca u ca s u s ,

a n d al so t h e plai n s to w a r d t h e oc ea n a n d Pa l u S

M o etu s w i t h th e o th e r re gio n s n e a r th e T a n a u s
,
.

Th e Sakai th e M a ss a G e ta e a n d th e A r i m pa spo i
,
-

dre w th e ir origi n fr o m th em T h e e m igra ti n g .

Scythi a n s cro sse d th e Arax es p a sse d out of A sia , ,

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Per s i a . to rem ark th at Pto le m y

I t i s a l s o i mp orta n t
m e n tio n s a Scy thia n p e opl e s pru n g fro m t h e Sac a e
by th e n am e of Sa xon es .

I hav e q u ot e d thu s larg ely fro m t h e i m por ta n t

H i sto r y o f t h e A n glo Saxo n s by Sharo n Tur n e r be
'
-

cau se h i s w ork i s acc ess ibl e to so fe w ge n e ral r ea d

er s. It w a s n o t w ri tten i n th e i n te rest of o u r A n gl o
I s rae l th eory but a n tedates it by h a lf a cen tury
,
.

H e cl e arly trac es our a n c estors to t h e v e ry r egio n s

i n w hich th e los t I s ra elit es w e re la s t h ea r d of a n d ,

fur n i sh es a con necti ng l i n k b et w een t h e ir an ci en t a n d

m od e r n hi story .

Sargo n i n r em ovi n g th e m fro m th e Holy La n d

, ,

pla n te d th em at t h e ga te of th a t v a s t Europ ea n
pl a i n e xt en di n g fro m t h e Black a n d Caspi a n S eas ,

an d t h e C a uc a s u s a n d C a rp a th i a n m ou n tai n s to ,

th e North a n d B a l t ic Se a s a n d to t h e Atl a n t ic a n d
,

Arc tic Ocea n s Be hi n d th e m w ere th e p eopl es of

.

A s ia South of th e m w e re t h e Gree k s a n d R o m a n s
.

a n d t h e gr e at ch a i n of m ou n tai n s e xte n di n g i n t h e
,

Alps a n d Pyre n ees to th e A tlan tic Oc ea n No r th w ard .

a n d W es tw ar d w e re va s t plai n s u n i n h a bit ed i n v i t
, ,

i n g th e ir oc c upa n cy a n d l ea d i n g t h e m acro ss th e
,

con ti n e n t to th e d esti n a tio n a ss ig n e d th e m by

”
t h e i s l es afar Off th e i sl es of
“
Proph e ts fro m God , ,
” ”
th e sea w hich w er e to keep si len ce
“
,
the i sles
w hil e thi s p eop l e r en ew ed thei r str en gth
“
I s 41 1 . . .

Thi s w a s t h e divi n ely appoi n te d ren d ezvou s fore

tol d by th e proph e t Na th a n “
M or eover I w il l ap
.

p oi nt a
p l ace f o r m yp p
eo l e I sr a el a n d w i ll,p l a n t them ,

tha t they ma y d wel l i n a p l ace of thei r own a n d move ,

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n o m or e ,
n ei ther sha l l the chi l d r en f
o wi ckedn ess a fi i ct
bef or eti me
”
them an
y m or e as . 2 Sa m 7 . 10 .

Late r proph e ts a s I saiah Je re m i a h a n d oth e rs

,
, , , ,

“
i n dicate thi s appoi n te d place to be T h e i sl e s o f ,
”
t h e sea ,
”
th e W este r n i s l es th e I sl e that i s be
“
,

yo n d t h e s ea (beyo n d th e M e di terra n ea n )
,
K ee p .

S il e n c e O i s l a n d s a n d l e t t h e p e opl e r e n e w th e ir
, ,
” ” “
tr e n gth .D ecl a r e i t i n the i sl es af a r ofi H e th a t .

s c a tte r eth I sra el w ill g a th e r h i m a s a sh eph e rd

”
d ot h h i s flo ck .

Thi s gath e ri n g of th e ten tr i bes w a s co n su m m a te d

at th e No r m a n Co n qu est Fro m th a t t i m e th e .

”
Wa n d ere rs a m o n g th e n a tio n s t h e Soj o urn e rs ,
“

of th e Di sp e rsio n b e ca m e co n solid a te d i n t h e
,

En gli sh Natio n th e Briti sh E m pire a n d th e U n i te d

, ,

Sta tes Th ese tw o n atio n s fulfil th e p red ictio n s o f

.

Jacob w h en h e bl essed th e so n s o f J oseph Ephrai m

, ,

a n d Ma n a s se h f or e t elli n g that o n e s houl d gro w i n to

,
” ”
a com pa n y of n ation s th e oth e r become a p eop le , ,
”
a n d that h e a l s o S houl d b e gr ea t Th e re w a s n oth .

i n g i n th eir an ci en t hi story corr esp on di n g w i th th e se

proph eci es or that coul d be call e d th ei fulfill m en t
,
r .

Th ey a r e m atch ed w ith accom plish m en t i n our

presen t po s itio n a m o n g t h e n atio n s o f th e earth .

It i s i m portan t to ob se rv e h ow ev er that thi s , ,

gat h eri n g of th e te n trib es d o es n o t w holly restore

th e I s ra eliti sh n a ti on ; s i n c e t h e tw o tri bes r ep r e
Sen te d i n th e J ew s a r e st ill d i sp e rse d a m o n g th e
n atio n s ,
fro m th e o n e en d of th e ea rth e v en u n to
”
th e o th e r e n d of th e ea rt h T h e r e u n io n of t h e
.

w hol e h ou se o f I s r a el wi l l be acco m pli s h ed i n th e

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citizen ship of th e
Jew s a m o n g th e A n gl o Saxo n s as -

w ill be s ho w n i n Pa rt VI I of thi s volu m e e n t itl e d .

,

t h e Solu t io n of t h e S e m i t ic Q u es t io n Thi s i s :

i n clud e d i n ,
T h e r es titutio n of all th i n gs w hich
Go d hath spok en by th e m outh of a l l h i s holy pr o
”
h e ts s i n c e t h e w orld b e g a n A c ts 3 : 2 1
p . .

Th e r e u n io n of t h e tw e lv e trib es m u s t occur be
f ore th e ir r e po ss ess io n of t h e Holy La n d
-
Th e re .

ca n b e n o r et ur n to Pa l e sti n e w hil e t h e J e w s a r e

di spe rsed a n d p e rse cute d a m o n g t h e n a ti o n s I t i s .

pl a i n ly p r edic te d : T h e Lord als o S h a ll sa v e t h e

“

te n ts o f Judah first Th ey a r e to be brought a s a

.

pr ese n t u n to th e Lor d by a p e opl e te rribl e from

th e ir b egi n n i n g hith e rto a n atio n th a t m eteth o u t
,

an d tre a d eth u n d e r foot w ho s e la n d th e w ate rs,

divi d e to th e plac e of th e n a m e of th e Lor d o f

ho sts th e m ou n t Zio n
,
*
I saiah xviii 7 lxvi 20
. .
, .
,

a n d Z eph iii 10 . . .

*
On e po r t i on of t h e H e br e w r ace i s to h i n g a n o t h e r po r t i o n
of t h e H eb r e w r ace as apr e se n t t o Jeh o v a h T h e po r t i o n t o b e
.

— “ ”
b r o u gh t i s t h e Je w s a peo pl e p u l l e d a n d t o r n T h e po r t i on
.

b r i n gi n g t h e m i s t h e l o st t r i bes , o r A n gl o I sr a e l , a n a ti o n Of
-

d o u bl e po w e r an d t r a m pl i n g, w h o se l a n d t h e st r ea ms di v i de .
 CH A PT E R V .

M I GR A T I ON S BY SE A .

EARLY N A V I G A T I ON — i
”
‘
TA R S H I S H AN CI EN T E N GL A N D
SEA E A R I N G M EN OF I S R A E L — JOP PA TH E SE A
POR T OF D A N — E A R L Y S E T TL E RS OE
I R EL A N D A N D SC OT L A N D .

W e h a v e tra ce d by th e ov e rl an d rou te t h e
, ,

m igratio n s Of so m e of th e I sra e li tes to t h e Bri t i sh

i s la n d s I n th e p res e n t chapter w e call atte n tion
.

to oth e rs of th e rac e w h o r ea ch e d th e sa m e d esti n a

tion by se a Th e se m igratio n s w e re n o t i n equal
.

propor tio n s a s th e facili ti es for se a voyages w e re

,

li m i ted Th e y w e re ho w e v e r m ad e a n d ha d b e e n
.
,

for c en turi es b efore th e fall of Sa m aria I n th e .

d ays of Solo m o n ship s w en t fro m Pal esti n e to

,

Tarshi sh Ev e ry three y e a rs ca m e th e ship s of

.

Tars hish Still earli e r t h e Psal m i st sa n g : Thou

.

”
bre ak est t h e sh ip s Of Tarshi s h w it h a n ea s t w i n d .

Eight hu n dre d a n d S ixty y ea r s b efore Chri s t Jo n ah ,

w e n t d o w n to J opp a a fa m ou s s eapor t w ithi n th e

,

bord e r s of Da n a n d fou n d a S h ip goi n

“
, g to Tar
”
shi s h ,
a n d h e w e n t d o w n i n to i t to go w i th th e m ,
”
to Ta r shi sh f ro m th e p resen c e of th e Lord
,
Jo n ah .

1: 3 . I saiah i n h i s pred ictio n s Of I s ra e l s fu t ure

,
’
,

m ak e s m uch of th e Sh ip s of Tarshi sh w hich w e r e

“ ”
,

to b r i n g h e r s o n s fro m far
“
A r e m ark a b l e p a s .

sa ge i n E ze ki el i n e n u m e rati n g t h e ro d u t i n s of
, p c o

( 87 )
 88

th e place id en t i fi es Tars hi sh w i t h B ritai n or E n g

, ,

la n d . Tar shi sh was thy mer chan t by r easo n of the ,

mu l ti tu d e of a ll ki n ds of r i ches w i th si lver i r o n ti n a n d
, , , ,

lea d th e y tr a ded w i th thee

, Th ese w e re all pro d uc
.
-

tio n s of E n gla n d a n d thi s n ation h as still a m o n op

,

o l y o f th e t r a d e i n ti n An ci en t w rite rs am o n g
.
,

w ho m m a y be m en ti o n e d Strabo Di o d o r u s S i cu l u s , ,

a n d Pli n y d es crib e th e co m m erc e carri ed o n by th e

,

Pho en ici a n s to th e co asts o f Britai n o n accou n t o f ,

”
th e quality of th e ti n ther e o bta i n ed Cor n w all .
,

D e vo n a n d Wes t So m er s et a r e st ill th e chi e f sourc e

,

o f th e w orl d s s u p ply of thi s valuab l e m e ta l

’
.

I n th e ea rli est p erio d o f I s ra eliti sh hi s tory th e

chil d ren o f Dan o f A sh er a n d o f Zebulo n
,
w en t ,
“

d o w n to t h e sea i n ship s Th e y w ere th e s eafari n g

.

pe opl e of a n ci en t I sra el Jacob had p r e d icted : .

Z ebulo n shal l d w ell at th e m argi n of th e seas ;

”
a n d h e S hall be at th e ha v en o f S h ip s Ge n 49 : 13 . . .

Th ese trib es settl e d alo n g th e eastern coa s t o f th e

Med it erra n ea n w h er e n aviga tio n origi n a te d Thi s
,
.

w a s al s o th e ho m e of t h e Pho e n icia n s th e m o st an ,

ci en t m ari n ers of history Thirteen hu n d re d y ears

.

b efore Chri s t afte r t h e i n va s io n a n d d efeat of Sis era

, ,

D ebora h san g : A n d Da n w h y w ould h e tarry i n ,

” “
s hip s ? Ash er r em ai n e d o n th e seashore a n d ,
”
abo d e n ear h i s bay s Ju dges 5 : 1 7 ( L eese r)
.
, .

Th ese a r e r eproach ed by D eborah for n o t j oi n i n g

i n th e w a r duri n g S i ser a s d a n gerou s i n v a sio n ’
.

Ma n y cen turi es late r at th e gr eat A ssyria n i n v a sion

, ,

t h e children of Da n n o t o n ly tarri ed but es caped

“ ”
i n sh i p s to th e far Off
,
“
i sles of th e w est .
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B ei n g thu s s av e d fro m th e Assyria n captivi ty ,

th ey pla n ted our first colo n y i n Britai n o n th e ,

n orth er n coa st of Ir ela n d w h e re th ey b eca m e k n o w n ,

as th e T u a th a Da n a a n s or th e trib e of Da n ,
Thi s .

w a s fro m 700 to 900 y e ars b efore Chri st About .

th e s a m e t i m e th eir a n ci e n t n e ighbors th e Ph o en i
,

eia u s or Ca n aa n ite s pla n te d a colo n y o n t h e s outh

, ,

er n coa st o f th e s a m e i s la n d fro m w he n c e spr a n g ,

th e Iri s h ra ce Thi s i s th e L a n d o f K i tti m so

.

often m en tio n e d i n con n e ction w ith Tarsh i sh I n .

t h e J ew i sh V er s io n I s 23 : 1 2 i s thu s r en d e re d :
, .
, ,
“
T h e d oo m of Tyre Wail ye shi p s o f Tar sh i sh ;
.

fo r it ( Tyre) i s l ai d w aste w ithout hou se w ithou t , ,

en t ra n c e ; f ro m t h e la n d o f K itti m hath i t b ee n r e

v eal ed to th em B e s il en t ye i n habita n ts of th e
.

coast lan d th e merchan ts of Zi d o n that pa ss ov er ,

” ”
th e se a fil led thee F il l e d th ee th a t i s repl e n i sh ed
“
.
, , ,

col on i zed or p opu l ated thee Thi s i s t esti m o n y of

,
.

great i m porta n ce provi n g Irela n d to hav e b een col

,

o n i ze d 800 or 900 B C . .

Iri sh wr iter s cl ai m w ith m uch sho w of e rudit i o n ,

tha t 900 B C a sp eci es of parlia m e n t w a s organ iz ed

. .

at T a ra by th e chi efs pri ests a n d bard s w h o

, , , ,

d igeste d th e l a w s i n to a re cor d call e d th e Psalte r o f

Tara Th ese thi n gs accor d w ith th e fact of th e set
.

tl em e n t of th e T u a th a Da n a a n s o n th e n orth e rn coa st
of Irelan d about th e ti m e or p r e v iou s to th e fa ll o f
, ,

Sam aria a n d th e r em oval o f th e n atio n of I srael

,

fro m Pal esti n e .

Abou t s i x hu n d re d y ears b efore Ch rist a se con d ,

colo n y o f I sra e l i t es co n s i sti n g o f M i l es ia n s or Scotts

, , ,
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arriv ed w h o ha d b ee n w orki n g i n th e Ph o en icia n

,

gold m i n es of Sp a i n I n a n old Ga elic story of th e

.

first app ea ra n c e of thi s p eople i n Eri n w e r ea d h o w ,

th e Mil es ia n s l a n d ed u n ob se rv ed m arch e d upo n ,

Tara a n d call e d u po n th e thre e ki n gs of th e T u a th a

,

d e Da n aa n w ho then hel d the cou n tr y to s urren d er

-

, ,
.

T h e ki n gs a n s w e re d th a t th ey had be en tak en by
s urpri s e a n d that t h e i n va d e r s ought to r e e m bark
,
-

retire n i n e w a v es a n d tr v w h e th e r th ey could m ak e
,
”
good th eir la n di n g by fa i r fight Thi s th ey d i d . .

W e a r e n o t bou n d to b eli e v e th a t such thi n gs

w e r e d o n e b u t t h e l e g e n d r e cog n iz es t h e fa ct that
,

t h e chil d re n of Da n w e re th e first to i n ha bit th e

Iri s h S hore a n d th a t i n a fte r y ears th ey w ere fol
,

lo w e d by th e Mil es ia n s or Scotts Th ey w ere all

,
.

o n e r a c e of m e n fro m w ho m h av e d es c en d e d t h e
,

Scotts a n d th e i n habita n ts of th e n orth of Irela n d

,
.

T h e di ffe r en c e b e t w ee n th em a n d tho se of t h e smi th

of I r e l a n d li es n o t i n th e ir religion but i n th eir
, ,

origi n Th ey spra n g fro m di ff e re n t races

. Th e .

Ca n aa n ites d w ell am o n g th e Ephrai m ites u n to thi s

”
d a y a n d serv e u n d e r tri bute
, Moses sai d : B u t
.
“

if ye w ill n o t driv e out t h e i n h a bitan ts of th e la n d

be for e you : th en it s h a ll co m e to p a ss that t ho se
whi c h ye l et r e m a i n of th em s hall be prick s i n your
ey e s a n d thor n s i n your s id es a n d s h a ll v e x you i n

th e l a n d w h er ei n ye d w e ll Thi s i s th e I r i sh
.

"
Q u es t io n .
 92

tion s a r e th e chi ef Obs tac les i n th e w a y o f a righ t

u n d e rsta n d i n g o f p r o p h e cy T h e th eory to w hich
.

w e hol d a s m u s t be m a n i fe st to th e r e a d e r i s th e
, ,

h i sto r i co critical
-
W e u n d e rsta n d th e B ibl e to
.

m ea n w hat it say s a n d b e li e v e that of all w riti n gs

,

i t i s t h e m o st accurate i n t hought a n d t h e m o st e x ,

p l i ci t i n s p e e ch T h
. e d i s ho n esty of t h e tradi
t i o n a l or s chola sti c th e ory of i n t e rp r etatio n i s i ts
e li m i n atio n o f th e Bibl e m e a n i n g fro m B i bl e w ord s ,

a n d t h e foi sti n g u po n th e m a n oth er m ean i n g ,

ofte n a n tagon i stic to th e o n e i n w hich th e i n spire d

w rite rs e m ploy e d t h e m A fri e n d stated to R ob e rt
.

Hall that Mr Jay of Bath u n d e rstoo d th e pr oph e

.
, ,

c i es ge n er ally i n a figurativ e or sp iritua l se n se a n d ,

di d n o t su pp o se th e Jew s w oul d be literally r estore d

to th e Holy L a n d but th at th e p ro m i ses of th eir
,

future glory related to th e ir i n corp oration i n to th e

ch urch es o f Jesu s Chri st Mr Ha l l r epli ed : Mr Ja y
.
“
. .

i s gre at a u thority c e rtai n ly but I d i ffe r f ro m th a t

, ,

opi n ion It w eak en s th e sen se o f Scri p ture to giv e a n y

.

”
S u ch i n te rpr etatio n R o be rt Hal l w a s right
. Thi s .

spiritu a lizi n g of pr e dictio n s to ta lly ig n or es l ocali ti es ,

a n d w h e r e thi s i s d o n e th e la n guage of th e proph ets

ca n n ot be appre h en d e d Th ey sp eak co n ti n ua l ly of
”
places Sa m aria J e ru sal em
,
Mt Zio n ,
”
.
,
”

” “ ”
T h e La n d Th e Gre at Se a
, T h e i sl es of t h e
,
“

” ”
W est , T h e North Cou n try Th e m ou n tai n s of
,
“

” ”
Ba sha n , Carm el Oliv es o n whose S id es vi n es
, ,

S hall be p la n t e d a s i n d ay s of old
”
.

T h e i m porta n c e o f a tru e sy stem of i n t e rp retatio n

can n ot be too firm l y i n si ste d u p o n It li es at th e .
fou n da ti on of a ll tru e kn ow l ed ge o f Scri p tu r e Ther e .

ca n be d oub t but th a t t h e B i bl e h a s su ffe red

no

m e o r fro m i ts fri e n d s by t h e ir,

m i s u n d ersta n di n g of
i ts co n ten ts than fro m t h e blo ws of i ts en em i es
,
.

T h i s co n victio n co m p e ls u s to rej e ct th e Spi r i t u a l i z

i n g th eo ry a s m i s l eadi n g p e r n iciou s a n d i m pio u s
, ,
.

Word s a r e to be u n d e rstood i n th e se n se attach e d to

t h e m by th e ir authors W e recog n iz e as t h e tru e
.

an d t h e o n ly i n stru m en t of i n te rp re tat i o n th e
vocabulary a n d th e l e xico n Dr Ch a l m e rs d e
. .

a pure w ork of gra m

“
c l a r e d i n te rpretatio n to be

m a ti ca l a n aly si s
”
a n u n m ix e d q u estio n
,
“
of l a n
guage . H e a sk s : What i s th e rea so n w h y th e re
i s so m uch m ore u n a n i m ity a m o n g cri tic s a n d gra m
m a r i a n s a b o u t th e s e n se of a n y a n ci en t a uth ors
”
tha n a bout th e sen se of th e Scriptures ? H i s a n sw er
is “
Becau se o n e i s m ad e p urely a qu estio n of
critici s m th e oth e r h a s b ee n co m plica t e d w i th th e
,

u n c e rtai n fa n ci e s of a d a ri n g a n d presu m ptuous

”
th eology . No w h e re i s thi s presu m ptu o u s th e
”
ology m ore m a n ifest th a n i n th e Spiri tu a lizi n g
of t h e pre dictio n s co n c e r n i n g I sra el i n to prom i ses
of sp i r i tu al bl essi n gs fo r th e Gen ti l es .

Thi s system h a s prev a ile d e v e r si n ce th e fo u rth

cen tury It tea ch es th a t th e proph eci es r elati n g to
.

t h e H e br ew s t h e hi storic p e opl e of God a r e n o t to

, ,

be u n d e rs too d i n a lite ral s e n se a s sig n ifyi n g bl ess,

I n gs to th em but i n a m y stica l a n d fi urativ e sen s e

, g ,

a s sig n ifyi n g spiritual bl essi n gs to th e G en til e

ch u r ch T h e e ffect h a s b ee n to blot fro m th e cree d
.

of Chri sten dom th e hope of I s ra el a n d to m ake

“
,
 94

th e w riti n g s of th e
proph ets a book w i th sev en
s eal s . Thi s i s itself t h e fulfill m e n t of th e pred i c
tio n ; T h e vi s io n of a l l i s b e co m e u n to you a s th e
w ord s of a book tha t i s se al e d w hich m e n d e l i v e r ,

to o n e tha t i s l ear n ed sayi n g R ea d t h i s I pray th ee ;

, ,

a n d h e s ai t h I ca n n ot for i t i s s ea l e d d t h book
; a n e

i s d e liv e re d to h i m that i s n o t l e arn e d sayi n g R ea d , ,

thi s I pra y th e e ; a n d h e s a i th I a m n o t l ear n e d I S ,

. .

29 : 1 1 12 T h e Bibl e i s n o t a bli n d book but tho se

,
.
,

re a di n g i t h a v e b ee n bli n d Th e y .

Wi th a cl ea r an d sh i i g l i gh t s ppl i d n n u e

F i r st p u t i t ou t, t h en t oo k i t fo r a g u i de
Thi s Spiritu a lizi n g or Schola stic T h e ory a s it i s
,
“
,

call ed origi n a te d i n th e fo urth c en tury a n d w a s d u e

, ,

t o se v e ral ca u s e s t h e c hi e f of w hich w a s a h e ath en

,

izi n g e x egesi s o n t h e p a r t of th e G e n ti l e church ,

w hich d es ir e d to appropri a t e t o i tse lf th e bl ess i n g s

pro m i se d to th e H ebr ew s A n u m b e r of thi n gs .

pro m oted i ts a doption ; a s th e prid e of th e R o m a n

hi e rarchy th e suprem acy of Chri stia n ity i n th e R o
,

m a n e m pir e th e u n io n of Church a n d State fal s e

, ,

i n t erpre tatio n s of prop h e cy a n d co n te m pt for th e ,

Jew . T h e R o m a n church d e fe n d e d it u n t i l th e
‘

R e form a tio n a n d ha n d e d it d o w n a s a treasur ed

l ega cy to Protesta n ti sm a s i s s ee n i n th e h eadi n gs ,

of m an y chapte rs i n our Bibl es I ts ad o ptio n i s th e .

cau se of i m m en se co n fu sio n a n d ob scuri ty i n Scrip

ture i n terpretatio n a s it ch a n ges th e su bject a n d con ten t
.

of proph e cy sub s ti tuti n g th e G e n til e church for

,

I sra e l a n d for r ea l bl e ssi n gs to th e hi storic p e opl e

,

o f Go d m ystical i m a gi n ary a n d fa n ciful o n es fo r

, , ,
 96

sta te an d t i mes ofTesta me n t

th e N e w J H . . .

Of th e ca lli n g of th e Ge n til es Coc ,

Of th e Chri stia n di sp en satio n ( Luth e r a n d ,

‘

Of th e state of th e church after th e fall o f

An ti Chri st
-

,
Of t h e sta te of Jud a h at
s o m e fu tur e p e riod J H ,
. Of fu ture
.

bl essed n ess ,

Th ese arbitrary hypo th eses r efute each oth er ,

s ay s Al e xa n d er a n d add s : ,
T h e b es t d es criptio n of
t h e chapt e r i s that giv e n by Augu s ti n e i n t h e t i tl e of
h i s v e rs io n w h e re h e r epr esen ts it a s th e d es criptio n
,

o f a h a ppy co n ditio n of th e c h urch afte r a p e riod of

su ffe ri n g Gesen i u s sa y s
. Thi s pro ph e cy of cou rse
, , ,
”
h as n e v e r be e n fulfill e d Al ex a n d e r r eto rts : So
.
“

fa r fro m thi s b e i n g tru e it h a s b e en fulfill ed a g a i n

a n d agai n Wi thout a n y c h a n ge o f i ts essen t i a l
.

m ea n i n g it m a y b e a ppli e d to th e r e stora t io n of th e
J ew s fro m B a byl o n to t h e v o ca tio n of t h e Ge n til es
, ,

to th e w h ol e C h ri sti a n di sp e n sa t i o n to th e course of ,

e v e ry i n divi d u a l be li ev e r a n d to th e bl esse d n e ss of
,
”
h eav en .

Such i s th e fruit of thi s th eory of i n terpreta

tio n It m a k es th e cl e ar est a n d m ost b e autifu l
.

”
pred iction s of th e proph e ts a rack o f torture to
th e e xpo sitors I S th e Bibl e w ritten i n la n gu a g e a m
.

b i gu o u s so that lik e h e ath e n ora cl es it m a y be n u

,

d er stoo d i n tw o or m or e sen se s en tir ely a n tago n i stic

Not a t all T h e Bibl e i s truth a n d s u n ligh t Thi s
. .

S piritu a l i zi n g i n ter p r etatio n i s fa l sehoo d a n d fog .

Of th e ten o r tw elv e au th ori ti es cited bv A l exa n

d er sca rcel y tw o o f th e m agr ee a n d th e o n l v a n sw er ,
 97

w h ic h h e h a s for th e asse rtio n of Gesen i u s : Thi s

”
proph e cy of course h a s n e v e r b ee n fu lfill e d i s : It
, , ,

h a s b ee n f Ul fi l l e d a ga i n a n d a gai n
”
That i s It .
,

h a s b ee n m or e tha n fulfill e d .

Destructive cri t ici sm h a s do n e good s e rvic e to th e

cau se of tru th by b ri n gi n g thi s i m piou s a n d mi s
l eadi n g th eory o i i n te rpreta tio n i n to di sreput e .

T h e H i sto r i co cri tical th eory u n d e rsta n d s th e p ro

-

p h e t s t o m e a n w hat th e y sa y It acc e pt s t h e pri n

.

c i p l e l a i d do w n by Hook e r a s a s ou n d o n e : I hold
i t a s a m o s t i n fa llibl e rul e i n t h e i n t e rpre tatio n of
S a cre d Scripture that w h e r e a lite ra l co n structio n
,

w ill s ta n d t h e farth es t fro m th e l ette r i s co m m o n ly

,

th e w ors t Th e re i s n o thi n g m or e d a n ge rou s than

.

t hi s lic en tiou s a n d d e ludi n g a r t w hich cha n g eth ,

t h e m ea n i n g of w ord s a s alch e m y do t h or w oul d do

th e s ub s ta n c e o f m e tal s m a ki n g of a n ythi n g w h a t
,

it li s teth a n d bri n ge th i n th e e n d all t ru th to n oth

,
”
ing . Hook e r Eccl Pol B v fi x 2
. . . .
,
.

T h e th e ory of a li te ra l i n te rpr e ta tio n of t h e w rit

i n gs of th e proph ets does n o t d e n y to th e m th e u se
of figura tive la n gu a ge No ob scuri ty i s occasion e d
.

by a figure of sp eech provide d th e m ea n i n g of th e

au th o r e m ployi n g it i s appr e h en d ed T h e i n te r .
“

r e t a ti o n w hich bri g out t h tr n se of th e

p n s e u e s e

w ri te r i s a lite ral i n t e rpretatio n n o m att e r h o w ,

”
m a n y m e ta phors a r e e m ploy e d T h e Great Joh n.

Se ld e n w h o figure d s o co n spicuou sly i n th e S i x

,

te e n th a n d s e v e n t ee n th ce n t u r i es u tter e d t hi s m axi m,

A m a n s w riti n g h a s b u t o n e tru e sen se w hich i s

’
,
”
that w hich th e au th or m ea n t w h e n h e w rit it .
 98

Th i s i s a s true of sacred w riti n gs a s of secu lar Such .

m a n u s cripts co n for m to th e l a w s of la n guag e a s

truly a s tho se of Th ucydid es or Taci tu s a n d oth e r , ,

classic w r iters W e ch a ll en ge th e schol a rship of

.

t h e w orld to co n trov e rt thi s po s i t io n Augu sti n e .

s a id
:

T h e lite ra l s en se of Scripture i s t h e ba s i s of
all Scripture e ls e th e latte r w ould be a buildi n g
,
”
resti n g o n air .

T h e e xpress io n a chil d of t hi s
'

spiritual I s ra e l —

S piritualizi n g th e ory of i n te rpr e t a tio n — i s m i s l ea d i n g .

It i s n o t fou n d i n th e Bibl e Th e re i s n o spiritu a l .

I srae l e xcept a s th e tru e a n d li n ea l I sra e l b e co m es

”

spiritu a l Not o n c e i n th e Scrip tures i s th e w ord

.

“
I sra el u se d a s syn o n y m ou s w i th th e Chri sti a n
church T h e w ord i s em ploy e d o n ly to d e n ote th e
.

li n eal se e d of Jacob Th e n a m e i s a patro n ym ic

.
,

an d m ea n s al w a y s a n d e v e ry w h e re th e n atu r a l ,

racial a n d lite ra l I sra el

, .

H o w plai n a n d b ea utiful th e chapt e r referre d to

:

n t h e hi st oric p e opl e of Go d
( I s
. xxxv ) b e co m e s w. h e

a r e u n d e rstood to b e th e subj e c ts of i ts p r e m i se s T he “
.

w ild e r n ess a n d t h e s olit a ry pl a c e s hall be glad for

them ; a n d t h e d e se rt sh a ll r ejoic e a n d blo ss o m as
”
t h e ro se Th ese a r e m ark s of A n glo I s ra el c u l ti
.
-

vation a n d civilizatio n Th ey hav e m ad e a n d a r e

.
,

m a ki n g t h e w il d e r n ess of North A m erica a n d A u s ,

tr a l i a a n d N ew Z eal a n d a n d a l l th e d es olat e r egio n s

,

to w hich th e y go bloom lik e t h e gard en of Go d

,
.

B e tw een t w o a n d thr ee hu n dr e d y ea rs ago thi s rac e

of m en w e re m a ki n g treati es w ith t h e I n d ia n s or ,

fighti n g th em i n N e w E n gla n d V irgi n ia a n d o n

, , ,
 PA R T VI .

CH A PT E R I .

B I B L E EV I DE N C E .

TH I S CON C L US I VE — DI VI N E DE M ON STR A T I ON — K UE N E N ’
S T ES T
a —P R OP H E C Y — M A N ’ S I GN OR A N CE OR T H E —
F UTU R E GOD S
’

CE R T A I N T Y — L ET TE R OF R . R Y L A N D— C A US E OF B L I ND

N E SS As To I SR A E L ’
S F A TE — B I S H OP B UTL E R ON
TH E SA M E — DR .
—
D w r N E L L F A L S E A S SU M P
T I ON s — B A T TL E OF TH E GI A N TS , K U R N E N ,
B R I GG S AND GR E E N — T H E I R DI
LEM MA — T H E PR OB L EM S OL V E D .

Of all e vid en ce of raci a l u n ity b etw een th e lo st ,

I sra el i tes a n d t h e A n glo S a xo n s that fro m th e -

Scrip t ures i s th e m o s t co n clu si ve a n d irre fragabl e .

Sp ecific pred iction s co n c ern i n g th e cho sen p eopl e

m atch e d w ith acco m pli s h m e n t i n th e A n glo S a xon -

rac e i s i n fa llibl e proof T h i s i s Divi n e d e m o n

,
.

s tr a ti o n — th e sea l of Go d n o t o n ly to t h e t ru th of
, ,

th e proph e cy but a l s o to t h e id en tity of th e p a rt y

,

to w ho m th e proph e cy r el a tes .

Thi s i s co n ced e d by th e m o st u ltra criticism It .

i s a s w e h a v e r ep ea t e dly n otic e d t h e t es t w hich

, ,

Profes sor K u en en pr e po se s fo r th e s et tl e m en t of th e
strife b e tw een th e n a tur a li s t ic a n d t h e s up e rn atural

i stl e vi ew of proph ecy If th e pr e d ictio n s a r e fu l

.

fille d th ey a r e from God ; if u n fulfill e d th ey ca n n ot be

( 1 00 )
 1 01

fro m H i m Thi s all p a rti es co n ced e:

.
th e ,

“
test w h i ch Go d hi m self giv es I f t hbaSa yi n thi ne?
j ’ ‘

. ,

h eart h o w s hall w e k n o w th e w or d w hich th e Lor d

h at h n o t spok en Wh en a p roph et sp eak eth i n th e
n a m e of t h e Lord if t h e thi n g f ollo w n o t n o r co m e
, ,

to p a ss that i s th e thi n g w hich t h e Lor d h a th n o t

,

sp o k e n . D e ut 18 : 21 22 . T h e proph e t w hich
,

proph esi et h of p e ac e w h en th e w or d o f t h e proph et

,

s hall co m e to pa s s th e n s hall t h e proph e t be k n o w n

,

th a t t h e Lor d hath truly se n t h i m Je r 28 : 9 . . .

Chri s t giv es thi s a s co n clu s iv e p roof o f H i s M es

s i a h sh i I h v t o ld you b e for e it co m e t o pa ss
“
p . a e ,
”
th a t w h en it i s co m e to pass ye m ight b eli e v e ,
.

Joh n 14 : 29 .

H o w i m po ssi b l e it i s for m en to di sc e rn th e futur e

i s S ho w n by th e grea te s t w rit e rs Frou d e i n h i s .
,
”
Sci en c e of Hi story s ay s : T h e t e m p e r of e a ch
,
“

n e w g e n e r a tio n i s a co n t i n ual s urpri s e T h e fa tes .

d e light to co n tra dict our m o s t co n fid e n t e xp e cta

tio n s Gibbo n b eli e v e d that th e er a of co n qu e rors
.

w a s at a n e n d H a d h e liv e d out th e full life of

.

m a n h e w ould hav e seen all Europ e at t h e fee t of

Napol e on A fe w y ea rs a go w e b e li e v e d th e w orld
.

h a d gro w n too civiliz e d for w a r a n d th e Cry sta l ,

Pala c e i n H yd e Pa rk w a s to be th e I n augura t io n of
, ,
’
a n e w er a Battl es a s bloody a s Na pol eo n s hav e
.

S i n c e b ee n a n e v e ry d a
y tal e ; a n d t
-
h e arts w hich
h a v e m ad e th e gr eat est p rogress h a v e b e e n t h e art s
of d estruction What n ext ? W e m a y s trai n our
.

e y es i n to th e futur e w hich li es b e yo n d thi s w a n i n g

cen tury ; but n eve r w a s co n j e cture m ore at fault It .

 1 02

Is b lan k dark n ess whi ch e v en th e i m agi n atio n fa il s

What a con trast a r e th ese w ord s to those of J eh o

vah Behold th e form e r thi n gs a r e co m e to p a ss
, ,

a n d n e w thi n gs d o I d e clar e ; b e fore th e y spri n g

”
forth I te ll yo u of th e m I s 42 : 9 Thi s test o f . . .

acco m pli sh e d p re dictio n i s obviou s a n d ea sily a p

pli e d I t i s of all tests t h e m o st u n a n s w e rabl e a n d
.

co n clu s iv e Bi s hop Bu t l e r s a y s
. A lo n g se ri es of
proph e ci es b ei n g appli cabl e to si l ch a n d such e v en ts
, ,
”
i s its e lf a p roof that i t w a s i n te n d e d fo r th em .

It i s m a n ifes t that th e pre dic tio n s a n d e xp e cta

tio n s of th e proph ets co n ce rn i n g th e fu ture of I sra el ,

hav e b een a n d a r e b e i n g accom pli sh e d i n th e for

,

tu n es of th e A n glo S a xo n s ; th e A n glo Saxon s - -

th erefore m u st be t h e rac e co n ce rn i n g w hich those

,

pred ic tio n s w e r e m a d e ; that i s Is ra e l u n d e r a n , ,

’

oth er n a m e I f thi s be s o it i s a sk e d h o w i s it that

.
, ,

s cholar s hav e n o t soo n e r d i s cov e r e d it T h e d e vout

a n d l e arn e d R ob e rt R yla n d D D n o w appro a chi n g ,
. .
,

h i s four s cor e y ears a n d t en i n a l e tte r to t h e au t hor

-

, ,

afte r r ea d i n g th e essa y u pon th e Hou se of Is rael

alre ady r efe rr ed to w rote fro m St Steph en s K a n d , .
, .

Q u ee n V a July
,
1 3 1 88.8 , ,
.

M Y D E A R B R OT H E R — I h a e a tt e t i el y r ea d t h e pa m ph l et v n v

w h i ch yo ga e t o m e t h e H
u vse o f I s el I n m a n y r espects t h e
, ou ra .

boo k i s ad m i ra bl e . I t is o r i gi n a l , a r gu m e n ta t i v e , d ev o u t a n d
m od est . B u t fo r a few d i ffi cu l ti es i n my m i n d i t w o u l d be q u i t e
sa t i s facto r y as t o i ts co n cl u si o n . Th ese a r e a s fo l l o w s ( 1 ) Yo u

do n ot g i v e ch a p t e r a n d v e rse to man y fy
o ou r q u o ta t i o n s f ro m th e
Scr i pt u r es .
( 2 ) Yo u d o n ot gen e r a lly itc e a u t h o r i t i es fo r y
ou r

hi sto r i ca l fa cts .
( )
3 Yo u d o n ot n ot i ce so me pa t en t o b ect i o n s
j
 04

Hosea 2 : 6 Th e y w e re to sa y
. Dri e d a r e our
”
bo n es a n d lost i s o u r hop e ; w e a r e quite cut o ff
,
.

( Ez eki el 3 7 L ee s e r That i s t h e y w
. e re t o s ee m,
-

to be a n e x ti n ct r a c e all of w hich h a s h a ppe n e d to

,

th em A s to th ese thi n g s th ey w e re to be bli n d

.
, ,

w hil e Jud a h al so w a s to be d ea f Go a n d sa y .

u n to t h i s p e opl e h ea r i n d ee d bu t u n d e rsta n d n o t ;
,

a n d se e i n d e e d b u t k n o w n o t Ob d ura te w i ll r e
.

m ai n t h e h e art o f thi s p e opl e a n d th eir e ars a n d , ,

th e ir ey es w il l be s h u t ; s o that t h e y w ill n o t s e e
w i th th e ir ey es n or h e ar w i th th e ir e a rs n o r th e ir
, ,

h earts u n d e rs ta n d A n d I sa id H o w lo n g O Lor d ?
.
, ,

A n d h e sai d Un til th a t citi e s be l e ft w a s te w i th o ut

,

a n i n habi ta n t a n d hou se s w ith out m a n

, a n d th e ,

soil b e m a d e d es o l a t e a s a w ild e r n e ss A n d th e .

L or d w ill h a v e r e m ov e d fa r a w a y th e m e n a n d th e ,

d epop ulatio n be grea t i n th e m id st of th e la n d I S . .

6 : 9 12
—
( L.e ese r
) .

N 0 o n e ca n d e n y but th a t s uch r e m oval a n d d e

p o p ulatio n h a s b e en r e a liz e d i n t h e Holy La n d I s .

it n o t equally cl e ar that bli n d n e ss h a s be e n upo n

us? Paul a ffi r m s that bli n d n ess i n pa r t h a s hap
p e n e d u n to I s ra el u n til t h e f u l n ess of th e Ge n til es be
,
”
com e i n T h e ful n ess of th e G e n t il es s ig n ifi es ex
.

cess i v e p opul a tio n i n G e n til e cou n tri e s Thi s ti m e .

h a s co m e T h e w orl d n e v e r w as so full of p e opl e

. .

Th e av e rage of t h e popula tio n of Europ e i s 1 01 to

th e s quare m il e T h e old w orld i s burd e n e d w i th
.

pe opl e H e n c e th e v a st a n d i n crea s i n g e m i gratio n s

.

to thi s cou n try a n d to Au stralia a n d oth e r parts of

, ,

th e w este rn h em i sph er e D o es n ot thi s i n d ica te

.
 1 05

th a t th e ti m e h as co m e for th e bli n d n ess i n part

“
,

t hat h a ppen e d t o I sr a el to pass a wa y

o

,
”

Th a t m a n y thi n gs re v eal e d i n th e Scriptures m a y

be hid d e n fro mo u r u n d ersta n di n g i s co n c e d ed by
th e profou n d est s cholar s Bi shop Bu tl er sa y s : It “
.

i s n o t at all i n cre dibl e th a t a book that h a s b een so

lo n g i n th e po ss ess i o n of m a n ki n d should co n ta i n
”
t r uth s yet u n di s cov e r e d .

Dr D w i n el l sa y s : Th ere a r e re m ark a bl e forces

.
“

i n r es e rv e i n thi s Book i n i ts o rigi n a l l a te n t p ot e n

ci es Ma n y thi n gs a r e i n it w hich a r e n o t d i sco v
.

e r e d u n til th e y a r e n ee d ed a n d th en co m e forth to
,

m eet th e em e rge n cy It car r i es co n ceal e d tap e rs

.

pack e d a way i n it w hich a r e n o t lighted a n d ca n ,

n o t be li hte d till th e w orld co m es up to t h e f u l

g ,

n ess of ti m e for th em ; a s th e ea rth ca rri e d i n i ts

dark d epth s for ages suppli es of coal a n d p etrole u m

, , ,

to m eet th e future w a n ts of m a n .
”

B i shop Butl e r aga i n says : Th e re i s n o m a n n er

of a b surd ity i n suppos i n g a v e il o n purpo se dra w n
ove r so m e sc e n es bf i n fi n ite po w e r a n d w i sdo m a n d
goo d n ess th e sight of w hich m ight so m e w a y or
, ,

oth e r strik e u s too stro n gly ; or th a t b etter en d s a r e

,

d es ig n e d a n d se rv ed by th e ir b ei n g co n c eal ed th a n
co ul d be by th eir b ei n g e xpo sed to our k n o w l e dge .

T h e Al m ighty m a y ca st cloud s a n d d a rk n ess rou n d

about H i m fo r r ea so n s a n d purposes of w hich w e
”
hav e n o t th e l e ast gli m p se or co n c eptio n .

Wh at h a s occa sio n ed so great ob scuri ty a n d bli n d

n e ss r esp e cti n g t h e lo s t I sra elites T w o thi n g s
chi e fly . Firs t e r ro n e ou s i n te rp retatio n s alread y ,
 1 06

con si d ere d S e co n d th e as s u m ptio n th a t thi s por

.
,
- o

tio n of th e H ebrew r a c e h a s lo n g s i n c e b e co m e
e x t i n ct .

Thi s i s s ho w n i n t h e battle of th e gia n ts Pro —

fess o r s K u e n en Briggs a n d Gre en

, ,
To thi s w e .

hav e alrea dy allud e d but i t i s germ a i n to our pur

,

po se to co n s id e r it m ore particularly a s it bri n gs out ,

m os t cl ea rly th e q u estio n i n co n trov ersy K u e n en .

w ri tes fro m th e s ta n d poi n t of th e m os t a b s o lute

a n ti sup e rn a turali sm Briggs a n d Green a ttem pt
-
.

t o d e fe n d th e s up er n a tural ch a racte r of proph e cy ,

but n o t from th e sam e sta n dpoi n t K u en en d e .

cl a res a s h a s b een n oticed that of th e pre dictio n s

, ,
“

a n d e xp e ctatio n s of th e proph et s co n ce rn i n g th e
future of Is rae l n o t o n e of th em h a s ev e r b een r eal
i ze d or e v e r ca n be S i n ce th e ti m e fo r th e ir fu l fi l
, ,

m en t i s pa st
”
Th ese blo w s Briggs co n c ed es a r e
.
, ,

t h e s e v e res t that h a v e e ve r b ee n d e al t a ga i n st H e
bre w pre diction H e a tte m pts to p a rry th em by
.

pro n ou n ci n g th em to be a ga i n st th e s chol a stic

th eory of i n te rpretatio n a n d m i s i n te rpretatio n s ,

rath e r th a n a ga i n st th e pre dic tio n s but h e do es n o t ,

solv e t h e probl e m i n q u e stio n Professor Gre en .

,

acc epti n g th e s chola s tic th e ory o f i n te rpreta tio n ,

co n c ed es to K u e n en that if th e pr e dictio n s a n d ex
p e ct a ti o n s of th e proph e t s co n c e r n i n g t h e futur e of

I s ra el a r e to be u n d e rstood i n a loca l or n a tio n al “

s en se th e y hav e n o t b ee n a n d n e v e r c a n be fulfi l l ed
,

but h e clai m s th a t th ey h a v e b ee n fulfill e d i n

Ge n til e Chri stia n ity But K u e n en t riu m phan tly
.

obje cts th at to fin d i n Chri sti a n ity th e fulfill m en t

“
 CH A PT E R I I

D I V I N E D E M ON STR A T I ON .

F UL F I L L ED P R E D I C TI ON — T H E B L E SS I N G OF S H E M — CA L L OE
— GOD COVE N A N T W I T H
’
AB R A H A M S HIM U N C ON D I TI ON A L
-
E M B R A CE S A P R OM I S E D L A N D A DOM I
NANT R A CE A N A TI ON , AND A COM P A N Y
OF N A T I ON S A M U L T I T UD I N OUS R A CE .

W e h a v e rep eate dly call e d proph e cy fulfill e d d e ,

m o n s tratio n a n d a s it m u st i n th e n a ture of thi n gs

,

be fu lfill e d by Divi n e dire c tio n it i s a n d m u s t be

,
,

Divi n e d em o n stratio n I t i s a h a n d m ighti e r t h an

.

m a n s that m atch e s pre dic t io n w i th a cco m pli s h

’

m en t .

To quote all th e pre dictio n s rel a t i n g to I s ra e l

w ould be t o t ra n s fe r a l a rg e p a rt of a l l pr o ph e cy to
thi s volu m e a n d t o tra ce t h e fulfill m e n t of th e
,

s am e i n th e hi s tory of t h e A n gl o S a xo n p e opl e -

w oul d r e quire m a n y volu m es I t i s but a circu m .

s crib e d vi e w tha t o u r li m i ts p e r m i t u s to tak e .

T h e m ost r e m a rkabl e pr e dict io n afte r th e flood .

a n d b e for e t h e calli n g of Abraha m r el a t e s to t h e ,

S em ites Sh e m w a s th e o n ly o n e of Noah s so n s
.
’

w ho m h e bl esse d .

B l es se d be t h e L o r d Go d of Sh em
A n d Ca n aa n Sh a l l be th e se r v a n t o f th e m
M a y Go d e n l a r ge th e bo u n da r i es of Ja ph e t h ,
A n d ma y H e d w e l l i n t h e t e n ts o f S h e m ,
"—
A n d Ca n aan Sh a l l b e t h e se r v a n t o f t h e m . L E E SE R .

( 1 08 )
 1 09

Th e acco m pli sh m e n t o f thi s pr e dictio n i s cl early

s e en i n our e t h n ologic a l proo fs w h e r e a l l t h e m o n ,

o t h e i sti c rac es of t h e w orld a r e sho w n to h a v e

s pru n g f ro m Abraham w h o w a s a Se m i te W i th
,
.

t h e ca ll a n d cov en a n t w i t h Abra h a m th e rea l h i s

tory of th e H ebre w s b egi n s A s th es e a r e t h e
.

h ea d w ate rs of our re ligio n civiliza tio n a n d d es ,

t i n y th e y d em a n d sp e ci a l a tten t io n
,
Ea ch prom i se .

d ese rv es th e m o st c a r e ful study T h e w hol e .

e m brac e a pro m i se d l a n d a gre at n am e a

, , ,

“
great n at io n ,
grea t ki n gs a m ul titudi n ou s
” “
,
”

rac e a co n qu e ri n g ra c e bl e ssi n g to Abra h a m s

”
, ,
’

s e e d a n d that i n it
,
all th e fa m ili es of th e e arth
“

”
S hall be bl e sse d It i s to be part icul a rly n otice d
.

that th e cov en a n t w it h Abra ha m i s u n co n ditio n al ,

lik e th e o n e w ith Noah a fte r t h e flood ( Is aiah .

r efers to th e m both a s e qu a lly p e rp etual Isai a h .

54 : A s i t i s a n Ev e rl a sti n g Cov e n an t th e life

ti m e of th e w orld i s giv e n for i ts fulfill m en t I w ill .

est a bli s h m cov n n t b t w e n t h e e a n d m e a n d thy

y e a e e ,

s e e d a fte r t h e e i n th e ir g en e r a tio n s f or a n ev er l as ti n g ,
”
coven a n t . Gen 1 7
. : 7 .

I Thi s cov en a n t
. A P r omi sed L a n d
e m brac e s .

Un to th ee hav e I giv en t h e la n d fro m th e riv e r of ,

”
Egypt Un to th e great riv e r th e rive r Euphra te s ,
.

Ge n xv . .

I t i s d i sti n ctly k n ow n t hat th e H ebrew s hav e n ev e r

po ss esse d th e w hol e of thi s ter r i tor y Th e y possesse d .

n o n e of it u n t il fi v e hu n dr e d y e a rs aft e r Abr a ha m s
’

d e at h a n d o n ly a por tio n of it i n th e z en i t h of th e ir
,

a n ci e n t p o w e r a n d glory T e n of t h e trib es o ccu

.
 1 10

p i ed apart of it 7 25 ye ars a n d tw o Juda h oth e rs —

,

a n d Ben j a m i n — 900 y e a rs It h a s S i n ce be en u n d e r .

t h e s ucc e ss iv e do mi n i o n of A ssyria n s B a bylo n ia n s , ,

Pe rsi a n s Gree k s R o m a n s a n d S a rac e n s for tw en ty

, , ,

fi v e c e n turi es Th ese a r e th e ti m es of th e Gen

.
“

”
til es duri n g w hich Je ru sal e m i s to be trodd en
,
°

do w n u n til those ti m es a r e fulfill e d Luk e 21 24

,
.
, .

N e v e rt h el ess I s ra e l i s t h e h e ir a n d th e pro m i se i s
, ,

that h i s child e n S h a ll co m e aga i n to th e ir o w n

,
r

bord e r . I w ill bri n g aga i n t h e captivi ty of My .

Pe opl e I s ra e l a n d th e y S h a ll bui ld th e w a ste ci ti es

, ,

a n d i n h abit t h e m a n d I w ill pl a n t t h e m upo n th e ir

,

o w n la n d a n d th e y s h a ll n o m or e be pluck e d out
,

of th e ir l a n d w hich I h a v e giv en th em S A I T H TH E ,
”
LOR D GOD .

T h e cov en a n ts a n d t h e pro m i se s of God s ta n d

fi r m a n d sur e T h e c en tr a l la n d s h a ll a gai n a n d for
.

e v e r b e t h e d w e lli n g pla c e o f I s ra e l i n w ho m all t h e ,

n a t io n s of t h e e ar t h a r e to b e bl esse d Wha t J eh o .

vah sa ys h e do es It i s thi s coi n cid en ce b etw een .

thi n gs s aid a n d d o n e t hat esta bli s h e s t h e s up e r

n a t ural cl a i m s o f t h e Bibl e a n d prov e s it to be a ,

tru stw orthy book Ca n th es e pr e dic tio n s a n d

.

pro m i s es be fulfill ed i n th e Je w s alo n e ? Not u n l ess

thi s r a c e subdu es th e A n glo S axo n s a n d tram ples -

th e ir Chri sti a n i ty u n d e r th e ir fee t T h e pro m i se i s .

n o t to t h e Je w o n ly but to the w ho le ho us e o I sr a el
f , ,

a pro m is e at thi s v e ry ti m e i n cou r se of fulfill m e n t .

“
Th eir chil d ren h ave co m e to t h e ir o w n bord e r .

Cypru s i s i n s ight of t h e Holy La n d a n d i s a n A n ,

g l o
-
Saxo n po s se ss io n I n 1 8 8 2 Pal e s ti n e w ith t.h e ,
 12

p o s se ss t h e la n d Ma n i fes t ly t h e A n glo Saxon s -

.

Th e pro m i se w ill t h e n be m a tch e d w i t h a cco m pli s h

m en t u n to th y se e d h a v e I giv e n thi s la n d fro m ,

th e riv e r of Egyp t u n to t h e gre at riv e r t h e riv e r ,

Euphra tes .Ge n 1 5 : 1 8 . .

II
. T hy seed sha ll p ossess the ga te of h i s en e m i es .

Th e gat e of t h e en e m y i s t h e s tra tegic poi n t w hich ,

com m a n d s th e s ituatio n a n d co n trol s th e cou n t ry ,

.

Such w a s Qu eb e c t h e a c q uis i tio n of w hich g a v e

,

to th e A n glo Saxo n s Nor th A m e ri ca Such i s

-
.

Gibra lta r Mal ta Cypru s th e C a p e of Good Hop e

, , , ,

Gold Co a st Ho n g Ko n g, .

A R ussi a n w riti n g of Bri tai n sa ys : At Ad e n

, ,

sh e hold s t h e gat es of t h e R e d S ea At Si n g a pore .

sh e co m m a n d s t h e ro a d t o Chi n a Fro m F eje e sh e .

d o m i n a tes th e Pa cific I t i s o n ly to o cl ear t hat th e

.

aggressiv e E m pire u n l e ss sp ee dily ch e ck e d w ill

, ,

es tabli s h a u n iv e r s a l d o m i n io n ov e r a l l t h e p e opl es
”
of th e Ea r th If t h e poss essio n of th e g a te of
.
“

t h e ir e n e m i e s m a rk s a n y r a c e a s Abra ha m s s ee d
’
, ,

i t i s our o w n Thi s i s i n d i spu ta bl e

. .

III . A f a ther of m a n y n a ti on s have I m a d e thee .

Th i s w a s t h e pro m i se of Go d t o A b ra h a m .

J a co b i n dica tes i ts fulfill m e n t i n th e h o u se of Joseph ,

w hich w a s to b e co m e A n a ti on a n d a co mpan
“
y
”
of n a ti on s . I n all th e h i story of t h e w o r ld thi s
pre dictio n h as fou n d acco m pli s h m e n t o n ly i n th e
A n glo S a xo n s Grea t Bri ta i n i s a n a t ion a n d a
-

com pa n y of n at io n s T h e E n cyclop aedi a s te ll u s :

.

“
T h e Briti sh E m pir e i s a va st co m pl e x of St ates i n ,

variou s p arts of t h e w orld s ubj e c t t o th e m on arch ,

 1 13

o f E n gl a n d , an d m ore or l ess gov er n e d by th e

”
Bri ti sh Pa rlia m e n t .

Th e se colo n i es a n d n a tio n s a r e i n all l a titud es a n d

lo n gi t ud e s a n d so m e of th e m a r e va st er a n d m ore
, ,

o w rful tha n a n ci e n t e m pir e s Th y co ti t u t i

p e ,
e n s e n .

rou n d n u m b ers fifty gov e r n m en ts Thi s s urely i s .

sp e cific fulfill m e n t of s p e cific a n d d e fi n ite pr e dictio n .

I V Abraha m s see d w a s to gr ow i n to a mu l ti tu d e
.
’

”
i n the ea r th .

I w i ll m u l tip l y thee as the sta r s f

o hea ven , a n d as

the sa n dp u J
on a cob i n dica t e d th a t
the seashor e .

thi s bl es s i n g al so w a s to com e through th e Hou se of

Jos ep h w h ich b e ca m e a sy n o n y m for t h e Hou s e of
,
”
I s ra e l Mult i tudi n o us n u m b e rs w e re n o t predi cte d
.

of Jud a h T h e Je w s a r e n o w a bout s e v en m illi o n s

.

i n th e w h o l e w orld w hich w a s abou t t h e ir n u m b e r

,

at th e c o m m e n c e m en t of th e Chri stia n e r a .

T h e pr e dicte d m ul t i tud e of I s ra e l n e v e r w a s re a l
i ze d i n th e ir Pa l esti n ea n hi st ory At th e v e ry clo se .

o f i t j u s t b e for e t h e A s s yri a n e xil e Ho s e a s ho w s t h e

, ,

fulfill m e n t to be s till fu ture Afte r pre dic ti n g t h e .

ov e rthrow of th e Hou s e of I s ra el a n d i ts di sp e rsio n , ,

h e add s : Y e t t h e n u m b e r of t h e childr en of I s ra e l
shall b e a s t h e s a n d of t h e se a w hich ca n n o t be ,

m ea sur e d n o r n u m b e re d Hos ea 1 : 1 0 T h e i n . .

c r e a se o f t h e A n glo S a xo n s i s ack n o w l edg e d to be

-

p h e n o m en a l Fra n ce doubl es h e r popul a tion i n

.

1 5 0 y e ars Spai n i n 1 4 2 R u ssi a i n 1 40 Turk e y i n

, , ,

55 5 . But E ngl an d d ou bl es her s i n y ea r s w hil e ,

th e U n i te d S t a t es a n d th e Bri t i s h Colo n i e s doubl e

th e irs i n 2 5 yea r s D a n i e l W ebs te r sa w our po pu l a
.

8
 1 14

ti o n i n cre ase fro m to an d

Ge orge Ba n croft live d to se e i t ri se from

to A n oth e r hu n d re d y ears at th e p r ese n t ,

ratio w ill see i t i n crease to

,
a n d th e

A n glo Saxo n p opulatio n of all lan d s to

-

, ,

000 a n u m b e r e xc ee di n g by m ore tha n

,
’

th e pr ese n t p opulatio n of th e w hol e earth It i s .

thu s obvious that th e predictio n s w hich s o m e grea t ,

s cholars t e ll u s hav e n e v e r b e e n r ealized a n d n e v e r ,

”
ca n b e a r e b e i n g a cco m pli s h e d b e fore our o w n e y es
,
.

A n d I wil l ma ke thy seed as the d ust of the ea r th so ,

tha t if a m a n i s a bl e to n u m ber the d u st of the ea r th

”
then sha l l thy seed a l so be n u m ber ed . Gen 1 3 . : 16 .

H A P PY ART T H OU , O IS R AE L " W H O IS LI KE

U N TO TH E E , 0 P E OPL E ,
SA VE D BY TH E L OR D , TH E

S H I E L D OF T H Y H E L P A N D W H O I s TH E S W OR D OF
,

T H Y E X C E L L E N C Y "A N D T H Y E N E M I E S S H A L L F A W N

U P ON TH E E ; AND T H OU SI I A LT TR E AD U P ON TH E I R
”—
H I GH PL A CE S . M oses .
 11 6

tran spl an ted to th e I ri sh shor e a n d r estor ed to the ,

n e w n a tio n of I s ra e l — th e T u a t a Da n a a n s by th e
h —

m a rri a ge of a daughte r of Z e d e kiah to H e r em o n ,

t h e ki n g of thi s p e opl e Thi s occurre d 5 80 B C

. . .

Si n c e t h e d esc en t of Qu een V ic toria i s trace d i n

u n broken su cc ess io n fro m thi s u n io n it i s w orthy o f ,

s p e ci a l att e n t io n a s a m o s t gloriou s e xa m pl e of t h e
,

fai thful n ess of Go d t o h i s pro m i ses .

I n Ez e ki e l 22 24 i s t hi s e n ig m a tical a n d
-

m o s t r em arkabl e pr e dictio n Thu s hath said th e

.

Lord Etern al B u t I m y se lf w ill ta k e of th e high est

.

bra n ch of t h e high ce dar a n d w ill prese rv e i t ; fro m

,

th e top m o st of i ts you n g t w igs w ill I crop o ff a te n

d e r o n e a n d I m y s e lf w ill pl a n t i t firm ly U po n a
,

high a n d e m i n e n t m ou n ta i n ; o n th e m ou n ta i n of
th e h e ight of I s ra el w ill I pl a n t it firm ly : a n d it
sh a ll produc e bough s a n d b e ar fruit a n d b e co m e
, ,

a n e l ega n t c e d a r ; a n d t h e r e s h a ll d w e ll u n d e r it a l l

fo w l s e v e rythi n g th at h a th w i n g i n t h e sh a do w of
,

i ts light bra n c h es sh a ll th ey d w e ll A n d all th e .

tree s of th e fi eld sh a ll k n o w th a t I th e Lord hav e ,

m ad e l o w th e h i gh tree a n d h a v e m ad e high th e
,

lo w ly tre e th a t I hav e dri e d up t h e green t re e a n d

, ,

hav e cau sed to flouri sh th e dry t re e ; I th e Lor d

”
h a v e spok e n a n d ha ve d on e i t ( L e e s e r ) . .

T h e high c e dar w a s t h e dyn a sty of David .

I ts high est bra n ch w a s Z e d ekiah t h e la s t ki n g of ,

t h e J e w s i n Davi d s li n e
“
I ts you n g t w ig s w e re
’
.
,

h i s children T h e te n d e r o n e cropt o ff a n d pla n te d

.
“
,
”
o n th e h e ight of I srae l w a s th e ki n g s daugh ter
,
’

w e d d e d to H e r em o n of Ir ela n d L et u s turn t o th e .
 1 17

lates t hi sto ry of thi s ki n g a n d h i s fam ily a s given

by Je re m iah t h e i n s tru m e n t i n God s ha n d of pl a n t
’
,
”
o n th e m ou n tai n of th e
“
i n g thi s te n d e r tw ig “

”
h e igh t of I sra el Afte r t h e fa ll of th e city th e
.

Chald ea n s ov e rtook Ze d ekiah i n th e plai n s of Je r i

cho . Th en th ey took th e ki n g a n d carri e d h i m
up u n to th e ki n g of Babylo n to R iblah i n th e la n d ,

of H a m a th w h e re h e gav e j udgm en t u p o n h i m
,
.

A n d t h e ki n g of Babylo n sl e w th e s o n s of Z e d eki a h
b e fore h i s eyes ; h e sl ew a ls o a l l th e pri n c es of Judah
i n R iblah . Th en h e put out th e eyes of Ze d ekiah ;
a n d t h e ki n g of Babylo n bou n d h i m i n chai n s a n d

carri e d h i m to Babylo n a n d put h i m i n p ri so n till

”
t h e d a y of h i s d eath Je r 5 2 : 8 1 1
. Thi s w a s th e
.
-
.

e n d of th e m al e po st e rity of Z e d ekiah .

T h e ki n g s d aughte rs w ere l e ft w ith Ge daliah

’
,

w ho m th e ki n g o f B a bylon h a d appoi n t e d gov e r n or

of Jud ea H i m I sh m a e l m urd er ed
. Th e n I sh .
“

m a e l carri e d a w ay captiv e th e ki n g s da u ghter s a n d ’

,

a l l th e p e opl e t h at r em ai n e d i n Mizpah J er 4 1 1 0 . . .

Joha n a n pursue d I sh m a e l a n d brought th e w o m en

w ith oth e rs to Chi m ha m t o carry th e m i n to Egypt , .

Agai n st th e p rotest of J erem iah Jo h a n a n took a l l ,

th e r em n a n t of Ju d a h e v e n th e m en a n d w o m en
, ,

d t h e ki n g s d a u ghter s, a n d Jer emi a h the p r op het,

’
an

an d Baru ch , a n d c a rri e d th em i n to th e l a n d of
Egypt Jer 43 : 5 7 Upo n th e ir arrival brav e
. .
-
.

Je re m iah th e re p roclai m s to th e J ew s that Egypt

w ould be n o r ef uge f o r th e m H e pla n ts s to n es i n .

th e clay at t h e e n try of P h ar a oh s hou se a n d t e l l s

’

th e J e w s that th e ki n g of Babylo n w il l set h i s th r on e

 118

U p on th o se sto n es H e al so proc lai m s to th e Jew s

.

th a t d estructio n a w aits th em i n Egyp t a n d that ,

n o n e of th em w ill liv e to r eturn to th e lan d of “

Judah B U T S U C H A s S H A L L E S C A P E
, Jer 44 : 1 4 . . .

H e al so pr ed icts that a sm a l l n u m ber tha t escap e

“
, ,

S hall r etur n out of t h e la n d of Egypt i n to the la n d of

”
Ju d ea .
( v .

Prof J A Pai n e i n a n article o n th e Prop h et

. . .
,

Jerem iah i n Egypt w rites : Nothin g i n th e Ol d

,

T esta m en t i s m ore ro m a n tic than t h e accou n t of

th e fi n al day s of Z e d ekiah th e la st ki n g i n th e li n e
,

o f D a vid a n d th e royal hou se of Ju d ah n o r a n y ,

thi n g m ore tra gic th a n h i s te rribl e pitiful fate ,

.

Nor i n th e en tire ra n ge of proph ecy i s th e re a n y

thi n g so rem arkabl e a s th e fulfill m en t of th e appar
en tly p aradoxical particul a rs of h i s en d H e w a s to .

s p e ak w ith t h e ki n g of B a bylo n m outh t o m outh .

Zed ekiah s ey es w ere to b ehol d Nebucha dn e zz a r s

’ ’

ey es h e w a s t o go to Babylo n a n d yet n o t s ee th e
, ,

city though h e w as to d i e th ere particulars m a r

,
—

v el l o u sl y brought a bout by h i s captur e by h i s ,

b ei n g tak en b efore N ebu cha d n ezzar at R iblah ,

w h e re th e latte r w a s co m m a n di n th e s i eg e of Tyr e
g ,

w h o th e re put out h i s ey es a n d bou n d h i m w ith ,

chai n s to carry h i m to B abylo n a s E z eki e l ha d ,

fore tol d after havi n g spo k en w ith h i s co n q u e ror

,

fac e to fac e a s J e rem iah ha d said

,
It i s aston i shi n g .

that h e w a s spare d at a l l i n asm uch as h i s son s w e re

,

all slai n i n h i s prese n ce togeth e r w ith m a n y of th e

,

n obl e s of Ju d a h Nor i s th e savi n g of th e o n e a n d

.
,

the cu tti n g o ff o f th e oth er s ma de a n y l ess stra n ge,

 1 20

That h e w ould n ot h i m self w itn ess th eir p un

i sh m e n t an d
d est ructio n i s th e reaso n a ss ig n e d ,

for s uppo si n g J e rem i a h to h a v e di e d i n Egyp t .

Thi s suppositi o n i s w ro n g I t i s i n co n s i st en t w i t h .

bo th h i s co m m i ssion w h e n c a lle d to th e p r Oph e ti c

o ffice a n d God s em phatic pro m i se of prote ctio n i n
,
’

th e d i sch a rg e of it To w ho m soe v er I m a y se n d
.
“

th e e shal t t hou go a n d w hatso e v er I m a y co m m a n d

,

th ee s halt thou s p eak B e n o t afrai d b ecau se of

.

th em ; for I a m wi th thee to d el i ver thee S A I T H T H E ,

L OR D See I hav e a ppoi n te d t h ee thi s d ay ov er th e

.
,

n a tio n s a n d ov e r t h e ki n gdo m s to root out a n d to

, , ,

pull do w n a n d to d estroy a n d to thro w do w n : to

, ,

bu i l d up a n d to p l a n t B e hold I h av e m a d e of th ee
.
,

thi s day a fortifi e d ci ty a n d a n iro n pillar a n d , ,

braz en w all s ov e r th e w hol e la n d agai n st th e ki n gs ,

o f Jud ea agai n s t i ts pri n c es agai n st i t s pri e s ts a n d

, ,

agai n s t th e p eopl e of th e l a n d A n d a l th o ugh th e y .

fight agai n st th ee th ey sha l l n ot pre v a il aga i n st th ee

, ,
”
for w i th th ee a m I sai th th e L o rd to d eli ver thee
, ,
.

Jer II
. To supp ose that Je rem i a h di ed a m a rtyr s
.
’

d ea th i s t o suppo se th at God fail e d to do a s h e sai d .

Th e re i s proba bl e e vid e n c e th a t Je re m i a h es
’
cap e d w ith Baruch a n d at l e a st o n e of th e ki n g s
d a u ghter s fir st to t h e l a n d of Jud a h a n d fro m th e n c e
, ,

by s ea to Ire la n d w h e r e h e di d t h e bu i l di n g a n d
,

l a n ti n g for w hich h e w a s appoi n t e d T h is w as a c

p ,
.

co m pli sh e d by establi shi n g a s chool o f th e proph ets

i n Ir el a n d a n d by pl a n ti n g t h e t e n d e r o n e fro m
,

th e you n g t w igs of th e h igh es t bra n ch of th e high

’
c ed ar i n t h e m arriage of Z e d ekiah s d a ughter to
,
”
 1 21

th e ki n g of th e T u ath a Da n a a n s ,
I srael iti sh co l an

o n y o n t h e n orth w est e r n par t of t h e i s la n d Th u s w a s .

pr ese rv e d th e dy n asty of th e hou se of Davi d t hrough

thi s you n g pri n c ess Fro m thi s u n io n h as d esc en d e d
.

t h e lo n g a n d u n brok en li n e of Iri sh a n d of Scott i s h

ki n gs stretchi n g through tw en ty fi v e c en turi es to
,
-

Ja m es th e V I of Sco tl a n d w h o b ecam e J a m es th e
.
,

I of E n gla n d At h i s coro n atio n April 21 1 6 03

. .
, , ,

h e said Th ere i s a d oubl e cau se w h y I S hould

“

be car e ful of th e w e lfar e of th at p e opl e (th e Iri sh ) , .

First a s ki n g of E n gl a n d by reaso n of t h e lon g p o s

, ,

s es s io n th e cro w n of E n gla n d h a t h ha d o f that l a n d ,

a n d a lso a s ki n g of Scotl a n d fo r th e a n ci e n t ki n g s
of Scotla n d a r e d es ce n d e d fro m th e a n ci en t ki n g s of
”
( S )
’
Irel a n d . e e Cox s Hib e r n ia A n glica n a I n .

Buckl ey s Hi story of E n gla n d pag e 8 4 it i s re lat ed

’
, ,

tha t ( 1 296 A D ) Ed w ard II app o i n te d a n E n gli sh

. . .

com m i ss ion to gov er n th e ki n gdo m ( Sco tl a n d) a n d

carri e d o ff to E n gl a n d th e cro w n j ew el s a n d th e ,

sacr ed ston e of S con e on w hich t h e Scotch ki n g s

,

w e r e crow n e d Thi s st o n e w a s m ad e i n to th e sea t

.

of th e royal chair i n W estm i n ste r Abb ey a n d our ,

ki n gs a r e cro w n e d o n i t to thi s d a y T h e Scotts d e .

cl a r e d th a t w h e r e v e r i t w e n t th e r e s oo n e r or l a t e r
,

Sco tti sh ki n gs w ould re ig n a n d th e ir proph ecy ,

ca m e t ru e w h e n Ja m es I w a s cro w n e d . .

A s s oo n a s Elizab eth di e d t h e Cou n cil se n t o ff ,

pos t haste for Ja m es V I of Scot la n d s o n of Ma ry.

,

Ste w a rt a n d Darn l e y a n d grea t gra n d so n of H en r y

,
-

V II So th e Scot ch prop h e cy w a s fulfill e d at l a st

.
,

an d a Scotch ki n g sa t o n c e m or e o n t h e sacre d sto n e

 1 22

w h e re Ja m es V I o f Scotl a n d w a s cro w n e d Ja m e s I
. .

of E n gl a n d .

With Ba ruch a n d Teph i J e rem i a h a ccordi n g to , ,

tr a di tio n brought to Ire l a n d thi s Pilla r of Wit

,
“

”
n e ss , that i s thi s Coro n a tio n S to n e o n w hic h h i s
, ,

tory recor ds ki n gs a n d qu ee n s to h a v e b ee n cro w n ed ,

f o r t w e n ty four c e n turi es
-
T h e Iri s h a n d Sco tts .

c a ll e d i t L i a F ail , or Sto n e of D e st i n y but it h a s

”
,

lo n g b ee n k n o w n a m on g th e p e opl e a s Ja cob s Pil ’

lar , or th e Pill a r of Wi t n es s I t i s b e li e ve d to be .

t h e s to n e w hich J a cob s e t u p a t B e th e l a n d to
w hic h h e r e fe rr e d w h e n d yi n g a s t h e sto n e o f ,

I s ra e l That it w a s u se d at th e coro n a tio n of H ebre w

.

ki n gs a pp ears i n 2 K i n gs 1 1 1 2 1 4 A n d he .
“

brought forth th e ki n g s so n a n d put th e cro w n u pon ’

h i m a n d gav e h i m th e Testi m o n y
”
, A n d w h en S h e .

( A t h a li a
) look e d b e hol d t h e ki n g s tood by a P I L L A R
, ,

as the m an n er w as ; a n d A thalia r e n t h e r clo th e s a n d

crie d Trea so n Tre aso n

“
,
I n stea d of t h e w or d
,
.

”
“
pillar Le ese r r en d e rs th e p a ssa ge B e hol d th e
, ,

k i n g stoo d u pon a sta n d a ccor d i n g to cu stom H i s .

”
s ta n di n g u po n i t a ccordi n g to cu s to m w a s to ,

Athali a co n clu s iv e proof of h i s coron atio n H en c e .

”
h e r a l a r m a n d pi e rci n g c r y Treaso n Treaso n , ,
.

”
Thi s pillar or sta n d i s th e pr ese n t coron ation
, ,

s to n e o f E n gl a n d Of it D ea n S ta n l ey says
. Th e
chi ef obj e c t of a ttractio n to thi s day to th e i n ,

n u m e rabl e vi sitor s of W est m i n st e r Abb e y i s proba ,

bly that a n ci en t Iri s h Mu n i m e n t of th e E m pir e

k n o w n a s th e coro n a t i o n sto n e Dr Warn er i n h i s .
”
.
,

hi story of Irel an d sa ys of the same : It i s still pr e

,
 1 24

VI . I n thy seed sha l l a ll the f ami li es f

o th e ea r th be
bl essed .

A l l t h e fa m i l i es of
rth co n sist i n rou n d
th e ea ,

n u m b e r s of , i n dividuals R eligiou s ly .

th ey a r e d ivid ed i n to H e a th e n Mosl e m Gree k a n d , ,

Ori en ta l Church es R o m an Catholics Protestan ts

, , ,

a n d J ew s .

I n w ho m a r e th e y b e i n g bl est I s i t th e J e w s 9
”
Hav e th ey gro w n i n to a c o m pa n y of n atio n s a n d ,

i n t o n u m b e r s cou n tl ess a s th e sa n d s of th e s ea ? A r e
all l a n d s bl esse d i n th e m H a v e th ey tak e n r o o t
a n d bloss o m e d a n d fill e d t h e fa c e of t h e w o rld w it h
,

fru i t ? Nothi n g i n all t h e hi story o f d i sp e r se d Ju

dah h a s appro x i m a ted to a fulfill m en t of th ese
pr o m i ses a n d pre dictio n s Th ey a r e fe w i n n u m b e r
.

a n d i n a l l l a n d s h a v e b e e n d espi se d a n d curse d ,
.

T a ci tu s sa y s Of all n a tion s th e J ew s a r e h e l d
”
th e v il es t Bo ok v : 8 Thi s i s th e Opi n io n of
. .

R u ss i a a n d m a n y o th e r n atio n s to thi s d ay
, If .

t h es e pr e dict i o n s a r e fulfill e d t h e r e m u s t be a n oth e r

H ebre w p eopl e po w e rful v a st i n n u m b e rs a n d
, , ,

w id e ly di ffu se d r epr es e n ti n g t h e hou s e o f Joseph

, .

W e fi n d th e m i n t h e d es cen d a n ts of Ephrai m a n d ,

Ma n a ss eh a n d th e s c a tte re d t rib es of th e lo st hou se

,

of I sr a el n o w id e n t ifi e d i n th e A n glo Saxo n s I n
,
-
.

th em all th e fa m ili es of th e e a rth a r e b e i n g bl est

, .

Poli t ically a n d re ligi o u s ly th ey a r e th e hop e o f t h e

w orl d .Jos iah Stron g D D says ,
Protestan ti sm
. .
,

on t h e C o n ti n en t s ee m s to be abou t a s po o r i n
spiri tu a l life a n d p o w e r a s C a tho l ici s m Th a t .

m e a n s th a t m os t of th e spiritual Chri sti a n ity i n th e

 25

wor l d i s fou d a m o n g th e A n gl o Saxo n s ; fo r thi s

n -

i s t h e grea t mi ss i on a r y r a ce It i s to th e En glish a n d
.

A m erica n p e opl es that w e m u st look fo r th e ev an

”
g e l i za t i o n of t h e w orl d .

T h e go sp el i s p rea ch ed w h ere v e r th e An glo Sax -

o n s go a n d w h e r e th e i r
, p o w e r p r e do m i n at e s a n d ,

n o t m uch b e yo n d I S n o t t hi s D ivi n e d em o n st ra
.

ti o n th at th ey a r e Abrah a m s seed ’

It i s thu s m a n ifest that th e cove n a n t w hich Go d

m ad e w i th A br a h a m h a s b e en k ept It i s a s H e.
,

d eclare d it s houl d be A N E V E R L A ST I N G COV E N A N T

—

Thi s i s affi rm e d from firs t to last .

F or thy p eop le I sr ael d i dst Tho u ma ke thi n e own

”
p p
eo l e F OR E V E R I w i
. ll n ev er B R E A K m y C OV E N A NT
”
WI T H Y OU . If my c o v e n a n t be n o t w i th d ay a n d
n ight a n d if I hav e n o t appoi n t e d th e ordi n a n c e s of
,

h eav en a n d e arth then wi l l I ca st a wa y the seed of

,
”
Jacob . H e sen t r e d em ption u n to h i s p eopl e H e .

h ath co m m a n d e d h i s cov en a n t f or ever ”

H e ha t h .

r em em b e r e d h i s coven a n t or ev er t h e w ord w hich h e

f ,

co mm a n d e d to a thou sa n d g en erati o n s w hich cov e ,

n an t h e m ad e w ith Abra h a m a n d h i s oath u n to

,

Isaac a n d co n firm e d th e sam e u n to Ja c ob for a l a w

, , ,
”
a n d to I S R A E L F OR A N E V E R L A STI N G C OV E N A N T .
 CH A PT E R IV .

S C A TT E R E D AND GA TH E R E D .

JE H OVA H AND I SR A E L— TH E D I S P E R S I ON — P R E D I CT I ON S OF

TH E SA M E — TH E GA T H E R I N G A N D TH E R E S T OR A TI ON
— PR OP H E C Y CON F I R M E D .

The cov en a n t m a d e w ith Abra ham a n d ren ew ed ,

w ith additio n s to I saa c a n d Jacob i s follo w ed ,

through hu n d re d s of ye ars w i th d e fi n it e a n d sp ec i fic
pre d ictio n s co n c e rn i n g th e ir de s ce n d a n ts To th e ir .

hi sto ry a n d d esti n y se ven e ighth s of t h e Bibl e relates

-
.

W R ob e rts o n S m i th s ay s
. T h e Old T e sta m en t
re ligio n d e al s w ith th e r e latio n s b etw ee n tw o pa r ti es
— J e hov a h o n th e o n e h a n d a n d t h e n a t ion of I sra e l
,

o n t h e o t h e r ha n d Th e re a r e t w o qu estio n s th e n
.

that l i e at th e root of all study of t h e proph etic

teachi n g Who i s I sra el ? a n d w h o i s J ehovah ?
.

T h e w hol e gro w th of th e tru e r e ligio n U p to

i ts p e rfe ct f ul n ess i s set b e for e u s i n t h e r e co rd of
God s d ea li n gs w ith I srae l cul m i n ati n g i n th e m a n i
’
,

festa t i o n of J esu s Chri s t . I t i s thi s thought of

t h e p e r so n a l co n ti n uity of I s rael s r e latio n s to J eh o
’

vah th a t l ead s th e proph et ( Ho se a) to S p eak of

,

God s d eali n gs w ith Jacob; fo r Jacob i s i n fa ct th e

’

n atio n s u m m e d up i n t h e p e r so n of i ts a n c estor .

It i s a n e rror t o sup p ose that thi s rela t io n b etw ee n

Jehovah a n d I sra el e n d ed w ith t h e m a n ifes ta t i on
”
o f J esu s Chri st . Chri s t ca m e n o t to d estroy but to
( 126 )
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bo l dest ca n n ot den y i t I t ha s
co n tr a d i ct i o n i sts .

lo n g si n ce pa sse d i n to hi story I n N ew T es ta m e n t .

”
t i m e s th e y a r e s pok e n of a s th e Di sp e rs ion ,
”
T h e Di sp e rse d am o n g t h e n a t io n s Th e Soj ourn ,

e r s o f t h e Di sp e r s io n T h e T w elv e Trib e s w hich

“

a r e s catt e r e d abroad .

Dr W R ob e rt s o n S m ith s ay s of t h e T en Trib es :
. .

Scatte re d a m o n g stra n ge n a ti o n s th ey ac cep te d t h e

w ors hip of stra n g e god s a n d lo s i n g t h e i r d i st i n c ti v e
,
”
re ligio n lost al so th e ir d i s ti n ct iv e e xist en c e .

H i s t esti m o n y co n cern i n g t h e di sp e rs io n i s tru e ,

a n d co n s i s ten t w i t h pr e di c tiv e prop h e cy but n o t h i s ,

co n clu si o n a s to th e ir d e s ti n y Such a co n clu sio n i s

.

a d ire ct a n d fl a t co n tra dicti o n of th e pr edictio n s of

all th e pro ph ets respe c ti n g th e ga ther i n g a n d fi n a l
r es tor a ti on of th e sca tte r e d t rib es i n cludi n g a l s o t h e
,

re u n io n of I s ra e l a n d Jud a h .

T h e burd e n of proph ecy r esp ecti n g th e r esto r a

tio n i s e ve n m o r e e m ph a t ic th a n t hat r el a t i n g to t h e
di s p e rs io n We qu o t e but a f e w o u t of m a n y e q ually
.

pos i tiv e a n d pl a i n T h e Lord thy Go d w ill tur n

.

thy captivity a n d hav e co m p a ss io n U p o n th ee a n d

, ,

w ill r e tur n a n d g a th e r th e e fro m a l l t h e p e opl es ,

”
w hith e r t h e Lord thy Go d h a th s c a t te re d th ee .

M oses .

He gath e reth th e outca sts of I s rae l H e gath .

e r e th th em out o f t h e la n d s fro m t h e E a st a n d fro m

,
”
th e W est fro m th e Nor th a n d fro m t h e South
,
.

Psa l ms .

He hall a ssem ble th e outcasts o f I s rae l

S Th e .

Lo r d w h o ga ther eth th e ou tcasts of I sr ael s a i th v et

,
”
w ill I ga t h e r o th e r s to hi m — I sa i a h . .
 1 29

I gath e r th e rem n a n t of m y fl ock out of all

w i ll
”
cou n tri es w hith e r I hav e driv en th em H e that .

s c atte r e d I s ra e l w ill gath e r h i m a n d k ee p h i m a s a

s h e ph e rd d o t h hi s fl o ck .

I w ill bri n g you out fro m th e p e opl es a n d ga th er

”
you out from th e cou n tri es w h ere i n ye a r e scatte re d .

I hou se of I sra el a m o n g all n ati on s

w ill s ift th e
lik e as corn i s s ifte d i n a s i ev e yet s h a ll n o t th e lea st ,

gra i n fall upo n th e earth I w ill bri n g agai n th e .

c apti v i ty of m y p e o pl e I s ra e l I w ill pla n t th em .

upo n th e ir la n d a n d th ey s hall be n o m or e pull e d

”
up .
— A m os .

An d that n ation (Judah ) on ly but that H e

n ot ,

m i ght gath e r togeth e r i n o n e th e children of Go d

”
w hich a r e s ca tte r ed abroad — Jo hn . .

H e shall ga th e r tog eth e r H i s e l e ct fro m th e four

w i n d s fro m th e utte r m o s t p a rt of th e ea rth to th e
,

utte rm o st part of h ea ve n — Jesus . .

Th ese predictio n s a r e n u m e rou s cl ear d efi n ite , , ,

co n clu siv e Th e y r u n thro ugh th e w hol e volu m e of

.

t h e Book What do m en sa y
. Th ey tell u s th a t th e
” “
T e n trib es a r e lost ; that T h ey a r e n o n e xi st ,
-

en t that Th e ir ca r ee r en d e d i n total oblivi o n

.

t hat T h ey n ev e r ca n be br ou ght ou t of thei r obscu r

i ty ; that T h e fulfill m e n t of th ese Pr e di c tiv e
,

p roph e ci es th e r e for e h a s
,
b e co m e,
a n ut t e r i m p o ss i
”
b i l i ty These p r esu mp tuou s co n clu sio n s bre ak th e
.

i nt eg rity o f th e S criptu r es a n d i m p e a ch th e v e racity

,

OLGo d Th ey m u st be w ro n g A n glo I sra e l co n fute s

. .
-

th em v e rifi es th e pred icti o n s of th e proph e ts con

, ,

9
 1 30

firm s th e truth of th e B i bl e an d prov es i t to be fr om

Go d . It m ust be th e tr ue theo r y .

S I N G W IT H GL AD N E S S F OR JA C O B , A ND SH OU T
A T TH E HE AD O F TH E N A TIO N S ; PUDL I S H Y E , PR A IS E
YE , A ND SA Y , TH E L OR D H ATH H E LP E D IIIs PE O
”
P LE ,
TH E RE M N AN T O F ISR A E L .

AND AS F OR M E , T H IS I S MY co v E N A N T W ITH
TH E M S A IT H TH E L OR D , M Y S P I RI T TH AT I S U PON

TH E E, AND MY W OR D S W H IC H I H A VE P UT I N TH Y

M OUTH SH A LL
D E P A RT OU T O F T H Y M OUT H N OR
N OT ,

OU T O F T H E M O U T H O F T H Y C H I L D R E N N OR OUT O F ,

T H E M O U T H OF T H Y C H I L D R E N S C H I L D R E N S A IT H
’
,

T H E L OR D F RO M H E N C E F ORT H A N D U N T O A L L E T E R
,

N I TY — I saiah xlix : 2 1
. .
 1 32

th e low est per c en ta ge of i n cr ease si x per ce n t ,

.

Au stralia h a s th e sm all est populatio n an d ,

t h e s m alle st a v e rage p er s quare m il e but t h e ,

h i gh es t rate of i n crea se duri n g th e d eca de 3 0 per ,

c en t Eu r op e i s th e m o st thickly settl ed con ti n en t

.
,

w ith a popul a tio n of w hich i s 1 01 to

t h e squar e m il e Th e populatio n Of Nort h A m e rica
.

i s esti m ated at w hich i s a n av e rag e O f

1 4 to t h e s quare m i l e a n d repr esen ts a n i n cr ea se o f
,

20 per c e n t duri n g t h e pas t d ecad e

. H o w sta n d s .

t h e popu l a tio n Of th e w hol e w orld socially politi , ,

c a lly an d religiou sly I n co m pl e xio n th e e xtrem es ,

of w hit e a n d black a r e a s fi v e to t hree About 7 00 .

,

a r e bro w n a n d ta w n y Thi s co n stitutes th e

.

hu m a n fa m ily i n all l a n d s Fiv e hu n dre d m i l.

lio n s o f th em liv e i n hou ses fur n i s h e d w ith th e a p

o i n t m en t s of civilizatio n a n d a r e d e c en t ly cloth e d
p ,
.

Eight hu n dre d m illi o n s live i n huts or cav es u n fur ,

n i sh ed a n d w ith cl o thi n g for o n ly t h e i n fe rior parts

,

of th e b o d y Three hu n dred m illio n s a r e barba

.

r ia n s a n d savag e s havi n g n o thi n g that ca n be

,

call ed a hom e a n d a r e pra ctically n ak ed T h e

,
.

ran ge i s fro m n a k e d savage ry up w ard to th e highest

civiliza tio n . On the top m ost r ou n d of the l a d der
stan ds the A n gl o Sa xon -
Socially r eligiou sly a n d
.
,

politically h e i s Set on hi gh a bove a l l n ati on s Thi s .

“
i s i n di sputabl e Mr Glad sto n e says
. . Our rac e
”
co n stitutes a ki n d of u n iv ersal church i n Politics .

It hol d s th e supr em ac y a m on g a l l th e races a n d

n a tio n s of th e w orl d Thi s i s co n ced e d ev en by our
.

en em i es .
 133

Ver n a d sky , a thu s of th e E n gli sh

R u ss ia n , w rites ,

w ho m h e hates Britai n i s a m en ac e to th e sa fety

of Europ e Th er e i s n o part Of th e w orld w h e re S h e
.

h a s n o t e s ta bli sh e d h e r c o lo n i es H e r fl eets do m i
.

n ate e v e ry s ea . What p o w e r i s th e re tha t h a s n o t

s u ffe r e d fr o m h e r a m bi tio n ? Sh e h a s tor n Gi br a l
t a r fro m Spai n Malta a n d Ca n a da fro m Fra n c e
, ,

H e lig o la n d fro m D e n m ark th e Ca p e of Goo d Hop e

,

fro m th e Dutch th e Gold Coa st fro m Portugal a n d

, ,

Hon g K o n g fro m Chi n a S h e h a s buil t up by th e

.

S w ord a m ilitary po w e r i n A si a w hich s ecures h e r

gov e rn m en t ov e r of I n d i a At Ad e n .

S h e hold s t h e gat e of t h e R e d S ea At Si n gapore .

sh e co m m a n d s th e road to Chi n a Fro m F ejee sh e.

d o m i n a tes th e Pacific .
”

A Fren ch w rite r M Pre vo st Paradol go e s still

,
.
,

T w o rival n a
“
d eep er i n to th e s ubj e ct H e say s :
.

t i o n s bu t o n ly on e as to r a ce l a n gu age customs a n d
, , , ,

—
la ws E n gl a n d a n d A m e rica a r e w i t h t h e e xce p
—
,

t io n of Europ e do m i n a t i n g t h e w orld
,
Ho w e v e r .

thi s pre d o m i n a n c e o f th e A n gl o Saxo n e ve ry w h e re

-

out of Europ e i s bu t a feebl e i m age of W h a t a n

,

ap pro achi n g future h a s i n store for u s Acc o rd i n g .

to th e m ost m o d era te cal cul a tio n fou n d ed o n th e i n

crease o f popula tio n duri n g t h e last d e c en n ial t h e ,

Un ited States w ill n u m b er m ore tha n a hu n d red

m illio n s of i n h a bi ta n ts a t th e e n d of t h e pr ese n t
c en tury w i thout Sp eaki n g of th e probabl e a n n e xa
,

tio n of Mexico a n d of th e e xte n si o n o f th e A m e ri

,

ca n R epublic to t h e Pa n a m a I s t h m u s Brazil a n d .

th e sev e ral S tates of South A m e rica w eigh v ery

 13 4

lightly by th e sid e of such a po w er a n d th ey w ill d i s ,

app ear w h en th e Maste rs o f th e Nor the rn Co n t i n e n t

thi n k fit to e xten d th em se lve s T h e A m e ric a n Co n .

t i n e n t i s i n i ts w hol e exte n t d es ti n e d to b e lo n g to th e
A n glo Saxo n rac e It i s n o t l ess c e rta i n th a t
-
.

Ocea n ica be lon gs fore v e r to t h e A n glo S a xo n s of -

Australia a n d N e w Z eal a n d It i s ea sy to foresee .

that Chi n a to w hich t h ey s ta n d n eare r tha n a n y

,

oth er civiliz ed n atio n w ill ack n o w led ge th e m m a s

,

ters s oon e r or lat er Wha tev e r po w er m a y dom i

.

n ate i n Chi n a or J apa n o r I n dia ( th e U n it e d Sta tes

, , ,

Au stra lia or E n glan d ) our children a r e n ot less

,

assured to see th e A n gl o Sa xo n rac e m istr ess of

Ocea n ica a s w ell a s A m erica a n d of all th e cou n tri es ,

of th e furth e rest Ea s t th a t m a y be d o m i n ate d ,

w ork e d or i n fl u en c ed by th e po ssession of th e se a
,
.

Wh en a ffa i rs sh all hav e r each e d that cli m a x w ill i t ,

be poss i bl e to d en y from o n e e n d of th e glob e to th e

,

o th e r that th e w orld i s A n glo S a xo n

,
-

H o w m a g n ific en t i s t h e l a n guage a n d te sti m o n y

of V ict or Hugo "
“
Ov er that sea i n cal m m aj esty li es th e prou d
,

i sl a n d w ho se exi sten c e co n sol es m e for a thou sa n d

,

co n ti n en tal cri m es a n d vi n dicates for m e th e goo d

,

n ess of Pro v i d en c e . Y es yes prou d E n gla n d th ou

, , ,

art ju stly prou d of thy colossal stren gth m ore —

ju stly of thy Go d lik e r epo se Stretch ed u po n t h e .

rock but n ot l ik e Pro m eth eu s a n d w i th n o e vi l

, ,

bird to re n d thy sid e r est s th e Gen iu s of En glan d

,
.

H e w ai ts h i s hour but cou n ts n o t t h e hours be

,

tween . H e kn o ws that it i s rolli n g u p through t h e

to t h e m ai n te n a n ce avy w hich w ould m ak e
Of a n ,
”
t h e A n gl o Saxo n rac e a bs o lu te m a ste r of t h e w orld
-
.

Th ese a r e t esti m o n i es of m e n u n acquai n ted w ith

th e th eo ry a d vocat e d i n thi s v olu m e Th ey a r e .

u n co n sciou s testi m o n ies to th e fulfilm en t of pred ic

tio n s m a d e by th e proph ets Of J e hovah co n c ern i n g
t h e f u ture of t h e H ebr e w s Th e re a r e m a n y oth e r
.

proph e ci e s a lrea dy fulfille d w hich w e p a ss to n o , ,

tice i n cl o s i n g tho se i n cour s e Of accom pli sh m e n t i n

th e r e u n i o n o f t h e t w o n atio n s or fa m ili es i n to , ,

w hich t h e t w e lv e trib es of Jacob w e r e d ivi d e d .

Thi s w i th th e spirit pour e d out upon u s fro m o n

,

high a n d th e r es ul ts th a t m u st follo w w ill be th e ,

R es tituti o n of all thi n gs w hich God hath s pok en

by th e m o u th of all h i s holy proph ets s i n ce th e
w orld b ega n A cts 3 21
.
, .

F RO M TH E L OR D Is T H I S CO M E To P ASS ,
IT Is

M A R VE L O U S IN OU R E YE S .
”
— Ps . c xvi i i : 23 .

“
H E DE CLA RE TH HIS W OR D U N TO JA COB ; H IS ,

ST A T U T E S A N D H I S OR D I N A N C E S HE U N TO I S R A E L .

H A T H N OT D O N E so T o A N Y N A TIO N ; A N D H I S OR D I
”
N AN CE S T H E S E T H E Y K N O W N OT
-
H A LL E L U I A H . . .

PS cxlvii 1 9 20
.
, .
 PA R T VI I .

CH A P T E R I .

T H E JE W I S H PRO B L E M .

AN T S
-
I EMIT I C AGITA T I ON I TS CA USE I TS PR ESENT S TA GE
— —

VIE W O F B A RON H I RSCH J E W IS H C PA C I T Y GE OR G E

— A —

E LIOT S OP INION— H OSTILIT Y F OST E B E D IN GE R M A N Y

’

C H S RU B G E ON O N R U SSI A N PE RSEC UTI ON

-
. .

N U M B E R A N D D ISTR I B UTION O F T H E J E w s
W HERE CA N TH E Y Go ? R OOM F OB THEM -

A MONG T H E A N G L O—S A X ON S .

On p a ge 1 0 m a n y probl em s a r e m en tio n e d w ho se
solutio n i s fou n d o n ly i n th e id e n ti ty of t h e lo s t
trib e s of I sr a e l w i th th e A n glo Sa xo n s A m o n g -
.

th e m i s o n e of pre se n t a n d pressi n g i m porta n c e

th e J e w i s h or S e m i t ic qu es tio n
,
I t i s a r a ck of tor
.

ture to th e co n ti nen ta l n atio n s of Europ e a n d of ,

d eep i n terest to all th e civilize d cou n tri es i n th e

w orl d .

T h e presen t A n ti S em it i c a gitatio n b ega n i n Ger

-

m a n y a bout t w en ty fi v e y e a rs ago but ra ges m o st

-

fi e rc e ly i n R uss ia w h e re J e w s a r e m ore n u m erou s

,

tha n i n a n y oth e r p a rt o f th e w orl d T h e occa sio n .

of thi s agitati o n i s e n vy j ea l o u sy a n d rac e hatred

, , .

T h e Exam i n e r of Ju n e 4 1 8 9 1 s ay s
, ,
Thi s per ,
“

se cu t i o n i s k n o w n t o S pri n g f ro m a pur ely co m m e r

ci a l s ourc e — fro m th e j eal o u sy w ith w h i ch th e n a tiv e

1 37
 138

R uss ia n s hav e seen t h e m o n e y i n t erests of th e E m

pire slo w l y c e n te ri n g th e m se lv es abou t th e ba n ki n g
hou ses o f c e rtai n w ealthy a n d i n dustriou s J ew s .

Mr Blai n e i n a Stat e pap e r to our Mi n i ste r at th e

.
,

Court o f St Ja m es te n y ea rs ago s a id re sp e cti n g

.
, ,

thi s a g i tatio n It ca n n ot but be i n e xpress ibly

p a i n ful to th e e n ligh ten e d statesm en of Great
Bri ta i n a s w e ll a s of A m e rica to se e a di s c a rd ed
, ,

prej u d ic e Of th e d a rk ages gra v e ly re vive d at th is

d a y to W i t n e ss t h e a tte m pt of a gre a t a n d so v e re ig n
—

s ta t e t o ba s e i ts policy o n th e m i s ta k e n th e ory that

thrift i s a cri m e of w hich th e u n thrifty a r e th e i n
n oc e n t victi m s N O stu d en t o f hi story n ee d be
.

re m i n d e d of th e l esso n t a ugh t by th e p erse cution o f

th e Je w s i n Ce n tral Euro p e a n d o n t h e Sp a n i sh
p en i n su l a Th en a s i n R u ssi a to d ay th e H ebr e w
.
,
-

fa re d b ette r i n bu s i n ess tha n h i s n eighbor ; th e n a s ,

n o w h i s e co n o m y a n d pati en t i n du stry br e d c api

,

ta l a n d ca pital bre d e n vy a n d e n vy p e rse cutio n

, , ,
”
a n d p e rs e cutio n d i sa fl e cti o n a n d s ocial separatio n
'

A p eti t io n circulat e d by t h e A n ti Se m ite s i n Ger -

m a n y i n 18 80 m ak es th e r e l a ti o n of th e J ew s to t h e
,

fi n a n c es i ts chi ef argu m en t to S h o w that r estrictio n s

S h o ul d be pl a c e d up o n th e m T h e p e titio n e rs co m
.

plai n that th e fruits of Chri stia n labor a r e har;

,
“

v es te d by th e J e w s ; that c a pita l i s co n c en trated i n

Je w i sh h a n d s I n R ou m a n i a it w a s clai m e d i n t h e
.

Pa r li a m e n t of t h e n a ti o n that th e tru e di fficulty

,
“

i n t h e w a y Of a llo w i n g t h e Je w s th e e qual r igh ts ,

w h i ch w e r e stipulat e d i n t h e tr e aty of B e rli n w a s ,

t h e co r ta i n tv e n te r tai n e d by th e R ou m a n i a n s a n d
“
 1 40

”
fi n an ci ers o f B e rli n w er e J e w s T h e N e w Y ork
.

Tr i bu n e quo te d o n e of th e G e r m a n pap e rs a s sayi n g ,

tha t t h e r apid r i se of th e J e w i sh n atio n to

lea d er s hip i s t h e gre at probl e m fo r th e fu ture for
East G e rm a n y T h e w ri te r j u stifi es h i s Opi n io n
.

by th e d e claratio n that a l l th e l o w e r for m s of

,

labor i n th e w ork s hop s a n d fi e ld s th e ditch es a n d ,

th e s w a m p s f a ll to th e l o t of th e G e r m a n e l e m en t
, ,

w hil e th e J e w i s h e le m e n t o b ta i n s e n or m ou s po sses
s io n s i n ca ital a n d l a n d a n d r a i s es i t s elf to po w e r
p ,
”
a n d i n flu en c e i n e v e ry d e p a rt m e n t of public life .

George Eliot w ho m w e h a v e alre ady quoted i n t h e

,

traci n g of r ese m bla n c es b etw een th e Jew a n d our

o w n rac e s ay s a gai n i n Th eophra stu s Such
,
The
J ew s h a v e a d a n gerou s ten d en cy to get th e u p p e r
m o st plac es n o t o n ly i n co m m e rc e b u t i n p o litical
, ,

l ife
. A p e opl e w i th Ori e n tal s u n light i n th e ir blood ,

t cap a b l e of b e i n g e v e ry w h e re accli m atiz e d t h ey

y e ,

hav e a force a n d tough n ess w hich e n a bl es th em to

”
carry o ff th e b est priz es .

Th ese a r e th e thi n gs that cau se th e e n vy a n d h e s

ti l i ty p r e vaili n g i n e ast e r n a n d c e n tr a l Europ e .

It i s a m atte r of daily n e w s th a t e v ery pret e xt i s

em p l o y e d to cr e at e pr ejudic e a n d a n i m o s ity ag a i n s t

th em I n th e Phila d e lphia L edger of J a n uary 14th

.
,

1 89 2 I S t h i s i t e m c a bl e d fro m th e oth e r sid e of th e

, ,

sea . B erli n Ja n u a ry 1 3th Th e m oth er of th e

,
— .

boy rec en tly m urd e re d a t Xa n ten w h o i s b e li e v e d

,

by m an y to hav e b een sa cr i ficed by th e J ew s i s co m ,

i n g to Be rli n to d em a n d of t h e E m p e ror th e e n forc e

m en t of j u stic e agai n st th e Jew s Ma n y m eet i n gs
.
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h a ve b een i n vok e d to s u sta i n the agi ta ti on a g a i n st

”
the J ew s .

I n th e a m e p a p e r of th e s a m e d a te i s thi s i tem
s

Lo do Ja n uary 1 3 th M r Spurge o n to t h e w ork

n n ,
— . .
,

D a rk est R uss ia w rites If I h a d all th e h ea lth

,

an d s tr en gth that coul d fa ll to t h e lot of m a n I

s hould be quit e u n a bl e to e xpr e s s m fe e li n g s i n

y
r e a d i n g Of R u ss ia s i n tol e ra n c e of t h e J e w s
’
Th a t .

s uch co n duct s hould be sa n c t io n e d by a church

b ea ri n g th e n a m e of Chr i stia n i s a s s a d a s i t i s
s tra n g e T h e Cz a r i s gre a tly i n j uri n g h i s o w n
.

cou n try by drivi n g out Go d s a n c i e n t p eopl e No ’

.

co u n try ca n t ra m pl e upo n I sr a el w i th i m pu n ity .

J ehovah i s pati e n t but a s th e re w a s a d a y for Pha ,

raoh s o i s t h e re a t i m e fo r e v e ry
Th ese a r e fa ir illu stra tio n s of th e d i ff e ren ce of
S pirit i n t h e A n glo S a xo n s a n d o th e r n a t io n s to -

w a rd s t h e J ew s Thi s w e s h a ll h a v e occ a sio n to

.

n o t ic e m or e fully i n our n e x t ch a pt e r Thi s state .

o f thi n gs a m o n g th e n a tio n s m a k es t h e S e m i t ic

proble m o n e of th e m os t di ffi cult a n d i m por ta n t of

t h e clo s i n g y ea rs of thi s c e n tury H o w S h a ll thi s .

q u e s t io n b e s e ttl e d Wh a t s h a ll b e do n e w ith t h e

Jew ? Wh a t shall h i s fu tur e b e ? Th ese a r e qu es

t io n s of i n t e r es t t o a l l m e n — to statesm e n ph i l a n th r o ,

i s ts ki n s e m e r o r s t h e s tud e n t s of s oci a l life a n d

p , g p , , , ,

abov e all oth ers to th e J ew s th em selves ,

.

*
T h ese w o r ds w er e s en t fr om th e s i ck r oo m o f th i s m os t f am ou s
“
of E n gl a n d pr ea ch e rs M ay t h ey pe e d , l i ke th e a r r ow o f th e
’
s . s

fr om th e S i ck r oo m o f d yi n g E l i sh a
”
Lo r d ’
s d el i v e ra n ce ,
th e .

2 K i n gs 1 3 , 1 7 . M r . S p u r geo n d i ed at M e n to n e , F r a n ce . on t he

l as t d a y of th e sa m e m o n t h , Ja n u a r y 3 1, 1 8 92 .
 1 42

Th e u m b e r of thi s ra c e i n a l l lan d s i s i n r o u n d
n , ,

n u m b e rs Th ey a r e chi efly i n t h e e as tern

h em i sph e re a n d a r e di stributed n early a s foll o w s : I n
Europ e , Of thi s n u m be r Fra n ce co n tai n s
Ita ly th e N e th erla n d s Eng ,

lan d , G e rm a n y R o u ma n ia , ,

T u rk ey ,
Au stri a Hu n gary R us-

si a
*
, a n d a bou t i n a l l other E urop e a n
cou n tri es I n A sia . A si a t ic T u rk ey 47
, , ,

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. a r e i n P a l es t i n e
,
b ei n g ,

i n J e r u sa l e m t h e l a rg e st n u m be r s i n c e th e d estr u c
'

t io n of t h e city by t h e R o m a n s A s i a t ic R u ssia .
,

Pe rs ia Middl e A s ia
,
In di a -

, ,

a n d Chi n a I n Afric a ,
as ,

follo w s : Egypt T u n is,

Algi ers , ,

Mo r occo Trip o li , " a n d Aby s ,

si n i a ,

On a ccou n t of th e grea tly i n cre ase d em igratio n

w ithi n th e p a s t fe w y ea r s s tati st ics a r e n o t at our ,

co m m a n d for st a ti n g t h e pre se n t n u m be r i n th e
w est e r n h e m i sph e re Th e r e a r e p r o ba bl yibetw een
'

three a n d four hu n dr e d t hou san d i n th e Un ited

Sta tes Duri n g t h e y ear 18 88 th e re l a n d e d i n
.
,

N e w Y ork City m o stly fr o m R u ss i a

,
.

T h e tid e of em igra t i o n fr o m th a t qu a rte r of t h e

-

glob e h a s S i n c e be e n a n d i s s ti ll ri s i n g a n d m us t ,

co n ti n u e u n d e r th e pr esen t great p erse cut i o n .

*
M i ss Ade l e M . Pi cl d e , i n a l et t e r f r o m R u ss i a ,
d be fo r e t h e r ea

Je w i sh M i n i s te r s A ssoci at i o n o f A m e r i ca , a n d p u bl i sh e d i n t h e
’

N a t i o n a l B a p t i st o f Ju l y 9 th , 1 891 , s ta te s t h e n u m be r o f Je w s i n
R u ss i a t o b e f o u r o r fi v e m i l l i o n s I t i s ce r ta i n t h a t by fa r t h e
.

mos t n u m e r o u s po r t i o n o f t h e r a ce i s i n t h a t E m pi r e .
 CH A P T E R I I .

SO L U TIO N O F TH E JE W I S H PRO B L E M .

E IS H
J W CH A RA CTERISTICS — AN A NC I ENT PEOPLE — PA T R ON s

OF L E r r E R s — GE N I U S
'
F OR TE S
S UC C E S S — A T OU R GA
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- —

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A ——

J U D I CE— I TS R EM O V A L — PL A NS F OR SO LV I NG

TH E PR O B L EM — CO LO NI Z A TION A S S I M I LA
— - d

T l ON — OBJ E CT I ON S To BOT H — T H E T R U E

S O LU TI O N — CITI Z ENSHI P W I T H T H E
A NGLO SA X ONS R EU NION OF A DI
- —

VI D E D R A CE A N D R ESTOR A T I ON O F
TH E I S R A ELITISH N A TI O N — PR E
D I CT I ONS O F T H E PR O P H E TS

T H E JO Y F U L H OME
B R IN G IN G .

'

If th e Je w s a r e d esti n e d to b e co m e our n eighbor s

a n d fe llo w citiz e n s it co n c e r n s u s to k n o w th e m w e l l
,

a s a p e opl e That th ey a r e thrifty h ealthy a n d

.
,

lo n g liv ed i s k n o w n ev e r y w h e re Th e ir l o n gevi ty
-

,
.

i s a ttribut e d by th em selv e s t o th e ir co m plia n c e w ith

th e sa n itary r egulatio n s of Mo ses Th ey a r e pr e .

e m i n e n tly a r e ligiou s rac e l a w a bi di n g pu r e i n th e ir

,
-

habits ph en o m e n ally chaste a n d be autiful i n th e ir

, ,

ho m e life Stran gers a n d ali e n s i n e v e ry la n d r e

.
,

l i gi o n a n d ho m e h a s l o n g bo u n d th e ir horizo n .

Tha t th ey a r e a n a n ci en t p e opl e e v e rybo d y k n ow s .

T h e origi n of o th e r r a c es i s i n volv e d i n Obs curity ,

( 1 44 )
 1 45

a v eil or cov e ri n g h a v i n g b een ca s t ov e r

th em I s 25 : 7 N o t so w i th th e Je w H i s g en e a l
. . . .

ogy i s tr a ced i n u n b r ok e n s u ccess i o n to Abra h a m to ,

Sh em to Ad a m Th at ca n be sa id o n ly of th e H e
, .

”
bre w rac e Go d hi m se lf call s th e m h i s a n ci e n ts
. .

Th ey h a d grea t h e ro es b e for e th e d a ys of Aga m

“

”
em n on a n d d w e lt o n th e b a n k s of t h e Euphra te s
, .

t h e Nil e a n d t h e Jorda n w h e n t h e w orl d w a s

‘

, ,
”
you n g Whil e s c a tte re d lik e th e house of I sra e l
.
, ,

a m o n g th e n atio n s fro m th e o n e e n d of th e ea rt h ,

e v e n u n to t h e oth e r th e y h a v e e v e r m a i n ta i n e d
,

th e ir sep a ra ten es s Thi s i s th e su m of all co m pl a i n ts

.

agai n st th em Th e ir lov e of l e tte rs i s i n di sputabl e

. .

A m o n g th e ir p re c epts a r e Lea r n i n g i s b et te r th a n ,
”
la w ; Ev ery m a n S houl d hav e a trad e
“
Ev ery “

”
w o r k m a n should be a s chol a r S a i d Ch e r b u l i e z : .

T h e G e rm a n Jew a s soo n a s em a n cipat e d b e ca m e , ,

a po w e r Th ey for m a n i n s ign ific a n t m i n ori ty i n

.

G e rm a n y a n d ye t th ey prepo n d e rate i n th e m u n i
,

c i a l citi es of Pru ss ia Th y hav tak po io

p e e e n s se ss n.

of j ourn ali sm Th e plac e th ey occupy a t th e ba r

.
,

i n t h e u n iv e rs iti es a n d all th e li be ra l profess io n s i s

, ,
”
e n ti re l y d i s proportio n e d to t h e ir n u m b e rs Says .

a n oth e r I n state craft t h e Je w h a s d o n e m o s t of

:

all T h e ti m e i s but j u st go n e by w h en th e l ea d e r
.

of th e lib e ral p a rty i n G e rm a n y w a s a Jew th e ,

l ead e r of th e R e publica n party i n Fra n c e w a s a

Je w a n d t h e Pri m e Mi n i ster of E n gl a n d w a s a
,
”
Je w l
The xpl a n a t io n of a l l thi s i s th a t t h e Jew s a r e
e

studiou s i n d u s t r i ou s a n d th rifty a n d s ucc e s s i s th e ir

, ,
10
 146

rew a rd On e of t h e ir rabbi s sa y s
. If th e re be
a n y g en i u s i n h i s s ucc ess i t i s t h e g e n iu s of p a ti en ce
, ,

coura g e dil i ge n c e e co n o m y a n d co n secra tio n of h i s

, ,

e a r n i n g s to th e co m for t a n d e l e v a t i o n o f h i s fa m ily .

T h e se w ho se fort u n e r es ts o n a soli d f ou n datio n

hav e se c u r e d i t i n th e s w e a t o f th eir bro w s w i th ,

d o w n r i gh t h a r d w ork r igid e co n o m y se v e re se lf
, ,

d e n i a l a n d re s i sta n c e to t h e S pirit of w il d sp e cula

,
”
ti o n .Sa i d o n e of t h e fi r s t l a di es a n d e d uc a to r s of
B r o o kl v n to t h e a u thor i n S p ea ki n g of Je w is h ,

w o m e n e n g a ge d i n e du c atio n al w ork i n N ew Y ork

City Th ey b ea t u s b e ca u se th ey w ill d o the wor k
:

an d w e w on t .

T h ese those m en tio n e d i n th e previou s ch a p

,
w i th
ter a r e s o m e of t h e ch a racte r i s tic s of t h a t r a c e n o w
,

k n ocki n g for ad m i ssio n a t th e ga tes of our R epub

lic a n d th e Bri t i s h E m pire by th e t e n s of t h ou sa n d s , ,

a n d h u n dr ed s of thou s a n d s T h e pre cious so n s o f .

Zio n c o m pa ra bl e to fi n e gold h o w a r e th e y estee m ed

, ,

a s ea r th e r n pi t ch e rs t h e w ork Of t h e ha n d s of t h e
,

p otte r ( L a m
. e n tatio n s 4 : T h e gr e at Di s ra e li ,

w hil e a m e m b e r of t h e Bri t i sh Hou se of Parlia m en t ,

w a s by o n e Of th e m em b e r s sn e e ri n gly call e d a Je w
, , .

H e r epli e d : Y es I a m a Je w ; a n d w h en your e u
,

cesto r s w e r e savag es o n a n u n k n o w n i sla n d m i n e ,

”
w e re pri ests i n th e t em pl e .

It i s r em a rkabl e w e r e p eat tha t th e o n e r ace

, ,

w hich b efri en d s th e m i s t h e A n glo Saxo n Thi s i s -

.

w ell k n o wn e v e ry w h er e R u ssia i s i n dig n a n t w ith

.

E n gl a n d b e cau se sh e b efri en d s t h e R o th ch il d s a n d ,

h a s b e co m e th e cha m pio n of t h e p e rsecu ted J ew s ,

 1 48

h a r s h m eas ures b e i n g en force d agai n st th e H e

n ow

brew s i n R uss ia By th e revival of a n ti Sem itic

.
-

law s lon g i n ab eyan ce great n u m b e rs o f tho s e u n

, ,

fortu n ate p eopl e h a v e b een co n strai n e d to ab a n do n

th e ir ho m es a n d l eav e t h e em p i re by r ea so n of th e
i m po ssibility Of fi n di n g s ub s i sten ce w ithi n th e pa l e
to w hich it i s sought t o co n fi n e th em T h e i m m i .

r a t i o n of th ese p e op l e to th e U n it e d States — m a ny
g
oth e r cou n tri es b ei n g close d to th em i s large ly i n
—

creas i n g a n d i s lik e ly to ass u m e proportion s w hich

,

m ak e it d i ffi cu l t to fi n d ho m es a n d e m ploy m en t for
'

th em h e re a n d to se riously a ffect th e labor m ark et

,
.

It i s esti m at ed that ov e r o n e m illi o n w ill be forc ed

fro m R u ssia w ith i n a fe w y ea r s T h e H ebrew i s .

n e v e r a b eggar ; h e h a s al w a y s k e pt t h e l a w — life by
toil ofte n u n d e r s ev er e a n d oppressive civil r e str i c
—

tion s It i s al so tru e t h a t n o rac e se ct or class h a s

.
, ,

m ore fully car e d fo r i ts o wn tha n t h e H e bre w

race .

T h e ban i sh m en t w h e th er by dire ct d ecree or by

,

n o t l e ss c e rtai n i n dir e ct m etho d s of s o larg e a n u m

,

ber of m en a n d w o m e n i s n o t a local qu estio n

,
A .

d e cree to l ea v e o n e cou n try i s i n th e n ature of ,

thi n gs a n or de r to en ter a n oth e r so m e oth e r Thi s

,
— .

co n sid eratio n a s w ell a s th e s u ggestion s o f hu m a n

,

ity fur n i sh es a m pl e grou n d for th e r em on stra n ces

,
”
w hich w e hav e pr ese n t e d to R u ssia .

That this fri en d ship of th e A n glo Saxo n s i s a p -

r eci a te d a n d r e ciproc a t e d by th e J ew s app e ars i n

p ,

s uch articl es a s thi s fr o m th e Jewi sh Chr on i cl e

,
At
th e pr esen t ti m e it app ears to u s that t h e d e sign
 1 49 ,

Provid en c e see m s t o w ork a t w ould be b es t pr o ,

m o te d if i n t h e di ss ol u tio n Of t h e Turk i sh E m pire

, , ,

w h ich c a n n ot be so v e ry f a r o ff E n gl a n d w a s i m ,

e l l e d to e xt e n d h e r p rot e cti n g h a n d ov e r Syri a

p .

No co n t i n g e n cy w oul d be h a il e d by th e J ew i sh p e o
l e w i t h g r ea t e r s a t i s fa ctio n th a n s uch a tur n o f
p
a ff airs i n t h e E a st E n gl a n d h a s giv en s o m a n y
.

proofs o f h e r fri e n dly fe e li n g to w a r d th e J e ws th a t

th ey could n o t W i s h to s e e t h e l a n d of t h e i r fore
fa t h e r s u n d e r a s afe r k ee pi n g th a n th a t of Great
”
Brita i n .

T h e m utu a l fri e n d s hip of t h e r a c e s i s w e ll k n o w n ,

but n o t i ts c a u s e Th a t li es i n ra ci a l a ffi n ity a n d
.
,

th e cl e a r ly r e v e a l e d pu r p o s e of Go d r esp e cti n g bo t h
b r a n ch e s of t h e gr e a t H e b r e w fa m ily Th a t th ere .

h a s b ee n an d ,
s t i ll is prej u dic e a m o n g th e ,

A n glo Sa xo n s aga i n st th e J e w s c a n n ot be d en i e d ;
-

but it i s p a ss i n g a w a y Wh e n w e r e m em b e r that H e
.

t hrough w ho m fo r giv e n es s of S i n s i s pr e ach e d a n d ,

w ho m w e w ors hip a s our R e d e e m e r w a s a Jew ; a n d ,

th a t th e w o m a n w ho m a bov e a l l o th e rs w e p ro
n ou n c e bl e ss e d w a s a J e w e ss i t s ee m s s tr a n g e that
, ,

t h e pr ejudic e S h ould e v e r h a v e e xi s te d It c ertai n l y .

i s a n tago n i stic to th e spirit of t h e author of th e

Chri st i a n r e ligio n w h o w a s n o t a sh a m ed t o call
,
“

”
th e m brethre n T h e poi n t i s fi n e ly put by Ge org e R
. .

Wen dli n g i n a l a te articl e i n th e Ph ilad elphia Pr ess ,

U po n A N TI JU DA I S M U N A M E RIC A N H e sa y s It
- -
“
.

i s a spuriou s fa l se Chri sti a n i ty that hates J ew s T h e

, .

m y s te ry of t h e i n carn a tio n fou n d e xpr ess io n i n th e

fl esh a n d b l oo d of a Jew a n d th er efor e i n a sen se, , ,
 1 50

we w orsh i p a W e ge t our Te n Co m m an d
Je w .

me t n s— th e v e ry fou n d a t i o n o f o u r civiliz a t io n
th ro u gh t h e J e w s W e s i n g J e w i s h p sa l m s a r e u p
.
,

lifte d by t h e p a ssion a n d po etry of J e w i sh proph ets ,

a n d r e ly o n J e w i s h biographi e s fo r t h e o n ly hi story

w e hav e of Chri st W e get our Pa u li n e th e ology

.

f ro m a Je w a n d W e c a tch our cl ear est gli m p se of th e

,

n e xt w orl d th rough t h e s ubli m e apocalyptic v i s io n

of a Je w Th e n fo rsooth w e Chri stia n s turn about

.
, ,
”
a n d s n ee r at J e w s l

P a ul a sk s th e qu estio n “
Wh a t adva n tage th en
,

hath th e Je w a n d a n s w e r s it : M u ch e ve ry w a y ,

chi efly b e c a u se that u n to t h e m w e r e co m m itte d th e

”
oracl es of Go d J esu s of N a z a re th ri s es i m m ea su r
.

ably abov e Pau l a n d d eclares SA L VA TION 1 8 OF ,

”
TH E JE w s . I n th e light of th a t fac t pr ej u dic e
agai n st th em i s a s u n grateful a s i t i s w ick e d a n d
i n hu m a n It m a y w ell be c a lle d u n A m e rica n s i n c e
.
-

A m e rica n s a r e th em s e lv es a ki n dre d r a c e Th eir .

prej u d ice m us t pass a w a y a s c e rtai n ly a s that t h e

Script u res a r e tru e Ep hr a i m S hall n o t e n vy Ju d a h
.

a n d Ju d a h S h a ll n o t v e x Ephrai m Thi s prom i se .

i s n o w i n cour se of fu lfill m en t I n a n a rticl e a lrea dy .

quote d fro m t h e Chicago Tr i bu n e (page 5 4) th e ,

author sa ys : Th ere can b e n o doubt that t h e J e w s

a r e ri s i n g to a pro m i n e n c e to w hich th e y a s a p e opl e , ,

w e r e s tra n ge rs through m a n y c e n turi es Th ey a r e .

p rovi n g th eir right to it i n co m m e rce s ci e n ce art , , ,

lite rature a n d n o w th e ey es of th e w hol e w orl d a r e

,

turn ed u po n th em a s a co n sequ en ce of th e per secu

”
ti on i n R u ssia .
 15 2

is assi m ilation . Ca n i m il a te th e
th e na t i on s a ss

Jew ? A r e th e J ew s r eady to be a s si m i lat e d ? A r e

th e n atio n s w illi n g to r e c e iv e t h e m ? Ma n ifest ly
n ot . Both parti es a r e Oppo se d to it S epara te n ess .

i s t h e sp e ci a lty of t h e Je w a n d t h e n atio n s hate ,

h i m on a ccou n t of it To a ss i m ilate w ith th e m t h e

.
,

H ebrew m u st giv e up circu m ci sio n w hich i s e qu i v a ,

l en t i n h i s Vi ew to givi n g u p h i s r e ligio n a n d h i s ,

e xi st e n c e a s a r a c e Thi s th e orth o dox J e w s per

.

s i st en t l y a n d bit te rly o bj e ct to Th e y w ill n o t m i x

.

w ith G en til e p e opl es T h e rac e bo n d i s st ro n g e r

.

th a n d ea th Soo n er w ould th ey p e ri s h th a n brea k

.

it Thi s forbid s th e ir m i n gl i n g w ith oth e r races

. .

It i s i m po ssibl e th ey s a y to b e a Je w i n h ea rt a n d
, ,
”
y e t m i n gl e blood a n d life w ith o th e r p eopl es .

But th e fi n a l a n d co n clu siv e obj e ction to th e set

tl em en t of thi s S e m itic probl em by e i t h e r t h e colo n i ,

za ti o n of t h e Je w for t h e purpo s e of f or m i n g fo r

th e m se lv es a sep a r a te n a tio n or by a ssi m ilatio n ,

w ith Ge n t il e n atio n s i s th a t th e Scriptur e s a r e

, ,

agai n st it T h e k i n gdo m Of Jud a h h a s n o t b een a

.

n a ti on fr ee a n d i n d e p en d e n t s i n c e t h e B abylo n i a n
, ,

c a p t ivity a n d th e re i s n o pro m i se or pre d ictio n i n

,

th e w hol e Bibl e that it e v e r w ill be T h e futur e o f .

th e J ew i s h br a n ch of th e H eb r e w fa m ily li es i n R E
U N IO N w i th th e bra n ch fro m w hich it w a s sev er e d ,

w h e n th e t w e lv e tri bes b ec a m e divid e d i n to t w o

n atio n s .Thi s d ivi sio n occurre d afte r th e d eath o f
Solom o n a n d s till exi sts Je w i sh w ri ters co n c ed e
,
.

that th e r e tur n fro m th e B abylo n i a n ca ptivity ,

“
d i d n o t r estor e th e I sr aelitis h n atio n si n ce t en o f , .
 15 3

th e trib es co n s titu ti n g th e hou se o f I srael w ere s till

”
l eft i n ban i sh m en t N eith e r did that r eturn r e
.

stor e t h e hou s e Of Judah to n a t io n ality a n d i u d e o

p e n d e n ce Th e y w .e r e fro m that day va s s al s o f

fore ign po w e rs u n til th e fall of J eru sal e m u n d e r th e
,

R o m a n s N e h e m i a h d escrib es th e m a s su ch e v e n i n
.
l
,

t h e m o s t favorabl e p er io d Of th ei r post B abylo n ia n -

hi story .

B eh o l d w e a r e se r v an ts t h i s d ay ,
A n d fo r th e la n d t h a t t h o u ga v es t un to ou r f a t h om t o ea t th e
f r u i t t h e r eo f an d t h e goo d t h e r eo f ,
B eh o l d , w e ar e ser va n ts i n i t

And it yi
d et h m u ch i n cr ease u n to t h e ki n gs ,
el w hom th o u ha s t
se t o v e r u s be ca u se o f o u r s i n s
,

Al so t h ey h a v e do m i n i o n o v er o u r bod i es ,
A n d o v e r o u r ca t t l e a t t h ei r pl eas u r e ,
,

A n d w e a r e i n gr ea t d i s t r es s ”
N eh i x . . .

Tha t th ey hav e n o t b een a n at i on si n ce th e d e

s tructio n of J e r u sa l e m by th e R o m a n s i s a n i n di s ,

p u t a b l e fac t I n d e e d duri n g th e ir e n tir e e xi s te n c e

.
,

a s a p e opl e th ey w e r e a free a n d i n d e p e n d e n t n a tio n

,

o n ly fro m th e r e ign of R eho bo a m to th e Baby

—
lo n i a n capti v ity a littl e l ess tha n four hu n dre d
y ea rs .

T h e k n o w l edg e of our id e n tity w ith th e lost I sra e l

i tes puts a n ew phas e upo n th e probl e m a n d r e ,

m ov es th e o n ly d i fli cu l ty i n t h e w a y Of i ts solutio n .

To m i n gl e life a n d bloo d w ith th e A n glo Saxo n -

p eopl es w ould be to d w e ll a m on g th eir o w n ki n dred

of th e hou se Of Jo seph Ci tiz en ship w ith th e A n .

glo Saxo n i s th e d esti n y of th e Jew a n d thi s w h en

-

, ,

a cco m pli sh e d w ill be th e r estoration of th e Isra el

i ti sh n ation To th i s th e sign s of th e ti m es a r e
 15 4

po i n ti n g w hil e th e p red i ct io n s o f th e p r oph ets

,

m ak e it c e r ta i n T h e burd e n of proph ec y w as n o t
.

o n ly that I s ra el should be sca tter e d a n d ga th

”
e re d ,
but also that th e T w o FA M I LI E S i n to w hi c h ,

th ey w ere divid ed Should be R E U N IT E D Si n ce both

, .

part i es a r e i n e xis ten ce such re u n io n i s by n o m ea n s

i m po ssibl e Pre diction m ak es it c erta i n A fe w
. .

out of m a n y of th es e predictio n s w e h ere cite T h e .

first i s fro m Hosea a p roph et to th e house of I sr a el

, ,

w h o di e d but a few y ea r s b e fore t h e fa ll Of Sa m ari a :

Y et s hall t h e n u m b e r of th e childre n of I s ra e l be
lik e th e sa n d o f th e sea w hich ca n n ot be m ea sure d
,

or n u m b e re d ; a n d it shall co m e to pa ss that in stead

that p e ople sa y of th em Y e a r e n o t m y p eopl e
( L oa m m i ) S hall th e y call th e m t h e s o
,
n s of t h e liv

i n g God Th e n S hall th e ch i ldren Of Ju d a h A N D

.

th e childre n of I sr a el be ga ther ed together a n d T H E Y ,

w ill A PPOI N T for th em se lv e s ON E H E AD a n d th ey shall ,

go up out of th e la n d ; for great S hall be th e d ay of

”
Y i sr e e l ( 2 )
’
. Ho s e a 2 : 1 L e ese r .

”
God sows or th e Seed of
”
“
Y i sr e el “
’
s ig n ifi es ,

Th e proph et u ses it as t h e sy m bolic n am e

”
God .

of th e di sp ersed I s ra e li tes That they w ill ap.

“

i n t for th e m se lv es o n e h e a d i d icat th e ir r
p o n es e

t ur n t o r epublica n or r epre se n tativ e gov e rn m e n t .

( S e e pag e Our n e xt cit a t io n i s fro m I sa i a h ,

e ight y e ars afte r th e fall Of Sa m aria a n d th e r e m oval

of I s rae l from th e Holy La n d .

A n d it Sh a ll happ e n o n t h at d ay that th e L o rd ,

w i ll put fort h h i s ha n d ag a i n th e se co n d ti m e to
a c qu ire th e r emn a n t o f h i s peo l e w h ich sh a ll r e
p ,
Behol d I w ill ta ke th e stick Of J o seph — w hich i s i n
th e ha n d of Ephrai m a n d th e trib es of I s ra el h i s
co m p a n io n s a n d w ill lay th em upon h i m ev en th e
, ,

s tick Of Ju d ah a n d m ak e th e m i n to o n e stick a n d
, ,

th ey shall be on e i n m y ha n d A n d th e st icks .

w h e r e o n th e n h a s w ritte n sh a ll b e i n thy ha n d be
fore th e ir ey es A n d Sp e ak u n to th em Thu s ha th
.
,

said th e Lor d Et er n al : B ehold I w ill tak e th e c h il

,

dre n of I sra el from a m on g th e n atio n s w hith e r th ey

,

a r e go n e a n d I w ill gath e r th e m fro m e v e r y

,
S id e ,

a n d bri n g th e m i n to th e ir o w n la n d ; a n d I w ill

m a k e th em i n to ON E N A TIO N i n th e la n d on th e ,

m ou n tai n s of I s ra el ; a n d o n e ki n g s hall be to th em
all for ki n g ; a n d they sh a l l n o t be a n y m ore two
n a ti on s n o r s hall th e y at a n
, y ti m e b e divi d e d i n to

t w o ki n gd o m s a n y m ore zk 3 7 : 16 22 L ees e r )
(.E .
-
. .

Se v en ty y ears lat e r a n d m ore than tw o hu n d red

,

y ears a fte r th e fall of Sa m a ria it i s w ritten i n th e

,

book of Zechari a h I w ill stren gth en th e hou se

of Judah a n d th e hou se of Joseph w ill I sa ve a n d
, ,

I w ill bri n g th em a gai n to th eir o w n hom es ; for I

hav e m e rcy upo n th em a n d th ey shall be as thou gh
,

I had n ev er ca st th em o ff for I a m th e Lor d th eir

Go d a n d I w ill a n sw er th e ir p ra y er A n d w h en I
, .

s h a ll h a v e s catt e re d th em a m o n g th e p e opl e th ey ,

w ill r e m e m b e r m e i n t h e fa r o ff cou n tri es ; th e re

-

fore S h all th e y liv e w ith th e ir childr en a n d ret u r n

”
agai n .
( Z e ck 1 0 :.6 ,
9 L .e ese r ) .

A r e th ese predictio n s ob s cure ? By n o m e a n s if ,

w e u n d e rstan d th e prop h e ts to m ean W h at th e y sa y .

I s th eir fu l fi l l m en t p o ssibl e ? F ai th i s th e b eli ef of

 15 7
I

Di vi n e testi m on y Pre dictiv e proph ecy i s God s tes

’
.

t i m o n y, a n d w i th H i m a l l t hi n g s a r e po s s ibl e In .

thi s case accom pli sh m en t s eem s ea sy , S i n c e th e Ge n

til es a r e a b s olute ly dr i vi n g th e J ew s out of th e ir
cou n tri es i n to th e la n d of I sra el An glo I srael
— -
.

Th ey a r e alrea d y ga th e ri n g to geth e r Pres id e n t .

Harri so n say s I r ep ea t h i s w or d s w ith em pha si s

—

The i mm igr a ti on of these p eop l e to the Un i ted S ta tes

m a n y o ther cou n tr i es bei n g cl osed to them i s l a r gel y
—

i n cr ea si n g, an d i s li kely to assu me p r o o r ti on s
p w hi ch
m a ke i t difi cu l t to fin d hom es a n d emp l oym en t f or them
”
her e, an d toff seri ous l y a ect the l a bor m a r ket . He a dd s
thi s ge n e rou s t esti m o n y to th e quali ty of th ese em i
ra n ts Th e H ebr ew i s n ev er a beggar ; h e ha s
g .

a l w a s ke t the la w — l if yb t i l— of t d d
y p e o en u n er s ev er e a n

Opp r essi v e r estr i cti on s . No r ace, sect, or cl a ss ha s m or e

”
fu lly ca r ed f or i ts ow n tha n the H ebr ew s . T h e fe ars
of our n obl e Pres id en t th a t T h e s udd en tra n s fe r
”
of s uch m ul ti tud e s u n d e r co n di tio n s that ten d to
,

st rip th e m of t h e ir ac c u m ulatio n s a n d d epr es s th e i r

e n e rg i es a n d cour a g e I S n e i th er goo d for th em or for

,
”
us ,
a r e grou n dl ess Th ey o n c e w e n t out of Egypt
.

faste r a n d n o h a rm ca m e of it e xcept to th e Egypt

, ,

ia n s Th e ir u n ion w ith th e A n glo Saxon s w ill be a

.
-

m o st po w e rful a n d v aluabl e acc essio n Si n c e On e .

m ighti e r a n d w i se r th a n m a n i s bri n gi n g it a bou t it ,

m u s t be w e ll .

T h e Al m ighty w ho se purpos e s th ese ch a n g es

,

fulfill d e cl a res , My th oughts a r e n o t your

thoughts a n d n o t your w ay s a r e m y w a y s s a i t h th e
, ,

Lord F o r a s high a s th e h eav en s a r e abov e th e

.

earth s o high a r e m w ay s abov e your w a y s a n d

, y ,
 158

my thoughts a bov e your th ough ts F o r a s th e ra i n .

a n d th e s n o w co m e d o w n fro m h e av e n a n d r e tur n ,

n o t thith e r but w a te r t h e e a r th a n d r e n d e r i t fruit

, ,

ful a n d ca u se it to bri n g forth p l a n ts ; a n d giv e

,

s e e d to t h e s o w e r a n d br ea d to h i m that e a te th ; S O

sh all e v e r b e m w or d w hich go th f orth fro m m

y e y
m outh it sh a l l n o t r e tur n u n to m e w ith o ut e ffe c t :
,

but it a e co m pl i sh e th W h a t I d e sire a n d it prosp er ,

e th i n th a t w h e re to I h a v e sen t i t F o r i n j oy S h a ll .

y e go out a n d i n p eac e sh all

ye b e brought ho m e

t h e m ou n ta i n s a n d th e h il l s S hall br eak f orth b efor e

o u i n to s o n g a n d all th e tr e e s of th e fi e l d shal l
y ,

clap th eir h a n d s I n stea d of th e thorn s hall co m e

.

up th e fir tree a n d i n st ead of th e n ettl e S h a ll co m e

,

u p th e m yrtl e a n d it S h a ll be u n to th e L or d fo r a
n a m e for a S ig n o f e v e rl a s ti n g that S h a ll n o t be c u t
,
”
o ff
.
( I s 55 : 8 13
.
-
L e e se r.
) .

F o r go t t e n no tha t ca n n o t be,
All o t h e r n a m es m ay pa ss aw a y,
Bu t THI N E ,
MY I SRA EL , sh al l r ema i n

In e v e r l as t i n g m me y or .

F o r go t t en no t ha t ca n n o t be ,
I n scr i be d u po n m y pa l m s t h o u ar t ,

The n ame I g a v e i n da y s o f o l d
I s gr a v en s t i l l , u po n m y h ea r t .

F o r go t te n no th at ca n n o t be,
B e l o v ed of t h y Go d art t h ou ,
H is cr o w n fo r ev er on t h y h ea d ,
H is n a me fo r e v er on t hy b ro w .

F o r go t t en no th at ca n n o t be ,
H e w ho U po n t h ee n ame d h is n a m e,

Ass u r e s t h ee o f et er n a l l o v e,
A l ov e, fo r e v er mo r e , t h e sam e .

R EV H . ORA TI US BO N A R , D . D
.
 S U P P L E M .
E N T

A N G L O I S RA E L
AND

T H E J E W S H P R O B L EM .

R EV T H O M A S R O S L I N G H O W LE T T , B A
. . .
, A M . .

l
F o r m e r y Pas t o r of N o r t h Pe a r l p
St r e e t B a t i s t Ch u r c h , ( n o w I m m a n u e ) l
A l ba n y, N Y ;
. . l
a so o f th e Ca l v a r y B a pti st C h u rch , W as h i n gto n ,

D C
. .
, an d l a te Pa s t o r of th e B er ea n p
B a ti s t

Ch u r c h , P h i l a d elph i a .
 Co pyr i gh t e d . 1 894, b y

H OM A S R OS D m G H OW L E T T
T
All r i g h ts r eser v ed .
 A N GL O I S R A E L -

TH E JE W I S H PR O B L E M ,

W IT H SU PPL E M E N T .

R EV T H OM A S R O S L I N O H O W L ETT , B A
. . M A . .

A w ork Of a b s o r b i n g i n te r e s t i n w h i ch t h e L o s t T r i be s
of I sr a el are fo u n d an d i d e n ti fie d i n
th e A n gl o -

S a x o n R a ce .

Et hn o lo g i c a l Phi lo lo g i c a l Ge o g ra phi c a l H ist o r i c a l

, . , a nd

S c r i pt u ra l Pro o f i n C o rro bo r a t i o n .

T he Je w i s h Pro ble m s o lve d by t he re u n i o n o f “

Ju d a h
a nd
“
I s ra e l i n t he C it iz e n s hi p o f t he Je w s w it h t he S a xo n s .

OP I N I ON S OF T H E P R E S S
B OSTON GLOB E On e ca n n o t r ea d th i s bo o k W i th o u t be i n g
s tr u ck w i th t h e m a i n f o r ce of the a r gu m en t , an d fe e l i n g t h a t t h e
’
a u th o r s case ym d t
i s m o r e t h a n fa i r l a e ou .

SAN F RA NCISCO E V EN I NG T ELEGR A P H '

I f th e r ea d er is
n ot co n v i n ce d, it w i ll n ot be owi ng to a w ea k p r e se n ta t i o n of
”
th e cas e .

P H ILA D ELP HI A EV ENING TELEGRA PH Th is is a boo k

o f u n co m m o n
”
i n te r est .

P UB LIC L E DG ER A most u se fu l anti do t e to t h e l i t e r a tu r e

of th e A n ti -
S e m i ti c a gi t a t i o n .
”

TH E PHIL A D ELP HI A EV ENIN G S TA B S t r a n ge as i s th i s

o u t l oo k , th e a u th o r a r gu e s it d lib t ly
e er a e an d d i s pas s i o n a t e l y so ,

as to co m m a n d t h e r es pect o f a l l H is . b o o k h a s a l r ea d y b e en
w a r ml y r e cei v ed by bo th Je w s a n d Ch r i s t i a n s .
”

( I V .
)
 LA W YE R S ’
OPI N I ON S
“
I t is a W on de r f u l p i ece o f r easo n i n g fr o m begi n n i n g to en d .

I t i s f a sci n a t i n g, an d sh o w s a w o n der f u l a m o u n t o f l e a r n i n g an d

r e se a r ch , a n d s o u n d l o gi c .
’ — G EORGE HA R DING ,
PH I LA D A
’
.

T he a r gu m e n t is o v er po w e r i n g a n d co n v i n ci n g I t i s i n d e e d .

a r ev el a tio n to m e , f u l l o f b r a n n ew w o n d e r s
-
I d es i r e t o se e .

a n d r ea d e v e r y th i n g th at em a n a t e s f ro m y ou r p e n .

T W . . B U RN A M ,
T ENN .

I ha v e see n n o o n e w h o h as a t t e m pt ed t o a n s w e r yo u r a r gu
men ts — H . R . S C OT T, N . C .

It ce r ta i n l yl y a f o u n d a t i o n l o g i ca l t o b u i l d u po n
s a The .

subj e c t i s a n i n t e r e s t i n g o n e , a n d I s h o u l d s u ppo se yo u r w o r k
”
wo u l d ha ve a gr ea t a n d gr o w i n g c i r cu l a t i o n .

J . T . M OREHEA D ,
N . C .

C L E R GYM E N S OP I N I ON S
’

The be s t y P ph t
e l u ci d a t i o n o f the H ol ro e s t hat I ha ve e v er

l oo k e d u po n .
” —R E V JON A TH A N GOB L E
. .

I ca n i
r a se a g m no t g i r t y uth en a a ns ou r eo r y . Yo u h a v e
b ro u gh t ou t an a m t f pou nf th t i q i t
o r oo a s u e a r e v e l a ti on to m e .
”

REV S . . W . CU LV ER .

Yo u un de r too k an e xc e ed i n gl y d i ffi cu l t t as k , b u t h a ve
e xe cu ted i t i n a m as te r l y m a n n e r .
”—
REV F . RA NC I S E . SB ORN E
O .

Yo u r w o r k i s t h e m o s t d i gn i fi ed and co ge n t p r esen ta t i o n of

th e su bj e ct t ha t I h a v e ev e r seen .
” -
L A N SI N G BU R R O W S, D D . .

I t i s, i n m y j u d gm en t ,
the cl ea r e s t a n d b e st e x o sip ti o n of

th e su bj ec t e ver w r i tte n .
” -
REV A . . M . BA CON .

I b e l i e v e t h a t yo u h a v e d o n e m o r e t h a n a n y o t h e r m a n l i v i n g
to s o l v e t h e p r o bl e m o f t h e
‘
L os t T r i b es ’ — A J M E E K , PH D . . . . .

S e n d yo u r d o l l a r a n d a d d r e s s , a n d r e ce i v e t h e boo k

by r e tu r n ma i l .

Re v . T H OM A S R . H OW L E TT ,

16 S o u th F r o n t S tr ee t,

PH IL A DE L PH IA ,
PA .
 T r u th i s on e,

And in e v er yl an d be n ea th the su n

Wh oso h a th ey es to s ee , may see

Th e to ken s of i ts uni t y .
”

W H I TTIE R .

To b e at w o r k, to d o t h i n gs f o r t h e w o r l d , t o t u r n t h e cu r

r e n ts Of t h i n gs a bo u t a t o u r w i l l , t o m a ke o u r e xi s te n ce a po si ti v e
e l e me n t , e v e n t h o u gh i t be no b i gge r t ha n a gr a i n o f sa n d , i n th i s
g r e a t s y s t e m w h er e we l i v e, — th a t i s a n ew joy o f w h i ch t h e i d l e
ma n k n o w s no mo r e t h a n t h e m o l e kn o w s o f s u n sh i n e , or th e
se r pen t of th e ea gl e s
’
t r i u m ph a n t fl i gh t i n to th e u p per ai r .

PHILLI PS B ROOK S .

A n y ma n w h o ca r r i es t h is t h eo r y on to d e mo n st ra t i o n wi ll
be a tr um pe t b l as t of the Al m i gh t y i n th e e a rs o f the n a tion s .
”

R OB ERT L OW RY , D D . .

I w i ll go f o r th a m o n g m e n n o t ma i l e d w i th s co r n ,

B u t i n t he a r mo r o f a p u r e i n te n t ;
Gr ea t d u t i es a re be f o r e m e an d g r ea t so n s
g ,
A n d w h e th e r cr o w n e d o r c ro w n l ess w h en I fa l l
I t ma tter s God w o r k i s d on e
’
n o t so as s .

I ha v e l ea r n e d to pr i ze t he q u i et l i gh t ’
ni ng dee d ,
N ot the a ppl au d i n g t h u n de r at i ts h e e l s
Wh i ch m en ca l l f a me .
”

A LE XA N D ER S MITH .
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acti v e wor k p as to r throu gh th e l oss o f h i s righ t

of a

foot see m s espe cially ass ig n e d to thi s w ork T h e

, .

H o n A M Clapp of Was h i n gto n D C i n a l ette r

. . .
, ,
. .
,

w r i tten i n April 1 89 2 sa id I re m em b e r v e ry
, ,
“

w e ll that w h e n yo u W e r e v i s i ti n g u s thr e e ye a rs ago

t hi s co m i n g fa ll yo u w e r e b ea ri n g t h e t e n t r i be s
,

o n your m i n d a s a burd e n a n d it look s to m e a s if ,

your a ffl ic tio n c a m e to en a bl e yo u to fi n d ti m e to
s olv e th e probl e m that w e i g h e d s o h e a v ily u po n

your h e art T h i s s a d a fli i c ti o n m a y prov e a bl ess

.

i n g f ro m our H eav e n ly F a th e r th e f ull glo r y o f ,

w hich w e a r e n o t p e r m i tte d to d i s cov e r a n d a pp r e

ciate bu t w h ich w ill i n troduc e yo u i n to a fi e ld of
,

u se ful n ess that w a s n o t d is cov e ra bl e u n til this

terribl e p rovid e n c e i n terv e n e d to op e n th e w a y .

Our v en e ra bl e fri e n d w rote lik e a proph et from

Go d . Our pari sh n o w n o lo n g e r li m i te d to a par
,

t i cu l a r chu r ch e xte n d s fr o m t h e rive r to th e e n d s

,
”
of th e earth A n glo I s ra e l h a s alre a d y go n e ov e r
.
-

t h e A m e r ica n Co n t i n e n t fro m t h e A tl a n t ic to th e ,

Pacifi c coast a n d fro m th e ci ty of Me xico to Alaska

,
.

I t h as al s o go n e to th e m o s t di sta n t p arts of th e
w orld — Au stralia I n dia Chi n a Jap a n a n d o th e r ,
, , ,

la n d s afar o ff .

T h e subj e ct i s o n e of ri s i n g a n d w i d e Sprea d -

i n te rest a s th e m a n y a d m irabl e r e vi e ws i n p a p e r s
, ,

se cular a n d r e l ig i ou s S h o w M u ch v aluabl e i n fo r
,
.

m a tio n h a s co m e to u s fro m th ese s ourc es T he .

re vi ew s of course a r e n o t a l l favo rabl e to o u r

, ,

th eory That i s n o t at pres e n t to be exp ecte d

.
, ,
.

It i s th e gen e ral com p lai n t of w ri ter s o n thi s su b

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j cet that th e rel igiou s n e w sp a p e rs a r e l ess fai r a n d

,

ju st i n th e i r n o t ices tha n t h e se cular Th ey a r e .

col d a n d n o n co m m i ttal Ofte n pas si n g th e w ork s

'

pu bli sh e d i n sil e n ce or a n s w e ri n g th e m w i th s n e ers

, ,

w h il e t h e se cular a r e m or e fe arl es s o u tspok e n ju st , ,

a n d ge n e rou s T h e follo w i n g a r e fair illu stra ti o n s

. .

T H E S T A N DA R D of Chica go ( B a pti st) sa y s :

, ,We “

h a v e b e e n m ore i n te reste d i n th e r ea di n g of t h e
”
bo ok A n gl o Is ra e l ) t h a n w e e xp e c ted to be o n
-

op e n i n g i t h a vi n g lo n g s i n ce class e d th e qu estio n
,

as to t h e Lo s t Trib es a s e i t h e r a n u n n e c e ss a ry o n e ,
”
or e l se a s hope l e ss of s olu ti o n T H E I N T E RIOR .
,

( Pr e s by te ri a n ) of th e sa m e ci ty sa y s : T h e proofs,

Off e re d a r e e th n ologic a l philologic a l hi s torical a n d

, ,

scriptural . It i s n o t v e ry co n vi n ci n g ho w e v e r It , .

r e m i n d s u s v e ry m uch of th e m a n i n Lo n d o n w h o
had j u st co n clud e d a m ath e m atica l d em o n stra tion
of th e i m po ss ibili ty of co n s tructi n g a stea m v essel
about th e ti m e th e first o n e c a m e sn orti n g a n d
”
Splu r gi n g i n to por t .

Had th e I N T E R IOR r e ad th e r evi e w of i ts n eigh

bor i t m ight hav e co n clud e d that i ts m a n i n
”
Lo n d o n i s n o w livi n g i n Chic a go a n d t h at j u st a s h e ,

h a d cl a sse d th e q u est i o n of t h e Lo st Trib es as hop e

”
less of solu tio n th e y w e re d i scov e re d i n th eir
,

d e sc e n d a n ts t h e Sax o n s filli n g th e d esti n y a ss ig n e d

,

th em by t h e w o n d e r ful proph e ts of old .

Co n tra st th ese u tte ra n c es w i th tho se of t h e se cu l ar

press T H E B O S TO N GL O B E say s
. T h e R ev T R “
. . .

H e w l ett Of Phil a d elphia s e ts out t o prov e tha t th e

, ,

r ac es o f I s ra e l a n d Saxo n a r e a n or a n ic a n d e th n i c
g
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un it a n d o n e ca n n ot re a d th i s bo o k w ithout b e i n g
,

s truck w i th t h e m ai n force of th e argu m e n t a n d ,

feeli n g that t h e a uthor s case i s m ore than fairly

’

”
m ad e out .

T H E S A I N T PA U L DA I LY GL OB E begi n s i ts fasci n a t
i n g re vi e w i n th es e w or d s : O n ce i n a grea t w hil e
w e fi n d a book th a t i s w or th k eep i n g to rea d a n d ,

r e r e a d a n d thi n k a bou t
-

,
Such a n o n e i s A n glo
.

I s re al w ri tte n by R ev Tho m as R o sl i n g Ho w l ett

, .
,

of Philad e lp h ia .

Of course all th e r eligiou s n ew spap e rs have n o t

,

b een so ti m id a n d n o n co m m i ttal a s t h e t w o i n
-

Ch i cago T H E CH U R C H M A N Of N Y
.
, clo se d i ts
. .
,

s chol a rly a n d d ig n i fi e d re vi ew i n th ese w ord s :

“
T h e author h a s m ad e t h e ou tli n es of a n argu m en t ,

w hich d ese rv e s fro m i ts i n te r e st i n g s ugg es tio n s a n

e xpa n s io n w hich sp e cial st udi es i n e th n ology a n d
,

hi story o u ght to be able to fur n i sh a n d that w oul d ,

m ak e th e t re a t i se w holly sa ti s factory
”
.

W e th a n kfully acc ept i ts s u ggesti On a n d gi v e i n

th e S u ppl e m e n t such e xpa n s io n .

Stra n ge a s it m a y seem t h e J ew i sh pa p er s h av e
,

b een m ore can di d a n d gen erou s i n th ei r n o tices of

our tre ati se tha n th e Ch r i stia n T H E A M E RIC A N
.

I I E B R E w of N e w Y ork sa ys :
, , Thi s volu m e i s i n
“
,

o u r j udg m e n t t h e m o st co n c i s e a n d b e st w rit te n
,

t r e a ti se th a t w e h a v e r ea d o n thi s s ubj e c t a n d i t i s ,

i n t r u t h fa s ci n a ti n g to o n e w h o h a s ofte n b ee n
l e a s e d to co n t e m plat e t h e charact e r of th e E n gl i s h
p
Puri ta n s a n d th e stau n ch follow e rs of th e l a w of
M e o s s . Mr H o w l ett fi.n d s i n t h e ut te r a n ces o f m a n y
bo o k, w e thi n k ought to be r e a d care fu lly ; th e
,

p r o bl e m a n d s o lutio n s pl a c e d b e fore t h e rea d e r by

th e l e a r n e d au thor should be w e ll co n s id e re d a s
co m i n g fr o m a pro m i n en t au th o r a n d fri e n d W e .

c o n s id e r thi s b o ok t o o i m porta n t to be d i s m i ssed

w i th thi s S i m pl e n otic e a n d w ill w h e n e v e r ti m e ,

p e r m i ts di s cu s s it m ore at l e n gth
, .

H o w m ark e d t h e co n t r a s t b e t w een th ese J ew i sh

n o t ic e s a n d t h a t of th e E X A M I N E R I n i ts r e port of .

n e w s fro m t h e Brookly n B a p t i s t Church e s Oc to b e r ,

1 9 1 893 it sa y s :
, , I n Gr ee n w oo d Church R e v T ,
. .

R Ho w l e tt Of Phil a d e lphia preach e d at pastor

.
, , ,
’
Hull s r e q u es t t w o se r m o n s o n t h e A n glo Sa xo n s a s
,
-

t h e lo st trib es Th e pa s tor sa ys th e t w o s e rm o n s
.

w e re i n e xc e ll en t ta s te fa sci n a ti n g i n styl e a n d
, ,

m as te rly i n gra sp o f s criptur e a n d of hi st ory Dr . .

Ho w l et t h a s re c e n tly pu bli sh ed a book o n this su b

je c t e n ti t l e d A n gl o I sr a el w hich i s v e ry w e ll spok e n
,
-

,
”
of . To thi s it add s t h e follo w i n g c o m m e n t : A
fri e n d w h o i s l o oki n g ov e r m y should e r i n si sts upo n
i n te rpol a ti n g a co m m e n t h e h e a rd at Chicag o o n
t h e Chi n e s e a n d Sia m ese e x h ibit s It w a s thi s .

T h e Ori e n t al s s urpas s all o t h e r p e op l e s i n m aki n g

thi n g s that r e quire p a ti e n ce i n ge n ui ty a n d skill , , ,

a n d w hich a r e of n o r e al v a lu e to a n hu m a n b ei n g
y
”
afte r th ey a r e m a d e .

C o n c e rn for I s ra e li tes to w ho m p e rtai n e th t h e

“
,

adop ti o n a n d th e glory a n d th e cov e n a n ts a n d th e

, , ,

givi n g Of th e l a w a n d t h e s e rvic e of Go d a n d th e
, ,

pro m i ses i s m a n ife stly n o t a m o n g t h e c a r es of th e

,

E X AM I N E R N ev ert h el ess th e s cri p tu r es h av e n ot

.
,
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been , a n d ca n n ot be , brok e n I srael i s to e nj o y a n.

i m p e ri sha bl e e xi sten ce , a n d i m par t to all t h e n atio n s

of t h e ea rth blessed n ess a n d p ea c e Th e prom i se to .

A braha m s till hol d s I n t h y s ee d S hall all t h e

n atio n s of th e e arth be bl ess e d R Pa yn e S m ith . .
,

D D i n th e Ba m pto n L ectures fo r 1 8 69 say s

.
, ,

I sra e l exi ste d that th e w orld m ight be taught t h e

n ature a n d attribut es Of t h e On e tru e Go d
”
Si n ce .

t h e g i fts a n d calli n g of Go d a r e w ith o ut r ep en t

“

an ce thi s m u st sti l l be I s ra el s m i ss io n ’
.

Said th e R ev D W Fau n ce D D i n a letter to

. . .
,
. .
,

th e author fr o m West N e w to n Ma ss Augu s t 7 1 893 : , , ,

I hav e r ea d your b ook w i th g r eat i n teres t Mora lly .

a t l e a st it see m s c e rtai n th a t th e plac e i n th e sc he m e

,

of thi n gs o n c e tak en by I s ra e l i s n o w occupi e d by ,

th e U n ite d Stat es W e fro n t th e n e w a s th ey th e

.

old civilizatio n W e a r e n o t o n ly geogr aphi ca ll y a n d

.

mor a l ly i n Is rae l s p l ac e bu t i n o u r mi ss i on w e a r e set

’

to keep a m on g the n a ti on s the kn ow ledge of the tr ue God .

Th ese thi n gs hav e be e n w i th m e i n rea d i n g a n d

r e r e a d i n g your a d m ira bl e volu m e
-
.

T h e R ev A J M eek Ph D al so w rites :
. . .
, I have
. .
,

”
rea d your book A n glo I s r a el w i th a v ery gre at
,
“
-

d eal of sati s factio n a n d d elight I a m co n vi n c e d .

that your th eory i s corre ct I b eli e v e that yo u hav e .

d o n e m ore tha n a n y o th e r m a n livi n g to solv e th e

pr obl e m o f th e L ost Tr i bes .
”

I n t h e chapte rs that follo w w e acc en tuate stro n gly

th e three captiviti es w h ich co n su mm ate d t h e e xil e of
t h e te n tribes Th ey w e re n o t a l l r em ov e d a t o n c e
.
,

n e ith e r w ere th e y tra n s or te d to t h e sa m e d i strict

p .
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Between t w en ty a n d th ir ty y ears e la pse d b etween

t h e re m ov a l of t h e ea rli es t a n d th e latest i n stall m e n t
Of t h es e H ebre w ca p tiv es T h e firs t to fall b e fore
.

t h e po w er of A ssyria w e re t h e trib es eas t of th e

Jord a n R e ube n Ga d a n d th e half trib e of Man as
—
, ,

sa h. Th ese w e re c a rri ed to th e n orth ea ste rn d i s

tri et o f th e em pire a n d pl a c ed b etw ee n t h e m ou n
,

tai n s ea st o f th e riv e r Tigri s a n d t h e Caspia n Sea ,

g en e rally k n ow n as Arm e n ia .

T h e n ext i n s ta ll m en t co n si st ed o f th e f our n orth

e nr m o st —
trib es N a phta li A s h e r Z ebulo n a n d
, ,

I ssachar Th ese w ere d i stribute d i n A ssy r ia proper

.

a n d alo n g i ts bord e r .

Wi th t h e fall of Sa m aria t w en ty y ear s later , ,

ca m e t h e r e m oval Of t h e c e n tr a l tri bes w hich co m ,

p l e te d t h e captivi ty of t h e n ort h e r n H ebre w n atio n ,

k n ow n i n t h e n o m e n cl a ture of scrip ture a s th e “

”
Hou se of I sra e l . Th ese la st w e re se ttl e d largely i n
”
th e citi es o f th e M ed es th e ir n orth e rn bou n d ary
,

a n d t h e s o u th e r n bo u n dary of t h e tra n s Jo r d a n i c -

trib es b e i n g co n ter m i n ou s .

T h e acco m pa n yi n g m ap s w ill be esp e cially h e lp

ful i n elucida ti n g thi s part of our s ubj ec t s ho w i n g ,

n o t o n ly t h e di stricts to w hich t h e d i ff e re n t i n stall

m en ts Of th e c a p tiv es w e r e t r a n sported but al s o th e ,

courses of th eir m igra t io n s fro m th en ce i n to E u rop e ,

w h e r e back Of th e Ge r m a n Fores t th ey fou n d a

, ,

s a n c tu ary d uri n g t h e m a n y cen turi es of th eir

s ojo u r n an d i n creas e Th e ir m i gratio n s to th e
.

Briti sh I sl es a n d th e N ew Worl d i n l a te r p e rio d s , ,

fo rm th e fa m ili a r a n d m os t th ri l li n g parts of E n glish

a n d A mer i ca n h i sto r y .
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of th e H ebrew s h a s b een w ritte n b efore ha n d M en .

,

s lo w of h ea rt to b e li e v e all that t h e proph ets hav e

“

T h e ca ptivity of I s ra e l w a s for
”
spok e n w rit e
,

a ye . W e k n o w of n o I sra e lites T hey a r e Ju d a i oi .

,

Je w s d esc en dan ts of Jud a h Of th e t en trib es w e

,
.

k n o w n othi n g Wh ere th ey a r e or w h eth e r th ey

.
,

s till a r e a n d w hat p urpo se Go d m a y ye t hav e fo r

,

th e m or w h e th e r th ey ha v e b een fi n ally rej e cted

, ,
”
all thi s i s m atte r of d ebate a n d u n ce rta i n ty .

Si n ce th e cov en a n t s th e prom i ses a n d th e pr oph

, ,

ec i e s relate larg e ly to th e m it follo w s that th e ,

sa m e u n c er tai n ty r es ts upo n th ese al s o I n to w hat .

a n a by s s of d ark n ess a n d d es pair thi s plu n g es u s "

“
I s t h en th e fi n di n g o f th e lo st sh eep o f th e hou se
of I s ra el l ik e a n Ori e n ta l toy of n o real va l ue to ,
”
a n y hu m a n b ei n g afte r th ey a r e fou n d ? N o
w o n d e r that t h e earn est a n d thoughtfu l R ob e rt
Lo w ry D D w rites :
,
. .I have w a n t e d thi s th eory
,
“

to be tru e It w o u l d solv e a hu n d re d pr obl e m s

.
,

illu m e a thou sa n d p assag es u n lock a m illio n m ys ,

te r i es a n d i n s pire a hu n d r e d m illio n of m e n
,
Any .

m a n w h o carri es thi s th e ory o n to d em o n stratio n ,

w ill be a tru m pe t bla st o f th e A l m ighty i n th e e a r s

of th e n atio n s .

Thou I sra el art m y serva n t Jacob w ho m I h a v e

, , ,

cho se n th e see d of A braham m y fri en d ; thou

, ,

w ho m I hav e tak e n hold of fro m th e e n d s of th e

ear th a n d call e d th ee fro m t h e cor n e r s th e reof a n d
, ,

sa id u n to th ee Thou art m y se rva n t I h ave

,
‘
,
’

chosen th ee a n d n o t ca st th e e a way ; fe ar thou n o t ,

fo r I a m w i th thee ; be n o t di sm ayed fo r I a m th y ,
 17

Go d ; I tre n gth e n t h ee ;
w ill s ye a I w ill h e lp th ee ;
v ea I w ill u phol d th ee w i t h th e right h a n d of m y

T h e Gre eks h a d d a ge T h e go d s ca n n ot
an a

ta k e back th ei r gi f T h e Apo st l e to t h e Gen t i l es

d ecl a res T h e gifts a n d calli n g of God a r e w i thout
,

re p e n ta n c e U n d e r thi s co n victio n w e co n ti n u e our

.

sea rc h for t h e p e opl e o f p r o m i s e a n d es tabli s h our ,

th esi s by proof c o n clu siv e a n d u n d en iabl e th at th ey ,

a r e fou n d i n t h e E n gli s h s p ea ki n g p e opl e o f o u r

ti m es I n th e m i s this Scripture fu l fil l ed
.

B L E S S E D B E T H E LOR D GOD OF I S R A E L F OR H E ,

H A TH VI S I T E D A ND R E DE E M E D HIS P E OP L E , A ND

H A TH R A I SE D U P A N H OR N OF SA L V A T I ON F OR US I N

T H E H OU S E OF H IS SE R VA N T DA VI D ; As HE S PA K E

B Y T H E M OUT H OF II I S H OL Y P R OP H E T s WH I C H H A VE
B E E N SI N C E TH E WOR L D B E GA N ; TH A T W E S H OUL D
VED
’

B E SA F R OM OU R E N E M I E S A N D F R OM T H E H A N D

OF A LL TH A T H A TE Us ; To P E R F OR M TH E M E R CY

P R OM I S E D T o OUR F A TH E R S, A N D To R EM EM B ER HIS
H OL Y CO VE N A N T ,
TH E OA T H WH I CH H E S WA R E To

OU R F A TH E R A B R AH A M , TH A T H E WOU L D GR A N T

UN T O U s TH A T WE B EI NG DE LI V E R E D OUT OF T H E
H A N D OF OUR E N E M I E S M I GH T S E R V E H I M W I T H OUT

F EA R , I N H OL I N E S S A N D R I G H T E OU S N E SS B E F OR E
‘
H IM,
”
A L L T H E D A Y S OF OU R L I F E 1
’

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I N TE R P R ET A T I ON — DR RYLA N D S L ETT E R — DE F I N I TI ON — I M
’
.

POR T A N C E OF — DR . BOA R D M A N
’
S V I E W — PR E S B Y T E R I A N
JOU R N A L —
“ ” “ ”
I SR A E L AND J UD A H N OT S Y N ON Y M OUS
—
A F I CT I ON AG R E E D U PON T H E B I B L E A S E A L E D B OOK
WHY — A S I N G U L A R F A S H I ON — I TS I N F L U E N C E TE R M S
DE F I N E D E xA M I PR OP H E Ts— T H E F I E L D
‘
HE N E R ON TH E

DA Y OF P R OPH E CY — TH E PR OP H E TS OF I S R A E L — SC H OOLS
OF T H E PR OP H E Ts — H EB R E W OBS E R V E R ON
“
I SR A E L ”
AND
“
J UD A H ”—
TH E K EY OF P R OP H E C Y — T H E TEN TR I B ES
I G N OR E D I L L USTR A TI ON S TH E Two F L OC K S TH E I R
OW N L A N D .

I n th e fo r m e r p art of t h i s treati se w e h av e co n *

s i d e r ed th e qu es ti o n of I n te rpre ta t io n T h e v en e r .

able a n d l e arn ed R obe rt R yla n d , D D , i n a pe rs o n al . .

l ette r to th e au thor date d Le xi n gto n K y 6 18

, , .
-

s ay s first of t h e book ge n e r a lly

,
It I s al togeth e r
a gra n d w ork co sti n g thou ght r esea r ch l ea r n i n g a n d
, , ,

l abor .Par t V 1 9 a d m irabl e F al se systems o f i n ter

. .

r eta ti o n n e u t raliz e t h e w or d of Go d a n d m ak e i t
p ,

n ull a n d v oi d A l l t h i s i s figurati v e sa y m a n y
.
,

w i se a n d gre a t m e n bu t a s k th e m w hat figure it i s

, ,
”
a n d th ey a r e s il e n t .

W e n o w call att en ti o n to a r el ated subj ect o f l ik e

i m portan c e i n thread i n g th e l a byri n th s of h i story
a n d proph e cy c o n ce rn i n g I s ra e l ; n a m e ly D E F I N I ,

T I ON .

*
P 9 1 99
.
-
.

a 18 )
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Wh en w e r ea d th e essa y on Th e Hou se o f I sr a el
”
Id en t ifi ed i n t h e E n glis h R ac e before t h e Bap ti st
M i n i ster s Co n fe ren c e of Phil a d e lphia i n 1 8 8 6 th e , ,

critici sm o f a T h eological Pro fesso r p rese n t w as

thi s : I have n o co n fi d e n ce i n th e th eory beca use i t
w ou ld ma ke u s a ll ou t Jews "
”
A n oth e r em i n en t
Th e ological Professor th e e x pos ito r of th e Su n day
,

School Less o n s fo r o n e of our b est d e n o m i n atio n a l

n e w spap e rs b eg i n s h i s e x o s i t io n fo r F eb 4 1 8 94
, p .
, ,

w i th th es e w ord s
“
W e co m e n o w to th e thir d of
th e gr eat l a n d m ark s of hi s tory t h e ca ll of Abra ,

ham . Fro m b ei n g a u n ive rs al hi s tory th e record

b eco m es n atio n al H e re after w e hav e t o d o w ith
.

on e p eop l e the Jews

,
I n t he fou n d e r o f th e Jew ish
.

w e fi n d n o t a co n qu e ror or a l a w giv e r b u t
’
n a ti on , ,

I n t h e EX A M I N E R ( F eb 1 1
”
a sai n t .
, this
.
,

qu estio n wa s a sk ed W a s th e re ev er a p roph et se n t
”
fr o m Go d w h o w as n o t a Jew ? Thi s w as i ts
a n sw e r Balaa m th e Midi a n ite w as i n a true
, ,

s e n se a pr oph e t se n t f r o m G od A s to s i m ila r cases

.

outsid e th e scr ipture r e cor d w e ca n ha ve n o c e rtai n

,

k n o w l ed ge of w hat th e A l m ighty h as d o n e .
”

T h e presi d en t of o n e o f our largest u n iv er sities ,

fa m ou s a s a l ectur er upo n t h e p r op h etic book s ,

w hil e e xpou n d i n g th e book o f J e re m iah i n t h e ci ty

o f Phil a d el p hia w a s a sk ed if t h at pro p h et u s e d th e
,
”
te r m s I srael a n d Ju d a h a s sy n o n y m o u s H e
“
.

a n s w er e d that h e d i d n o t k n ow h e had n ev er ,

n otic e d h i s a tte n ti o n h a d n e v e r b een ca l l e d to t h e

,

subj e ct .

Th es e a r e n o t excep tio n a l e xa m p l es Th ey a r e .
 21

fa i r i ll u st r at i o n s
of th e u se of th ese t er m s i n th e
s chool s of Chri s te n do m g e n e r a lly
, I s i t a n y w o n d er
.

that th e Old T estam en t i s a seal e d book to u s ?

R Pay n e S m ith sa y s
. T h e J e w s m i s u se it ; Ch r i s
”
tia n s k n o w n o t h o w to u s e it .

Atte n tio n to d efi n i tio n w ould s av e m e n fro m fall

i n g i n to thi s tr a p It w ould brea k forev e r t h e s e v en
.

s e a l s w hich fal s e s y s te m s of i n te rpr e ta t io n h a v e put

,

upo n t h e Word of Go d a n d e m a n c i pa te Chri sten

,

d o m fro m th e sy stem of e x po si tio n to w h ich J a m es

Bryce s o poi n tedly ca l l s atten tio n i n h i s Holy
R o m a n E m pire .H e say s M en w e r e w o n t i n
those d ays to quote scripture i n a s i n gular fa sh io n .

Not o n ly di d it n o t occur to t h e m to a s k W h a t m ea n
'

i n g w ord s h a d to tho se to w ho m th e y w e r e o r i gi
n ally addr esse d ; th ey w e r e quit e car el e ss w h eth e r

t h e sen se th ey di s cov e r ed w as o n e w hich t h e l a n

g uag e u s e d w oul d n a turally a n d ratio n ally b ear to

a n y r ea d e r at a n y ti m e No a n alogy w a s too fai n t

.
,

n o a l l egory too fa n ciful to b e d ra w n o u t of a s i n gl e

text a n d o n c e propou n d ed t h e i n terpretatio n acquired

,

i n a rgu m en t all th e a uth ority of th e te x t

T h e i n fl u e n c e Of thi s s i n gular f a sh io n s till

li n gers i n m uch of our Ch ri s ti a n lite rature I t i s .

t h e occa s io n of t h e ob scurity that e xi s ts co n c e r n i n g

“
th e gr e at s ubj ect n o w u n d e r d i scu ssion Jud a h
.

”
an d I s ra el a r e n o t on e but tw o br a n ches of th e
,

g r ea t H ebrew ste rn All I sra elites a r e n o m ore

.

J e w s th a n all A m e rica n s a r e Pen n sylvan ian s F i r st .

H oly R oma n E mp i r e, 11 1 1 1 .
*
.
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of all be it r em em b e re d t h e te r m Jew d oes n ot

,

occur i n th e sacre d record s u n til n early t w e lv e h u n

d re d y ears afte r th e call of Abra ha m a n d th en it i s ,

appli e d e xclus iv e ly to th e p eopl e of th e ki n gdo m of

Juda h a n a m e d e ri v ed fr o m th e r uli n g tribe of
,

th e s outh e r n H ebre w n a tio n T h e n o r th e rn n a tio n

.
,
”
con si sti n g of th e ten trib es a n d call e d I sr a el w as
, ,

co n fe d e rate w i th Syri a i n a w a r agai n st th e Je ws ,

w h e n th e te r m d esig n a t i n g t h e la tter first a ppears .

Accordi n g to th e n u m b e r of t h e H ebrew trib es th e

“ “ ”
ra ti o be tw een Jud a h a n d I s rael w a s a s 2 to
1 0 bu t accord i n g to t h e presen t n u m b e r o f th eir
,

d esce n d a n ts J e w s a n d Saxo n s th e pro po rt io n i s as

, ,

1 to 1 7 . So liter ally h a s t h e s crip ture b ee n ful

fil l ed More a r e th e children of th e d esolate th a n
t h e childr e n of th e m ar r i e d w ife sai th t h e Lor d 1
” '

,
.

A s to t h e qu e stio n i n th e EX A M I N E R w h e re Bala am
th e Midi a n i te i s cite d a s th e on l y kn own exa mp l e of a
proph e t sen t fro m Go d w h o w a s n o t a Jew it i s ,

ger m ai n to sa y t h at S a m u e l th e proph e t a n d th e
, ,
”
il l ustriou s fou n d er of th e Schools of th e Proph ets ,
” ”
w as n o t a Jew but a n Ephra i m ite
,
Through .

t h e ce n t u ri es that follo w e v en a fte r t h e H ebrew s

,

w e r e d ivid e d i n t o tw o n atio n s all t h e r e fe re n c es to

,

”
th e schoo l s o f t h e p r oph e ts co n n ect th e m w i th
“

th e North er n K i n g d o m A m o n g th e pro p h ets

.

the re ar e n o t fou n d grea te r h e ro es th a n Elij ah a n d

Eli sha a n d th e y bo t h b e l o n ge d to th e t en tribes
, .

T h e g r e atest fie l d day of H e br ew proph e cy w a s t h a t

o n Mou n t Car m e l w h en El ij a h stoo d f o r th a lo n e
, ,

2 Ki ngs, xvi 6 .
1 I sa i a h l i e ; I .
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em ki n gdom , k n o w n a s th e ki n g d o m o f Is rael i n ,

co n tradi s ti n ctio n to th e south e rn ki n gdo m co n ,

s i sti n g ch i efly of th e trib es of Ju d ah B en j a m i n a n d ,

L evi .

T h e a pp el lation Jeh u d i or Jew origi n a ted ,

’

i n th e n a m e giv en by Jacob s w ife L eah to h e r

’
, ,

fourth so n Ju d ah or Jeh u d a m ea n i n g prai se or

, , ,

than k s to Go d T h e n a m e w a s w or thily born e by

.

th e s tur d y a n d n obl e so n of Jacob T h e trib e of .

Ju d a h n a m ed a fte r h i m w a s t h e m o st n u m e rou s
, , ,

e n te rpri s i n g a n d valia n t a m o n g all th e trib es of

I sra el . Duri n g th e m arch through th e d ese rt

J u d a h s place w a s i n th e v a n o f th e host T h e tra
’
.

di ti o n a l stan dard of t h e tr i be w a s a lio n s w h elp

’
,

w i t h t h e w ord s A ri se O Lord a n d l et t hi n e
,
‘
, ,

en em i es b e s catt e r e d L a te r th e n am e Jeb udi or

.
’
,

Je w w a s ap pli e d to a m e m b e r of t h e ki n g d o m of
Ju d ah (afte r th e separa ti o n of th e ki n gdo m of
I sra el) e v en to thos e n o t of t h e trib e of J u dah proof
, ,

of w h ich w e fi n d i n th e fact that i n th e book of

Esth er Mord ec a i though of th e trib e of B enj a m i n i s
, , ,

”
call e d I sh Jehudi or Jew
-

,
.

Th e re i s n o a m b i guity i n th ese d e fi n itio n s Th ey .

fur n i sh u s a key to u n lock m u ch of proph ecy co n

c e r n i n g th e chos en pe op l e T h e Bi bl e from b egi n
.

n i n g to e n d i s a book of S p e ci a l pr ed ictio n s r elati n g

to th e m ; th ese p r edictio n s have b een a n d w ill be , ,

e xactly fulfill e d i n t h e p art i es to w hich th ey b e lo n g .

Glad sto n e co n c ed es that th e p r Oph e ti c book s re la te

l argely to th e te n tribes I S i t n o t th e n i m porta n t
.

tha t th ey sh oul d be known ? H ow el se can the fu l

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fi l l m en t of
pr oph ecy be v e rifi e d ? T he pred ictio n s
of th e proph ets a r e cle ar a n d plai n Wro n g i n te r .

r e ta ti o n s a n d i att tio to d fi itio ho w v er

p n e n n e n n e , ,

have obscured t h eir w riti n gs u n til th e ir vi sio n s ,

h av e b eco m e to u s a s t h e w ord s of a bo o k th a t i s
”
se a l e d I s n o t thi s its e lf a n e x a ct fulfil l m en t of
.

sp ecific pred ictio n

W e hav e th en i n d efi n ition a cl e w of i mm e n se
i m po rta n c e i n threadi n g our w a y through th e laby
”
r i n th s of hi stori es a n d proph e ci es r e lati n g to I sra el “

”
an d Ju d ah s u bsequ en t to th e secess io n of th e te n
,

tribes . It i s th e form e r w ho se d esti n y w e a r e

chi e fly co n c er n e d i n traci n g i n t h e presen t vol u m e ,

though th e w hol e Se m i tic q u esti o n or H ebrew prob ,

l em obviou sly i n clud es both

,
W h e n th e proph ets .

sp e ak of t h e l a rg e r or t e n tr i be d party th ey u s e
, ,

th e n a m es Or phr a ses
” ”
,
I sr a e l Jacob ,
m y peo , ,
“

p l e , an d m y se rva
“
nt Wh e n t h e oth e r par ty i s
.

”
i n t e n d e d th e n a m e Jud a h i s e m pl o y e d Wh en “
.

bo th a r e i n clud e d both a r e n a m ed ,
Thou a r t m y .

”
s e rv a n t O I s r a e l ,
i n w ho m I w i ll be gl o r i fi e d T
,
.

”
“
A n d h er t r ea ch e rou s S i st e r Ju d a h sa w i t i For .
,

lo th e day s co m e sa i th th e Lord th a t I w ill

, , ,

bri n g back th e cap tivi ty of m y p e opl e I s ra e l a n d ,

Ju d ah Al so for th ee O Ju d ah w ill a h a rv e st
.
“
, ,

be prepare d w h en I bri n g back th e captivity of m y

I n th e light of th ese facts i t i s cl ear to w ho m th e

Ope n i n g se n te n c e of t h e forti eth chapt e r of I s a i a h

1 9 14
-
.
118 xti x; 8
. .
I Jer i i i ; 7
. .
é Jer m ; 8 1
. .
be lo n gs : Co m for t ye co m for t ye m y p eo pl e sa ith
“
,

your Go d Th ey w e re th e t e n tribes i n e xile

.
,

t h e m aj or par t of th e co v en a n t p eople th e chose n , ,

t h e b e l ov e d t h e h oly p e opl e w ho m Go d call e d h i s

, ,

own . B u t th e te n trib es a r e sca rc ely r e cog n iz e d i n

”
Christi a n lite ra ture The hep e of I sr ael . fo r
m a n y c e n turi es h a s b e en blotte d fro m th e cr ee d of
t h e Chri sti a n church Chri s tia n i n terpre te rs hav e
.

ra ck e d th e ir i n v e n ti o n to tra n s fe r thi s hop e to t h e

Ge n til es Th e y h a v e i g n ore d e v e n t h e e xi s te n ce of
.

t h e T e n Tri be s a n d hav e m a g n ifi e d th e d e ce n d a n ts
,

o f t h e t w o tri bes i n to t h e w h ol e H e bre w rac e But .

th e be d i s too short for a m a n to s t r e tc h hi m self out

o n i t a n d t h e cov e ri n g too n a rr o w to w rap hi m s e lf
,

Se v e n m i lli o n J e w s a r e n o fulfil l m e n t of th e
p r o m i se I w ill exce edi n gly m ultiply t h y see d a s
,

t h e s ta rs of t h e h e a v e n a n d a s th e s a n d w hich i s ,
”
upo n t h e sea S hore T -
.

Th a t I h a v e n o t m i s re p r es e n te d Chri ste n do m i s
s ho w n by s uch facts a s th es e I n a fa m ily Bible .
,

w hic h h a s co m e d o w n to m e throug h thr e e g en e ra

tion s th e r e i s gi v e n A C H R ON OL OGI C A L I N D E X OF
, ,
“

”
T H E Y E A R S A N D T I M E S F R OM A D A M T o C H R I ST but ,

n o m e n tio n i s m a d e of t h e r ev o l t a n d cap ti v i ty of t h e

T e n Tri bes n o r a r e th e y e v en n a m ed
,
T h e sa m e i s .

tru e of th e Ep i scopal Al m a n ac fo r 1 8 93 I n I T S .
“

C H R ON OL OGY OF T H E OL D T E S T A M E N T it tell s u s ,
”

w h e n Sa m so n w as bor n a n d w h en h e d i e d ; w h e n
t h e T e m pl e w a s b u ilt a n d w h e n it w a s d estroy e d ;
w h e n t h e J e w s w e n t i n to captivity a n d w h e n th ey
*
Is . mi i i ; 2 0
:c .
1 Gen . 37a m 17 .
bought t h e fi rst book a n d re a d it fo r your sak e but ,

to m e th e re i s n o thi n g w hate v e r i n t h e s u bj ect .

Mark I sa y to m e Evid e n tly th ere i s m uch i n te re s t

, .

i n i t for o th er p e opl e a n d for y o u r s a k e I a m gl a d

,
.

A s orry state o f m i n d I h e a r yo u s a y but it i s m y

—
,

s tate of m i n d M ean while fo r yours e lf th e largest

.
, ,

lov e a n d r esp ect .

T h e t w o fa m ili es of Jacob a r e th e t w o flock s of ,

Go d . For thu s sa i th th e Lo rd E te r n a l B E H OL D I ,

A M H E R E A N D I W I L L B OT H E N Q U I R E F OR M Y F L OC K S

A N D S E A R C H F OR T H E M ; A N D I W I L L B R I N G T H E M

OU T F R OM TH E P E OP L E , A N D GA T H E R TH E M F R OM

TH E C OU N T R I E S ; AND I WI L L B R I N G T H E M I N TO

TI I E I R OW N LA ND ; A N D I WI L L F E E D T H E M U P ON

TH E M OU N T A I N S OF IS R A E L I N T H E R A V I N E S
, ,
AND
*
I N A LL TH E I N H A B I TE D P L A C E S OF TH E C OU N T R Y .

”
Th e ir o w n l a n d i s t h e la n d Go d giv es th e m
, .

It w a s P a l est i n e w h en t h e r a ce w a s you n g a n d
th e p e opl e f e w A fte r th e gro w th of m ill en n iu m s
.
,

a n d w h e n t h e p e opl e h a v e b e co m e a m ighty ho s t ,
”
“
t h e ir o w n la n d i s Gr ea t Bri ta i n Au s tralia a n d ,

Nor th A m erica a n d th e w id e dom i n io n s s u bj e ct to

,

A n glo Saxo n rul e

-
Accordi n g to proph e cy i t w ill
.

ul t i m a tely be t h e w hol e e a r th A s a G e rm a n poe t .

h a s s u n g for t h e F a t h erl a n d of G e r m an s so m a y ,

w e si n g for I s r a e l .

Wh i ch i s th e Ge m a s fa t h l d r n
’
er a n

I s i t Pr u s si a , or t h e S w a bi a n l a n d
I S i t w he r e th e R h i n e ’
s r i ch Vi n t a ge s t r ea ms ?
Or w h e r e t h e n o r t h e r n se a gu l l scr ea ms

Oh n o, n o, n o

H i s fa th e r l an d ’
s n ot bo u n ded so .

E zeki el xxxi v 1 13
1 -— L eeser . .
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W h i ch i s t h e Ge r ma n ’
s fa th e r l a n d
Oh , t e l l m e now t h e fa mo u s l a n d .

I s it Ty r o l or the la n d of T el l
S u ch l a n d s an d peo pl e pl ease m e w el l .

But n o, n o, n o

H i s fa t h e r l an d ’
s n ot bo u n ded so .

Wh e r e v o w s a tt es t t h e g rasped h a n d ,
Wh er e t r u t h b ea ms f r o m t h e s pa r kl i n g e yes ,

A n d t h e h e a r t l o v e w a r ml y li es ,

T hat i s t h e l a n d
Th e r e, br o th er , i s t hy f ath e r l a n d .

Wh i ch i s t h e Ge r m a n ’
s f a th e r l a n d
So t e l l m e no w at l ea s t t h e l a n d
Wh ere t h e Ge r m a n l a n gu age r i n gs ,

A n d h ol y h ym ns t o Go d i t s i n gs,

T ha t i s t h e l a n d
T he r e, br o t h e r , i s t hy f a th e r l a n d .

Wh e re th e S a xo n to n gu e i s h eard a n d w h ere ,

th e Saxo n d w e lls a n d rul e s th a t i s I s ra e l s la n d

— ’
.

Dr S t ro n g i n sp e a ki n g o f th e A n glo Sax o n s sa y s :
.
,
-

I n fulfil m e n t of i ts m i s s i o n thi s r a c e i s c a rryi n g

i ts civiliz a t io n lik e a ri n g of Satu rn — a girdl e o f
”
light arou n d t h e glob e
— .

S I N G O Y E H E A V E N S F OR T H E LOR D H A T H DON E
I T : S H OU T Y E L OW E S T D E P T H S OF T H E E A R T H : B R E A K

F OR T H I N T O S I N G I N G Y E M OU N T A I N S O F OR E S T A N D , ,

E V E R Y TR E E T H E R E I N : F OR T H E L OR D H A T H R E
D E E M E D J A C OB A N D ON I SR A E L WI L L H E GL OR I F Y
*
H I M SE L F .

Is . x i v ; 23
l — L eeser
. .
 CH A PT E R II .

N E W N A M E S — I M POR TA N C E OF — DEPOR T A T I ON S OF CON QUE R E D

—
P E OP L E S Y R I A N S C R R I
A E D To R I B — R E G I ON S CON QU E R E D
BY T I G L A TH -
PI LN E SE B — T R A N S JOR D A N I C TR I B E S C A R R I E D
-

I N TO C A PT I V I T Y— T H E I R N E W L OC A L I T Y — T H E I R N E W N A M ES
— M A S S A G E TA E — TH E GE T A E — H I STOR I C A L L Y T R A CE D -
TH EI R
M A R TI S P I R I T— B E L I E VE D
AL IN I M M OR T A LI T Y— GA D A N D TH E

GA D I T E S — TH E E X I L E .

In traci n g th e m igratio n s a n d id en tifyi n g th e

di sp e rse d trib es of I sra e l th e i m porta n c e o f th e ,

n e w n a m es d erive d f ro m th e a n cestral n a m es of
,

t h e ir prog e n itor s ca n n ot be too stro n gly a cce n

,

l u a te d . Thi s h as b e en sho w n o n pag es 42 44 i n th e -

w a n d e ri n gs of th e D a n i tes w h o w e r e k n o w n by th e ,

Gr e ek s a n d R o m a n s a s t h e Da n a o i a n d t h e D a ci I n .

Irel a n d th ey w e re call e d Da n a a n s a n d i n E n gli s h

hi story Da n es Th e ir c o urse of m igratio n through
.

portio n s of n orth e r n Eu r o p e i s m a rk ed by th e n am es
giv e n to rive rs pl a i n s a n d m o u n tai n s alo n g w hich
, ,

th ey p a sse d A G e rm a n pro fessor sugg este d so m e

.

y ea rs a go that Lo n do n w a s a c o rruptio n of Lu n D a n -
.

s i g n ifyi n g Da n s lo d g e o r r e st i n g p l ac e Lik e proof

’
.
, ,

a n d e v e n m or e s triki n g i s fou n d i n t h e po s t Biblical

,
-

hi s tory of o th e r trib es .

W e hav e al r ea d y seen th a t th e d eporta tion o f co n

qu e r e d p eo pl e fro m th e i r o w n la n d s to di s ta n t l o cal
i ti es w as prac tic e d o n a l a r g e s ca l e by th e Assyria n s .

T h e first i n sta n c e r e cord e d i n t h e Scrip tur es i s

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th e ir tribes Ma n a sseh a n d
,
Ga d —
M a ssagetae “
Afte r .

m i g r ati n g i n to North e r n Europ e t h e n a m e d e riv e d

fr o m M a n a ss eh w a s dro pp ed a n d th ey w e re th e re a fte r
,

ca lle d t h e G e ta e a te rm S ig n i fyi n g th e G a dites

,
“
.

Atten tio n h a s alrea dy b e e n call e d to t h e tes ti

m o n y of H er o d i tu s a n d Stra bo co n ce r n i n g thi s m a r
v e l o u s rac e o f m en I n t h e ti m e of Al e xa n d e r t h e
.

Grea t th ey w e re a brav e a n d for m idabl e p e opl e ,

d w elli n g n orth of t h e Da n ub e Three c en turi es

.

later fro m t h e h igh n orth e rn la titud es t c w hich

,
e

th ey ha d p e n e tra te d Horac e sp eak s of th e m a s th e

,
“

”
f roz e n G e ta e w ho m h e c e l ebrates for th eir i n d u stry
, ,

*
vir tu e a n d coura ge Ma n y oth e r w ri ters d escribe
.

th em a s a bra ve a n d u pright p eople Gra n ge r .

w rit es co n c e r n i n g th e m : Apart fro m th eir e th n ic

co n n e ctio n w i th t h e M a ssa ge ta e a n d Saca e of A s ia ,

t h e m artial s pirit o f t h e Ge ta e h a d by n o m ea n s
b e co m e oblite ra te d by th e i r sep a ration fro m th e
pare n t stock for a l l hi s tori a n s repr esen t th em a s
,
”
th e brav est a n d m o s t d a ri n g p e opl e o f th e i r ti m e .

Gi bbo n say s : To th e stre n gth a n d fi e r ce n ess of bar

ba r i a n s th ey add e d a co n te m pt of life d e riv e d f ro m
”
a vai n p e rsuas io n of th e i m m ortality of th e soul .

Traj a n w h o liv ed m a n y c en turi es afte r H er o d i tu s

, ,

ob serves : T h e Ge tae a r e a m o st w arlik e p eopl e

“
,

n o t o n ly thro u gh th e ir n a tural stre n gth a n d cour

a ge but through t h e i n flu e n ce of a n Opi n io n taught

,

th em by Z a l m o xi s that afte r d eath th e y shall be

,

rem ov e d to othe r h abit a tio n s Wi th thi s p ersu asi o n

.
,

t h e y l e av e t h e w orl d w it h a s li ttl e co n c e r n a s th e
y
”
w o ul d u n d erta k e a j o ur n ey .

H or a ce L i b, I I I .
”He 9 4 .
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These test i m o n i es c o n c e r n i n g th e Ge ta e c or d
a c

w ith t h e pre dic ti o n of J a c o b co n c e r n i n g Ga d a n d ,

t h e d e s cr i p t i o n of th e G a di te s i n th e ti m e of David .

Ga d t ro op s sh a ll b a n d ag a i n st hi m bu t h e sh all
,

w ou n d t h e ir
“
A n d th e G a di tes th ese se parate d t h e m se lv es u n to
,

David i n to th e stro n ghold i n t h e w ild e rn ess m ighty ,

m e n of v al o r a n d m e n o f t h e a r m y for w a r t ha t
, ,

could h a n d l e shi e ld a n d lan ce w h ose fac es w e re lik e ,

th e fac es o f l i o n s a n d w e r e a s t h e r o e buck s upo n

,
-

"
th e m ou n tai n s for sw i ftn ess T .

T h i s spl en d id d es c r ip ti o n of th e t wo a n d a half
,

t ri bes fr o m w h o m t h e G eta e spru n g i s giv e n i n t h e ,

hi story of th e co n qu e s t of th e l a n d u n d e r Jo shu a .

T h e so n s of R e ub e n a n d th e Gadi tes a n d t h e half

t ri be o f Ma n a ss eh of v a li a n t m e n a bl e to b e ar S hi e ld
,

a n d s w ord a n d to d r a w t h e b o w a n d practic e i n w a r
, ,

four h u n dr ed a n d fo r ty thou sa n d se v e n h u n dr e d a n d
s ix ty t hat w e n t o u t t o t h e a r m y A n d th ey m ad e .

w a r w i th t h e H a ga r e n es a n d J etur a n d N ephi sh
, , ,

a n d N o d ab A n d t h e H a ga r en es w e r e d e liv e r e d i n to
.

t h e ir ha n d a n d a l l th a t w e r e w i th th em : for to God
th ey c r i e d i n th e b a t tl e a n d H e w as en trea te d by
th e m be c a u s e th ey put th e ir t ru st i n H i m
,
And .

th e y l e d a w a y cap t iv e th e ir c a ttl e of th eir c a m e l s ,

fifty thou sa n d a n d of Sh eep tw o hu n dre d a n d fifty

thou s a n d ; a n d of h u m a n b e i n g s o n e hu n d re d
th o u sa n d F o r th e re fell do w n m a n y sl a i n b e ca u se
.
,

th e w a r w a s o f God A n d they d w el t i n thei r stea d

.

”
u n ti l the exi l e ]; T h e ex i l e “
w a s t h e i r r e m o val t o

Gen lip 19 T 1 Chr on rm 8 t 1 Chr on 18 22

f
. : . . . .
-
.

3
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Hara Halah Habor a n d th e riv er Gozan b y th e

, ,

K i n g of A ssyria be t w ee n 7 40 7 5 0 B C
,
-
. .

Thi s w a s th e orig i n of th e M a ssa ge ta e afte rw a rd s ,

k n o w n a s th e Ge ta e u n til th e y lo st th eir d i st i n c tiv e

,

e xi s te n c e u n d e r th e Sax o n n a m e a s w e s h a ll h e r e
,

a ft e r s ee .

“
B L E SS E D B E H E T H A T E N L A R G E T H GA D ; L I K E A
L I ON E S S L I E T H H E D OW N A N D T E AR E TH ,
OF F TH E

A R M W I T H TH E C R OW N OF TH E H E AD AND H E .

PR OV I D E T H T H E F I R ST P A R T F OR H I M S E L F B E C A U S E ,

TH E R E I S T H E F I E L D OF TH E L A WGI V E R OF T H E ,

I I I D D E N ; A N D H E WE N T F O R T H A T TH E H E A D OF

TH E P E OPL E ; H E E X E C U T E D T H E JU ST I C E OF T H E
L O R D A N D H I S JU D G M E N T S W I T H
,

D eu t xxxi i i
. 2 0, 2 1 . L eeser .
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pl i s h ed A n d
. th e y w ill look u p o n th e e arth an d ,

behold th e re a r e t rou bl e a n d dark n es s o f oppress i o n ,

an d th ey sha ll be sca tter ed i n to obscu r i ty . F or no

fa t i gu e befall eth h i m t h a t opp r esse th th e m ; i n t h e

fi r s t t i m e h e m a d e l i g h t of t h e l a n d Of Z eb u lo n a n d ,

of t h e la n d of Na ph ta li a n d a t th e l a s t he w il l d ea l
,

hard w i t h t h e w a y of t h e sea o n t h e o th e r si d e o f ,

t h e J o rd a n up to t h e G a l i l ee of t h e
,

But li ttl e i s k n o w n Of th ese ca ptives d uri n g th e "

life ti m e of th e Ki n g w h o c a rri e d th e m i n to exil e .

“ ”
Th ey w e re liter a lly s ca tte re d i n to o bscu r i ty A .

f e w l i k e t h e J e w s i n B a bylo n b et w ee n o n e a n d t w o
,

c e n turi es l a te r ro se to po si ti o n s o f d isti n c ti o n a n d
,

ho n o r To bit r ela tes th a t t h e Lord God g a ve h i m

.
“

”
gra c e a n d fa vor s o th a t h e be ca m e purveyor to
,

S a rg o n w ho m h e c a ll s E n e m essa r H e w a s t h e s u c
,
.

c ess or of S h a l m e n essa r t h e so n o f T i gl a t h pi l n eser -

a n d m a y h a v e m i ti g a t e d t h e c o n di tio n o f th e H e

bre w s s catte re d ov e r h i s e m pi r e It app ears fro m .

th e w ri ti n g s of To b i t th a t th e r e w a s u n d e r h i s re i g n
, , ,

s u ffici en t fr e e d o m a m o n g t h e e xil e s t o a llo w t h e m to

j ourn ey fro m o n e par t o f t h e e m pi r e to a n oth e r a n d ,

to hol d i n te rcourse w i th th e ir ki n dre d i n M edi a .

H e sp eak s of hi m se lf a s m a ki n g such a j ourn ey to

plac e i n t ru st te n ta l en ts of si l v e r w i th Ga b r a el t h e ,

bro th e r of Ga b r i a s a t R a g es i n t h e M e di a n cou n t ry
,
.

A ch a n g e ca m e afte r t h e d e a th of S a rgo n so th at ,

u n d e r t h e r e ig n of h i s so n S e n n a ch e ri b o w i n g to ,
”
th e u n settl e d s t a t e of th e co u n t ry Tobit co u ld n o t ,

go i n to M edia H e also rela tes that S e n n ach erib

.
,

Is . vi i i : 22 , 2 8 .
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afte r h i s d i sastrou s ca m paign a g a i n s t t h e Je w s a n d ,

t h e d es tructio n of h i s ar m y by a n a n g e l r e t ur n e d to ,

Ni n e v e h a n d w reak e d h i s ve n g e a n c e o n t h e c a p tiv e
,

I s r a e lites i n A ssyri a Tho se b eyo n d th e Z a gr o s

.

M ou n tai n s t h e M a ssa ge ta e a n d t h e l a te r c a p ti v es
,

fro m S a m a ri a e njoy e d m ore free do m a n d esc a p e d

, ,

fr o m th e se v e ri ty of t h e ki n g s w ra th a n d pe r se cu ’

tio n Gra n ge r say s : Un d e r a w i s e th o ugh s u b

.
“

m i ss iv e policy a n d by th eir r e m o te n ess fro m

,

A ssyria th ey w e r e en a bl e d to d w ell i n se curity a n d

,

i n co m pa ra t i v e i n d e pe n d e n c e It i s prob a bl e tha t
.

th e y w e r e rul e d by a g o v e r n or of t h e ir o w n rac e a n d ,

w e re s u bj ec t s i m ply to t h e p a y m e n t of a t r i bu te .

R e m o te a s th e y w e r e th ey d i d n o t e xp e ri e n c e t h e
,

tr ou bl es to w h ich th e ir brethre n i n A ssyria w e re

e x po s e d dur i n g t h e r e ig n of S e n n a ch e rib w hil s t ,

th eir n a ti o n a l sy m p a thy a n d fee l i n g w a s n o d o ubt

aro u se d o n b e h a lf o f th e ir b r ethren w h o a s fugi tiv e s , ,

fou n d i n t h e ir m id s t a r ea dy
T h e spi r it of th e c a p ti v es di st ribu te d ove r A ssyri a
se e m s to h a v e b e e n br o k en So m e of t h e m b ec a m e
.

t h e p e a c e a bl e
“
kn o w n i n hi s tory a n d tra d itio n a s
”
t r i bes . A lik e e ffe ct h a s i n la te r c e n turi es follo w e d
t h e p e rse cu ti o n s a n d Oppr ess io n s o f th e J e w s W E . . .

H L e cky say s : I n th e arm y th ey hav e b ee n m uch

.

l ess di sti n gui sh e d Ma n y J e w s n o dou bt se r v e i n

.
, ,

th e gre a t co n t i n e n tal ar m i es w i th ho n o r ; but t h e

Je w i s n a turally a p a cific b e i n g h a t i n g Viol e n c e ,
”
a n d r e co i li n g w i th a p e cul i a r horror fr o m bl o o d T .

So it w a s w i t h s o m e of t h e t r i b es of t h e A ssyr i a n
Seed f
o I saa c, p 7 1
. .
f The F or u m f o r Dec . 18 9 3 , p 45 0 . .
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captivi ty E sd r a s i n t h e earli es t allu s io n giv en co n

.
,

ce r n i n g th e i r m i gra t i o n s spe ak s of th e m a s a p eace ,

“

”
a b l e m ul t i t ud e H e a l s o sa ys :
. A n d th ey e n te re d “

i n to t h e Euphrates by t h e n a r r o w pa ssa g es of th e
riv e r. Thi s locates th e m i n th e n or th e rn part of
A ssyria prop e r or i n up per Meso pota m i a at th e h ead
, ,

w a te rs of t h e Eup h rat es W e h a v e re aso n to be li e v e .

”
that th i s pea c ea bl e m u l ti tu d e afte r cross i n g th e
”
n a rro w pa s sa g es of t h e riv e r pa ss e d throu gh th e ,

n o r th e r n par ts of A sia Mi n or a n d Phrygia a n d fro m

th e n c e i n to Thrac e a di s trict i n Europ e bou n d e d o n

,

t h e n orth by Mt H a e m u s o n t h e ea s t by t h e Black
.
,

S ea a n d o n t h e w est by M a c edo n ia Nor th of Thrace .

w a s Mo esi a th e l a n d o f th e M o s e s i tes
*
.
,

I t i s r e l a t e d of t h e Ky m ri w h o m w e hav e i d e n ti ,

fi e d w ith t h e We l s h of E n gl a n d th a t o n e bra n c h ,

c a m e fr o m Phrygi a a n o th e r fr o m Thrac e a n o th e r
, ,

fr o m A m o r i ca Th ey w e re t h e thre e p ea cea ble

.

t r i bes h a vi n g t h e s a m e la n gu a ge a n d i t i s sa id of ,

th e l e a d e r of t h e first t h a t h e s ought to ob ta i n ,

l a n d n o t by w a r a n d co n q u es t b u t i n t h e w a y of ,

H e w a s th e W i ll i a m P e n n of th e
”
e qu i ty a n d p ea c e .

e arly Br i to n s a n d w i th h i s p e o pl e t h e proto typ e of

, ,

th e p e ac e l o vi n g
-
F r i e n d s w h o i n colo n ial ti m es ,
”

se tt l e d o n t h e b a n ks o f t h e D el a w a r e fo u n d e d th e ,
“ ”
ci ty of P hil a d e l p h i a o r Bro th e r ly lov e a n d gave ,
-

t h e n a m e of t h e i r l e a d e r to t h e gr e a t s ta te of P en n
sylv a n ia .

I t i s cl a i m e d th a t th e Bri ti s h Ky m r i w h o settl e d ,

i n E n gl a n d d e r i v e d th e ir n a m e fro m t h e H e bre w
,

Pa ge 7 3 .
 CH A PT E R IV .

T H E L A ST I N S T A L M E N T OF T H E E X I L m— T H E F A L L OF S A M A R I A
A N EW L OC A T I ON N A M ED — TH E C I TI ES OF TH E M E D ES
T H E SA CA E AND M A SS A G E T A E — C H R ON OL OG Y OF TH E CA P
T VI TY
I — S A R GON — THE GE N T I L E s JOS E P H US S T E ST I M ON Y
’

T H E S A C R OS M OU N TA I N S -
TH E I S A A C I T E s — T I I E S A ON S X .

I n th e pr ese n t ch a p te r w e call atte n ti o n to th e

re m ov al of t h e last i n s ta l m e n t of t h e H ebre w ca p
ti v e s who s e e xil e co m pl e te d th e do w n fa ll of th e
,

ki n gdo m of I s ra el .

I n t h e re ig n of Ho sea Shal m a n ese r t h e success or , ,

of T i gl a th p i l n eser i n vad e d a n d co m pl e te d th e co n
-

qu est of th e l a n d putti n g t h e ki n g u n d e r tribute

,
.

Three y ea rs l a ter th e K i n g of I sra el h a vi n g fail ed

,

to pa y tri but e th e fi n al i n vas io n i s m a d e a n d a fter

, ,

a th r ee y ea rs si ege Sa m a ria falls a n d t h e c e n tral

’
,

trib es of w hich Ephrai m w a s chi ef a r e carri e d i n to

,
‘

e xil e by S a rgo n F o r th es e a n ew loca tio n i s m en

.

the ci ti es of the M edea

”
t i o n e d n a m e ly
,
“
,
I n co n n ec
”
tio n w it h thi s captivity Hara i s n o t n otic ed “
,

though H a l a h H a bor a n d t h e ri v er Goza n a r e

,

n am e d Th ese l a st c a p ti v es w ere loca te d s outh of

.

t h e tra n s Jo r d a n i c t rib es th o ugh th e ir di s tric ts w e re

-

co n te rm i n ou s I t i s i m p o r ta n t to re m em b e r t h i s o n
.
,

accou n t of th e co n fu s io n i n to w hich th e Greek

w rite rs h a v e fa ll e n Stra bo says : So m e of t h ese
.

n a tio n s t h e Gr e eks h av e c a ll e d Sac a e a n d oth e rs

.

M a ssa get a e w ithout havi n g th e l eas t lig h t to d ete r

,
”
m i n e th e m Th ey w e re actu a lly t h e sa m e ra ce of
.

m en but of d i ffe ren t tribe s b e ari n g di ff e ren t n a m es

, .

40 )
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The M a ssa ge ta e , as w e h av e
ho w n we r e th e d e s ,

sce n d a n ts of t h e fir s t i n s tal m e n t of t h e H ebre w ca p

t i v es ; t h e Saca e d e riv e d t h e ir a n c es try fro m t h e la s t .

B e t w ee n tw en ty a n d thirty y e ars p a sse d b e tw e e n t h e

c o m m e n c em e n t a n d t h e co m pl e tio n of th e e xil e .

D u ri n g this p e rio d three ki n gs re ig n e d ov e r A ssyria ,

T i gl a th pi l n ese r Sh a l m a n e s e r a n d S a rgo n
-

, S a m a ri a .

fe ll i n th e first y ear of S a rgo n s r e ig n It i s reco rd e d

’
.

of h i m th a t h e p e n etra te d i n to M e d i a a n d r e d uc e d
i t to s u bje cti o n a n d th a t h e a pp ea rs t o hav e b e en
‘

th e first of t h e ki n gs of A ss yri a w h o ha d m a d e a n y
thi n g lik e a co n qu e s t of thi s cou n t ry H e i m m ed i .

ate ly built citi es th erei n a n d p e opl e d th e m w i th t h e

S a m ari ta n captiv es Thu s th e I s ra eli te s b e ga n to be
.

m i n gl ed w ith t h e Ge n til es
“
a t e r m s i g n ifyi n g
,

larg e ly th e d esc en d a n t s of J a ph et .

Josephu s say s : Ja ph et th e so n o f No a h h a d
, ,

s e v e n so n s. Th ey i n h abi te d s o th a t b egi n n i n g w i t h
,

T a u ru s a n d A m a n n s th ey proc ee d e d al o n g A s i a a s
,

far a s th e riv e r T a n ai s a n d alo n g Europ e to C a diz

‘

, ,

a n d se ttl e d th e m selv e s alo n g t h e l a n d s w hich th ey

ligh t ed upo n w hich n o n e had i n habi te d b efore Th ey .

c a ll ed t h e n atio n by th e ir o w n n a m es f o r Go m e r ,

fou n d ed tho se w ho m th e Greek s n o w call Ga l l a t i o n s

G n call e d Go m e r i tes
( aul s) but w e r e th e

N o w a s to Java n a n d Ma d a i th e so n s o f Ja ph et , ,

fro m Madai ca m e t h e M a d ea n s w h o w e re c a ll e d
Me d es by th e Greek s ; but f ro m J a v a n Io n ia a n d ,

all th e Grecia n s a r e
A m o n g th e M e d es th ese l a test H ebre w ca ptiv es
w e re di s tribu t e d M i l m a n s a y s t h a t S a rgo n afte r “
.
, ,

A n ti qu i ti es of the Jews , B oo k I , Ch 6 . .
 42

th e c a p ture of S a m a ri a car r i e d o ff vast n u mb e rs o f

,

t h e r e m a i n i n g trib es to t h e m ou n ta i n ou s r egio n s
b etw e en M e dia a n d A ssyria Th ese a r e th e S a gr os
.

Mou n tai n s f orm i n g a n a tural bou n dary b et w e en

,

M ed ia a n d A ssyria prop e r T h e w es te r n s id e of
.

t h ese m ou n tai n s fa ci n g A ss yri a i s sa id to be ro u gh

, , ,

s to n y u n produc t iv e a n d for bi ddi n g w hil e t h e s i d e

, ,

t o w a r d s M e dia 1 8 b ea u ti ful a n d fe rtil e pro d uci n g I n ,

a bu n d a n ce t h e frui ts a n d n atur a l produc t io n s of

Pal esti n e .
’

H e re a n d i n t h e vall ey s a n d a m o n g th e hills
,

b eyo n d th e H ebre w e xil es fr o m Sa m aria w e re

,

plac ed w h ere th ey s oo n b e c a m e k n o w n by th e
,
” ”
n e w a n d hi s toric n a m e E sa ks ka or I sa a ckski
a n d fi n ally S a ca e — a t e r m d e r i v e d fro m t h e a n ecs

tral n a m e o f th e ir pro ge n i tor I S A A C Th e w ord , .

”
lite rally sig n ifi es I sa a c i tcs I n th e te r m Saxon s.
,

i t h a s b e co m e t h e d i sti n gui shi n g n a m e of t h e E n g

li sh sp ea ki n g p e opl es of t h e w orl d Ma n y y ears .

b e fore t h e fall of Sa m a r i a t h e ki n gd o m o f I sra e l

,
”
b ega n to be call ed th e Hou se of I s aac a n d i ts
“
,

”
places of w orship t h e hig h plac es of I saac Th e
“
.

pred ic tio n m ad e to A braha m i s t hu s fu l fil l ed In ,

”
I saac sh a ll t h y see d be call e d H e i s n o t o n ly th e ir
.

r em ote a n c es tor bu t h i s n a m e h a s b e co m e a syn o

,

n
y m for t h e n a tio n a n d rac e of t h e E n gli sh sp ea ki n g -

p eopl e .

A N D T H E L OR D SA I D U N T O I S A A C : I W I L L C A U S E
“
-

T H Y S E E D T o M U L T I PL Y A s T H E S T A R S OF H E A V E N ;

A N D I W I L L G I V E U N T O T H Y S E E D A L L T H E S E C OUN

TR I E S ; AND IN TH Y S E E D SH A L L A LL TH E N A TI ON S
”
o F TH E E AR TH B E B L E SS E D, Gen . xxvi : 4 .
 44

tra n sp or ted Th e p u r po se o f th e ki n g o f Assyria to

.

u n i te i n e xil e th ese t w o b r a n ch es of t h e S e m i ti c
stock w a s co n trary to t h e purpo s e of God H e de
fea te d i t i n a m o st s u m m a ry m a n n e r
. A n d it
.

ca m e t o p a ss t h a t o n th e sa m e n i g ht a n a n g e l of th e
L o r d w e n t o u t a n d s m o te i n th e ca m p of t h e A ssyr
ia n s o n e h u n dre d e igh ty a n d fi v e thou sa n d a n d ,

w h e n p e o pl e a r o s e e a rly i n th e m o r n i n g b e hol d th ey
w e r e all d e a d
S en nach e r ib re tu r n e d t o N i n e ve h w h e re h e w as
,

soo n a ft e r m ur d e r e d by t w o of h i s s o n s The mu r
.

d e r or s es cap ed t o t h e l a n d of A r a ra t a d i s tri ct ,

larg ely o ccup i e d by t h e M a ssa geta e .

It i s d ese r v i n g o f sp eci a l n o t i ce t hat th e localiti es

to w hich t h e c a ptiv es of t h e n or th e r n ki n gdo m w e re
tak e n w er e l a rg e ly n or th o f t h e 3 7 th parall el o f
n o rth l a ti tud e s tre tchi n g to w a rd s t h e Blac k Se a a n d
,

th e Cauc a s u s Mou n ta i n s a hilly a n d m ou n tai n o u s

,

regio n I n thi s d i s t r ibu tio n t h e f o ur trib es scat te red

.

thr o ugh A ssyria a r e n o t i n cl u d e d . I n th e course

o f t i m e t h e M a ssa e ta e a n d th e Sa ca e e x ten d e d t h eir
g
bo u n d a ri es n orth w a rd a n d s ou th w a r d a n d ea stw ard ,

so m e o f t h e m p a s s i n g i n to Europ e through t h e gat es

o f t h e Cauca s u s a n d oth e rs arou n d t h e e a st e r n bor

,

d er of t h e Ca spia n S ea So m e o f th e p eaceable
.

t rib es a s w e h av e already m e n tio n ed e n te re d Thra ce

, ,

a n d M oes ia by cro ss i n g t h e B osphor u s .

S en n ach e rib w a s s ucc ee d e d by h i s so n Esar h a d ,

-

don . H e ap pea rs fro m h i s m o n u m e n ts t o h av e

, ,

b e e n o n e o f th e m o st po w erful of th e A ssyrian ki n gs .

2 K i n gs xi x 35 .
 45

To w ard s th e east says R a w li n s o n h e en ga g e d i n

, ,
“

w a r w i th M e dia n trib es o f w hich h i s f a th e r s had

n e v e r h e ar d th e i r n a m e . H e i s t h e o n ly A ssyri a n
ki n g w h o ac tually r e ign e d at B a bylo n w h e re h e ,

buil t for hi m se lf a p a l a ce br i ck s f ro m w hich hav e

,

b ee n r e c e n tly fou n d b ea ri n g h i s n a m e H i s B a byl o

.

n ia n r e ig n l a st e d thi r te e n y ea rs fro m 6 80 B C to 6 6 7
,
. . .

Duri n g thi s ti m e a n ev e n t o f m uc h i m porta n ce

i n th e hi story of t h e K i n gdo m of Judah occurre d ,

re cord e d i n 2 Chro n xxxiii : 1 1. Wh ere fore

.
“

th e Lor d brough t upo n th e m t h e captai n s of th e

arm y b e lo n gi n g t o t h e K i n g of A ssyria a n d th ey ,

to o k Ma n a sse h pri so n e r w i th ch a i n s a n d bou n d h i m

w i th fe tte rs a n d brought h i m to Babylo n .

With thi s e v e n t th e t erri tory of Jud a h w a s a dd ed

to t h e A ssyri a n e m pire . Thu s a l l t h e la n d o n ce
b elo n gi n g to th e t w elv e H ebr ew tri bes b e co m e a
foreign posse ssio n . F or so m e r e a so n E sar h a ddon -

restored M a n asse h to J e ru s al em a n d plac e d h i m o n

h i s thro n e w h e re h e fi n i s h e d h i s l o n g r e ig n of fi fty
,

fi v e y e ars .B ut four ki n gs succe e d e d h i m th e ,

aggregate o f w ho se r ei g n w a s forty ye ars w h en ,

N ebuch ad n e zzar capture d J eru sa l em a n d c a rri ed

th e J e w s i n to th e B a bylo n ia n c a pti v i ty Un lik e .

th eir brethr en of t h e n orth e rn ki n gdo m th e y s e em ,

to h av e b e e n m a sse d tog e th e r i n B abylon a n d th e ,

adj oi n i n g di st r icts o n th e sa m e p ara ll el o f l a t itu d e

,

a s Ju d e a t h e 3 2d
, . Th e y w e re thu s s ep a rate d by
hu n d re d s of m il es bo th n orth a n d ea st fro m th e ir
ki n d re d of t h e A ssyri a n ca pti v i tv . A fte r se v en ty
ar s al so t h e J e w s r e t u r n e d f ro m th e B a bylo n ia n
y e , ,
 46

c a ptivity to th eir o w n la n d but th e ten tribes hav e ,

n o t r e tur n e d t o thi s d a y Th ese a r e fac tors of i m.

m e n se i m porta n c e i n t h e s olutio n of t h e probl e m s

a n d d e s t i n i es of th es e r es p e ctiv e p e opl es I t i s o n e of .

t h e u n di s p u te d fa c ts of hi s tory tha t Cyru s t h e l i b ,

e r a t o r of t h e J e w s lo s t h i s life i n a w a r agai n s t t h e
,

M a ss a ge ta e w ho se te rri tory exte n d e d beyo n d t h e

,

Ar a x es Less t h an a hu n d re d ye ars late r accor d i n g

.
,

to H e r o d i tu s Dariu s b efore h e arri v e d at th e I ste r

, ,

( Da n ub e
) s ubdu, e d t h e G e ta e a p e opl e w h o pr e t e nd
,

to i m m ortali ty I n t h e ti m e of Al e x a n d e r th e
.
,

Ge ta e a n d Dacia n s a fte r w ard s c a ll e d Da n es w e re

, ,

n or th of t h a t hi st o r i c riv e r ; w h i l e t h e M o es i or ,

M o ses i tes w i th th e Thra c i a n s w h o a l so w e re s o n s of

, ,

t h e Di s p e rs i o n w e re sou t h of i t
,
I t i s i m po ss ibl e i n .

s o bri e f a t r e a ti s e t o follo w i n d e ta il t h e w a n d e ri n g

trib es u n d e r th e n a m es of M a ss a ge ta e G eta e Dac i

, , , ,

Da h a n s D a n es S a c a e a n d oth e rs alr eady m en t io n e d

, , ,

i n t h e bo d y of t h e argu m e n t A s w e said i n our .

“
E ssa y o n th e H o u se of I s ra el sev e n y e ars ago so ,

w e st ill sa y : Th ese a r e t h e p eopl e w h o t h ro u gh

“

s u cc ess i v e c e n turi e s h e ld i n ch eck t h e P e r s i a n s a n d

th e Gr e ek s a n d of w h o se a ttack s t h e R o m a n s w e re
,

i n co n s ta n t d rea d R o m e ca m e i n co n t a ct w ith
.

t h e m firs t o n t h e All i a 3 9 0 B C T w o h u n dre d . .

y e a rs l a te r sh e w a s co n te n di n g w i th th e m a m id t h e
Alp s a n d i n th e early y e ar s of our e r a i n t h e h ear t
, ,

of G e rm an y .

“
F OR A H OL Y P E OP L E A R T T H OU U N T O T H E L OR D
T H Y GOD A N D TH E
,
LOR D H A T H M A D E C H OI C E OF
TH E E To BE UN TO H I M S ELF A P E C UL I A R N A T I ON
 CH A PT E R VI .

T H E F A L L OF N I N E VE H AND AS S Y R I A — T H E E N D OF I SR A E L S ’

CA PT I VI TY B UT
— N OT OF T II E E XI L E — W A N D E B E R s— E Z E
’
DE SC R I PTI ON OF T H E I R Co N DI TI ON
‘
KI EL S H E I R P UR POS E

C OD ’
S P U R POS E — T H E I R M I G R A T I ON S — JA M E S B R Y C E ON T H E
M I G R A T I ON S OF M E N — TH E T I M E OF T H ES E M I G R A T I ON S
TH E W A R S OF A L E X A N D ER — T H E I R E F F E CT ON T H ES E M I

OR A T I ON S Q UOTA T I ON S F R OM DR . L . M oss F A CT AND

T H E OR Y — T H E GE R M A N F R
O E S T — M C CA R TH A ON TH E L OS T
TR I B ES -
N OR T H E R N E UR OPE U N K N OW N To T H E A N C I E N TS
T E ST I M ON Y OF H E R OD I T US , POL Y B I US , A N D T A C I I US — DW E L T ' ‘

A L ON E A PU R E R A C E S A ON M A N N E RS — Q UOT A TI ON S F R OM
— — X
T UL L I DGE — R A C I A L CH A R A C T E R — VI R G I L — S H A K E S PE A R E .

N i n ev e h fell e ighty sev en y ears a fte r t h e fall of -

Sa m aria a n d thirty four y ears b efore t h e capture

,
-

an d ov e rthro w of J erusa l e m by Ne bu chad n e zz a r .

W ith it fell t h e A ssyri a n e m pire n ev e r to ri se a gai n ,

.

T h e e m pire p e ri sh e d w ith i ts capitol Thi s e v ent .

,

pre dic te d by N a hu m w a s th e e n d bo th of th e A ssyr

,

i a n n a tio n a n d t h e c a pt i v i ty of I s ra el Wit h a n .

ov e rflo w i n g fl o Od w ill h e utterly d es troy th e pl a c e

of Ni n ev eh a n d h i s e n e m i es w ill h e pursu e w i th
,
.

”
dark n ess For n o w w ill I brea k h i s yoke fro m
.
“

o ff t h ee a n d t h bo n d s w ill I t e ar
, y
It i s record e d that t h e fa ll of th e c a pi to l w a s t h e
S ig n al for u n iv e r sa l di s r up t i o n Wi th it b ega n .

tho se m igra t io n s of n atio n s a n d p e opl e s of w hich th e

te n trib es of I s ra e l m u st h a v e for m e d n o i n s i gn i fi
ca n t p a rt Th eir capti v i ty e n d ed but n o t th e ir e xil e
.
, .

N a hu m i : 8, 13 .
 49

Th ey fro m thi s ti m e b ecam e w a n d e rers a m on g

”
th e s oj ourn e rs o f t h e Di s p e rs io n
“
th e n a t io n s ,
.

Ez ek i e l w h o tell s u s th a t h e w as a m o n g th e m gives
, ,

a Vivi d d es criptio n of th e ir co n d itio n

*
My s h e ep .

hav e to w a n d e r ab o ut o n all th e m ou n ta i n s a n d ,

upo n e v e ry h igh h ill ; yea ov e r all t he fa c e of th e ,

l a n d a r e m y fl o c k s ca t te re d a n d th e re i s n o n e that ,

i n qu i r e th a n d n o n e th a t s ee k eth a fter t h em f
”
.

T h ey ceas e d to be k n o w n by t h e n a m e of I s ra e l a n d ,

we re call e d by a n o th e r or oth e r n a m e s Th ey a l s o
, .

ha d a tr en d to w ar d s i d o l a tr y a n d to wa rd s m ixi n g a n d ,

m i n gli n g w i t h oth e r p eopl es a n d n atio n s w hich Go d ,

d ete r m i n e d t o p re ve n t th e m fro m co n su m m ati n g .

A n d th a t w h ic h co m et h i n to yo u r m i n d shal l n o t
at a l l c o m e to p a ss n a m e ly th a t ye sa y : W e w ill
,
‘

be lik e t h e n atio n s lik e th e fa m ili es of oth e r cou n

,

tr i e s to se rv e w oo d a n d sto n e A s I li v e saith th e
,
.
’
,

Lord e te r n a l s ure ly w i t h a m ighty han d a n d w ith

, ,

a n o u tsi tr etc h e d a r m a n d w i t h fury p o u re d o u t w ill

’

I rul e yo u a n d I w ill bri n g yo u out fro m th e peo

,

l a n d I w ill ga th e r yo u out of t h e c ou n tri es

p c
,

w h e re i n ye a r e s ca tt e re d w i t h a m igh ty h a n d a n d
w i th a s tr e tc h e d out a r m a n d I w il l bri n g yo u i n t o
,

th e w il d e r n ess a n d I w ill hol d j u d g m e n t o v er you

,

t h e re . A s I h e l d j u d g m e n t o v er you r f a t h e rs i n
t h e w il d e r n ess o f t h e la n d o f Egypt s o w ill I hol d ,

judg m e n t o v e r y o u s aith t h e L or d e te r
,
n al A n d I .

w i l l ca u se you to p a ss u n d e r t h e r o d a n d I w ill
br i n g yo u i n to th e bo n d of t h e
D u ri n g a l l th e ir m igra ti o n s t h ey w e re to be a ,

Ka h 1 E zek xxxi v 1 B eck xx : 3 2 3 7

i
I 6
‘

: . . . .
-
.

l l
 p r t peo ple a n d Go d w as to be to th em a s a
se a a e ,

s a n ctuary Thu s h ath sai d th e L or d ete r n al

.
,

a l though I hav e r em ov e d th e m f a r a w a y a m o n g

th e n atio n s a n d al though I h a v e scat te re d th e m

,

a m o n g th e cou n tri es ; Y E T WI L L I B E T o T H E M A s
A M I N OR S A N C T U A R Y I N TH E C OU N T R I E S WH I T H E R
TH E Y ARE

I n form atio n o f m uch v a lu e to o u r s ubj ect i s giv e n

by Ja m es B ryc e i n a n address publi s h e d i n th e
Con temp or ar y R evi ew for July 1 89 2 On t h e m igra
, ,

tio n s of t h e r ac es o f m en hi storically co n sid e re d .

”

Whil e i t r e l a tes to oth e r ra ces it a l so l a r gely co n

c ern s o u r o w n It i s test i m o n y u n co n s ciou sly giv en
.
, ,

co n firm i n g o u r co n clus io n t h a t th e w a n d e ri n g
“
trib es o f I s rae l w e re our a n c es tors H e sa ys : T h e .

first m igra tio n s of w hich w e h a v e d ist i n ct h i s

t or i ca l e v id e n c e b es id es tho s e o f th e I s ra e lit es a n d
,

Ph oen ici a n s a r e th e m ov e m e n ts of th e Doria n s i n t o

,

Pel o po n esu s a n d o f t h e A eo lia n s a n d Io n i a n s t o

,

th e w e ste r n coa s t o f A si a M i n or So m e w hat late r i n

.

th e 7 t h c e n tury B C of th e n om a d tr i bes n or th of the

. .

B l a ck a n d Ca sp i a n Sea s w hich l e d to t h e irruptio n of

,

a p eo pl e c a ll e d Ci m m e ri a n s w h o adv a n c e,
d a s fa r a s
Eph e su s a n d p a r t of w ho m seem to hav e settl e d
,

p e rm a n e n tly o n t h e south coast of t h e Euxi n e a n d ,

of a host of Scythia n s w h o r avag e d W es te r n A sia .

Wh eth e r a n y pe rm a n e n t s ettl em e n ts follo w e d th ese

i rru ptio n s d o es n o t app ea r but th e y a r e i n te r est i n g
,

a s t h e fir s t of th e m a n y i n st a n c es i n w h i c h t h e rov

i n g p e opl e of th e S tepp e hav e d es c e n d e d o n t h e s et

E zek xi
. 16 .
 52

th e y settl e d i n th o se fores ts that l a y be tw een th e

Bal ti c a n d th e
Th e se w e re th e p e opl e of w ho m Dr L e m u el .

Moss i n a se r m o n o n t h e l rrepe ala bl e Pur po se o f

,
”
God sa y s : T w o thou sa n d y ears a go Go d se n t h i s
,

s e rva n ts i n to t h e Ge r m a n For est to fi n d f o r hi m s el f

a pe opl e Afte r th es e c e n tu r i es of t ra i n i n g th ey
.

sta n d b e for e u s a m igh ty h o st m ore th a n a h u n d r ed ,

m illio n s s tro n g th e E n gli s h s p ea ki n g p eopl e of t h e

,
”
w orl d .

Thi s testi m o n y to t h e i d en ti ty of thi s m arvelou s

race w i th God s chosen p eopl e I s ra e l i s a l l th e m ore
’
,

valu e d b e cau s e u n co n scio u sly g i ve n Th e re see m s .

to be n o co n trov ers y a m o n g m e n co n ce rn i n g th e
f ac ts o n w hich thi s gr e a t th e ory r e s ts It i s t h e c o n .

e lu s i o n d e d u c e d fr o m th e m fr o m w hich t h e s chool

m en s hri n k It i n volves t h e s tu pe n dou s di s cov e ry

.

th a t all th e proph ec i es r el a ti n g to I s ra e l fi n d th e ir
fulfil m e n t i n th e A n glo Sa xo n p e opl e si n c e th e
— -

Saxo n i s fo u n d to be t h e true I srael T h e s choo l .

m en a r e d az e d o v e r a th e ory so s tar tli n g i n

i ts b eari n g o n e t h n ology his to ry a n d r ev e la ti o n
,
It .

fa irly ta k es th e ir brea th I S h o ul d n o t w o n d e r i f .

thi s w e r e th e fu lfil m e n t of th e pre dic t io n Thu s “

,

w ill b e c a u s e m a n y n a t io n s t o j u m p up i n a s to n i s h
”
m en t .
T
The xact fu lfil m en t of d e fin i te a n d explicit p r e
e

d ic t io n see m s al wa y s to co m e to m e n as a s urpris e ;
,

so s lo w of h eart a r e th e y t o be li e v e w hat th e pro

p h e t s h a v e s pok e n .

S eed f
o I saac, p . 15 2 T I sa i a h I n : 15 . L eeser .
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Th e Ge r m a n F orest m e n tio n e d by D r Moss .

,

i s a n i m porta n t facto r i n thi s gre at e th n ic ge o ,

graphic a n d hi storic probl em It w a s origi n ally

.

fi v e hu n d r e d m il es i n bre adth a n d s tr e tch ted across

th e co n ti n e n t fro m th e Da n ub e to t h e R hi n e divi d ,

i n g S o uth e rn fro m North e r n Europ e I t serv ed for

.

a es a s a V e il of co n c e a l m e n t a n d a w a ll of p rot e ctio n
g
”
to t h e Soj our n e rs o f th e Di sp e rsio n
“
Prof Mc. .

Gar th a i n h i s Lo s t Trib es of I s r a e l s ay s :
”
,
Whil e
o n th e s outh of thi s barri e r t h e s o n s of Ja h et w e r e
p
rea chi n g a n d e n jo yi n g th e ir high es t d e v elop m en t ,

th e chil d r e n of I s ra e l h i d d e n b eh i n d i t o n t h e n or th
, ,

w e r e m ultiplyi n g a n d c e n tra lizi n g a n d co m p a cti n g

i n to th a t i mm e n se m ul ti tu d e to w h i ch histo ri a n s
ha v e giv en th e ti tl e of T h e Great Nor th e rn H iv e
‘
,
’

w ithout s ati s factorily accou n ti n g for i ts origi n H ere .

w a s lo ca t e d that gr e at c e n tr e of la n gu a ge cu s to m , ,

lov e of libe rty a n d d om es tic S pirit w hich h a s pro

d u ced so p rofou n d a n i m pressio n o n th e E u r Ope of
”
to d ay
-
.

That thi s portio n of E u rop e w a s l a rgely u n i n h a b

i ted w h en t h e I s ra el i tes e n te re d it i s i n dicate d by
,

t h e e arli es t accou n t giv en o f th e ir m ig r a tio n s .

“
Th ey took thi s co u n sel a m o n g th e m selves th a t ,

th e y w ould l ea v e th e m ultitud e of t h e h e ath en a n d ,

g o fo r th i n to a furth e r cou n t ry w h er e n ev er m a n k i n d
dw el t that th ey m igh t th e r e k e ep th eir s ta t u t es
,

w hich th e y n e v e r k ept i n th e ir o w n
H o w littl e w a s k n o w n of that quar te r of t h e
g lob e by t h e G r e e k s w e hav e s ho w n i n a q uo ta t io n

2 E sd r a s xi i i 42 , 42 .
 4

fro m H e r o d i tu s M o re t h a n t w o ce n tu r i es a n d a
.
*

ha lf l a te r Po l v bi u s s ta tes tha t i n hi s ti m e All th a t ,

part of Euro p e n or th of a li n e d r a w n fro m t h e

Ta n a i s ( th e D a n ub e) to t h e n o r t h of t h e R hi n e w a s
”
e n ti r ely u n k n o w n I n t h e w a n i n g y ears of t h e
.

first cen tury of o u r e r a T a citus sho w s th a t it ,

wa s to t h e R o m a n s s til l a la n d of m y st e ry a n d d a rk
n ess . Th e Nor t h S ea h a d seldo m b e e n Vi s i te d a n d ,

but li ttle w a s k n o w n o f th e p eo ple b eyo n d t h e H er

cyn i a n or G e r m a n F o r est H e w rites : Ev e n to
.
“

thi s d a y t h e Nor th e r n Oc ea n v a st a n d bou n d l ess , ,

a n d a s I m a y s a y al w a y s at e n m ity w i t h m ari n e rs
, , ,

i s s eld o m n aviga te d w i th sh i p s fr o m our quarte r of

th e w orld Putti n g th e d a n g e rs of a tu r bule n t a n d
.

u n k n o w n sea out of th e ca se w h o w oul d l ea v e th e ,

s ofte r cli m es of A s ia Afri ca a n d I ta ly to fi x h i s

,

abod e i n Ge rm a n y ? w h e r e n a ture Offe rs n o thi n g

but sc e n es o f d e for m i ty w h e re t h e i n cl e m e n cy o f t h e
,
-

se a so n n e v e r r e l e n ts w h e r e t h e l a n d pr e se n ts a
,

dreary r egio n w i thout fo r m or cul ture a n d if w e ,

acc ept th e a ffe c tio n of a n a tiv e for h i s m oth e r cou n -

”
try w ithout a n allurem e n t to m a k e life s upporta ble
,
.

H e re o n th e pl a i n s a n d i n t h e Bl a ck Forest of
North e r n Europ e th e w a n d e ri n g trib es of Jacob
,
”
d w elt a lo n e a s a proph e t s V o ic e a t th e Exo d u s
,
’

pred icte d th ey Sh o ul d L O " it i s a p e opl e th a t

.
“

s hall d w e ll al o n e a n d a m o n g t h e n a tio n s it s h a ll n o t
”
b e r ecko n e d T T h e ir purpo se To b e lik e th e n a tion s
“
,
.

lik e th e fa m ili es of o th e r c o u n tri es to se rv e w o od a n d ,

s to n e h a d b ee n d efea t e d a s God d e clared it shou l d

, ,

Pa ge 75 .
T N u mber s xxxi i i : 9 .
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l owi n g d esc riptio n of w h a t too k pla ce i n o n e of th e

Ge rm a n citi es :
On a b e n ch n e xt to ours s i ts a rou n d plu m p , ,

co m fortabl e l ooki n g ol d g e n tl em a n i n s pe ctac les ,

w ho m I s et d o w n a s a u n i v e rs ity p rofessor I am .

j ust tryi n g to d evi se so m e prete xt for sp eaki n g to

h i m w h e n i t i s u n e xp e cte dly furn i s h e d by a play
,

f u l gu st o f w i n d w hich W his k s h i s hat o ff a n d lan ds

,

it at m y fe et .

“‘
Tha n k s H e rr E ngla n d er s a y s th e ol d m a n
, ,
’
,

bo w i n g politely a s I res tore t h e ru n a w a y h a t

,
.

H o w d i d yo u k n o w I w a s a n E n g l i sh m a n ?
“ ‘ ’

a sk e d I so m e w h a t s urpri sed fo r w i th a hea r d a s

, ,

b i g a s a Pa s ha s a fa c e bur n e d n u t b r o w n by th e
’
-

s u n o f Z u l u la n d a n d S i a m a n d a r e al ,
Black F o r
”
es t w id e a w a k e I look e d m uch m or e lik e a W es t
,

p h a li a n briga n d th a n an E n gli sh correspo n d en t .

I k n e w it by yo ur a ctivi ty i n ru n n i n g afte r th e
’
fi rs t thi n g th a t p a sse d a n s w e rs t h e professo r w i th a
,

sl t w i n kl e i n h i s e e S o it i s l w s w i t h E
y y . a a v n
g
l i sh m e n of w ho m your o w n H e rr K i n g sl e y h a s sa id
,

that th ey fi n d u n sp e a kabl e d e light i n g etti n g w et ,

a n d d ir ty a n d ti r e d a n d s t a rv e d a n d all but k ill e d

, , , ,

a n d c a ll it
“
t a ki n g e x e rci s e W h at m en yo u a r e
.
”
,

you E n g li sh " Wh e n I w a s a you n g d oc tor i n

S a x o n y t h e fi rst thi n g i n t h e m orn i n g m y b e l l
,

w oul d go kli n g i kli n g i W hat n o w ? A n E n gli s h

m a n h a s br o k e n h i s l eg i n cli m bi n g t h e T e ufel s horn ,

h e ari n g t h a t it h a d n e v e r b e e n S c a l e d y e t I s e t .

th e H e rr E n g l i sh m a n s l eg a n d t r y to m a k e h i m
’

com fo r ta bl e Su d d en l y kl i n g i kl i n g l a ga i n What
.
, .
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is it ? A n E n gli sh m an n e a rl y d ro w n ed i n tryi n g to
s w i m a cross t h e riv e r b e c a u s e s o m e o n e sa i d h e ,

cou ld n t
’
I w rap th e He rr E n gli s h m a n i n blan k e ts
.

a n d bri n g h i m to hi m s e lf Prese n tly kl i n g l kli n g t .

,

lou der tha n e v e r H i m m el l Wh a t s th e m atter ?

.
’

A n E n gli s h m a n w h o h a s r u n ten m il es i n th e s u n -

f o r a w age r a n d go t a s un s tr o k e
,
A n d so o n th e .

w h o l e d a y lo n g
’
.

Thus r ac es a s w el l a s i n d ivi du a ls for m for th em

, ,

se lv es a ch a ract e r Th e y look i t a n d a ct it It fi ts
. .

th em as th e b a rk fi ts i ts tree a n d a s t h e sh a d o w ,

m atch es t h e s w a n i n th e s till cl e ar lak e ,

.

V irgil S p ea k s o f th e a n ci e n t B ri ton s a s
”
Pen i tu s t o to d i v i so s orb e B ritan o s Ecc i : 06 . .
'
.

Whic h D ry d en thu s r e n d e rs : A rac e of m en fro m

”
a l l th e w orl d d i sj oi n ed .

Shak espe are i n K i n g J o h n s ay s

, ,
“
Th a t pa l e , t h a t w h i t e f a ce d -
Sh or e ,

Wh o se fo o t s pu r n s ba ck the
’
o ce a n s r o a r i n g t i d es,
A nd co o ps f rom o t h er l a n d s h e r i sl a n d e r s ;
Th a t E n gl a n d h ed ge d i n w i t h t h e w a v e ,
Th a t w a t e r w al l e d b u l w a r k s ti l l s ecu r e
-

And co n fi d en t f r o m f o r e i gn p u r poses ”

I AM A F A TH E R To I SR A E L ,
A ND E PH R A I M Is
”
M Y F I R S T B OR N -
. Jer . xxxi : 9 .
 CH A PT E R V II .

TH E UN I V E RS A L R A CE— W EST W A R D COU RS E OF E M P I R E AND

OF POP U L A TI ON — JE W I S H E M I G R A T I ON — Q UOT A T I ON S F R OM

NE w YOR K MAIL AND E X P R E SS ” — A P OW ER F UL A C C ES S I ON

—
A PE A CEA B L E E L E M EN T — S H OU L D RE W E L C OM E D
I N CR E A SE D E M I GR A T I ON — JE w s I N A M ER I C A — P E R M E A T ED
AND A SS I M I L A TE D — Q UOT A T I ON S F R OM
“
H A R PE R
’
S M A GA
Zl N E
” -
IN A CC OR D W I TH OUR T H E OR Y — R E UN I ON — J E W S
M I G R A TI N G A L ON G TH E SAM E P A R A L L E LS As T H E I R PR E
D E C E S S OR S T H E S A X ON s — T H E L A w GOV E R N I NG M I GR A T I ON S
Q UOT A TI ON S F R OM JA M ES B R Y C E — PR ES E N T C E N T E R OF

S A X ON POPU L A T I ON A P R OL I F I C M OTH E R Q UOT A TI ON

F R OM GL A DSTON E .

T he quotatio n w ith w hich th e pre ced i n g chapte r

closed n o lo n g e r d escri bes t h e h o m e of t h e A n glo
,

Saxo n s Th e y h a v e c e ase d to be i s la n de rs coo pe d

.

by t h e oc ea n s r oari n g tid e s fro m other la n d s a n d

’
,

hav e b e co m e th e m o s t co s m o pol i ta n rac e Of hi story .

A few y ears a go a R u ssi a n pri est w h o h a d sp en t ,

y ears i n trav elli n g i n all parts of th e w orl d w a s ,

a sk ed by a repor te r of th e N ew Yor k H er al d w hat ,

h a d m o st i m presse d h i m i n h i s trav e l s H e re pli e d : .

T h e u n iv e rs al p res e n c e a n d s upre m acy of th e E n g

”
li s h p eopl e .

It i s esp e cial l y n o tew orthy that th e ce n tre of th e

A n glo Saxo n populatio n of t h e glob e h a s shifted
-

fro m Grea t Bri tai n to A m e rica a n d i ts cou r se h ere ,

i s co n stan tly w est w ard A n ar ticl e i n th e P u bli c

.

L edger of Philad e lp h ia Aug 23 1 8 9 3 s a y s : ,

.
, ,

Th e follo w i n g stati s tics w ill sh o w h o w th e pop

.

u l a t i o n o f thi s cou n t ry h a s ste adily m arch ed w est ,

( 58
)
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as to be prop er ly co n s i d e re d an a n achro n i sm I t i s .

a n e d d y i n t h e curre n t of li be rty w hich h a s fl o w e d

“

s o ben efi cen tl
y throughout t h e earth Still it i s an .

epoch m aki n g e v e n t i n J e w i s h hi s tory .

Th e grea t m ass of th ese oppressed p e opl e u n w ill ,

i n g to l iv e a l i e pre ferri n g to a b a n do n bu s i n ess

, ,

ho m e a n d a l l th ei r po ss ess io n s fo r th eir co n sci en c e

,

s ak e a r e m aki n g e v e ry e ff ort to re ach thi s l a n d o f

,

lib e rty a n d p eac e Th ey look u po n A m e rica a s t he

.

p ro m ise d l a n d of m od er n hi story Europ e i s n o w .

to th e m w hat Egypt w a s to th e ir oppresse d a n d

w a n d e ri n g a n c es tors W eal thy H ebrew s a n d char
.

i ta bl e org a n izatio n s i n a ssi s ti n g th e m to l e av e R u s

,

si a a r e tur n i n g th e t id e to w ar d our o w n la n d
,
T h ey .

w ill be se ttl e d i n fa r m i n g co m m u n iti es if th e pla n s

of th e soci eti es ca n be carri e d out Th e Je w h a s .

n e v e r b ee n a bl e to be a t ill e r Of t h e s oil i n Europ e ,

but h a s b ee n forc e d i n to a t ra d i n g life It h a s b ee n .

prov e n by e xpe ri m en t that th e Jew i s s till at h ea rt

,
”
a sh eph e rd a n d a fa r m er .

Th i s accord s w i th w hat w e sai d i n th e first ed ition

of o u r w ork tw o y ears a go *
W e still hold that th e ir
.

u n io n w ith th e Saxo n s w ill be a v a luabl e a n d po w e r

ful acc essio n to o u r R epublic Hi story a n d e xpe .

r i e n ce S ho w that th e y co n s tit u te th e m o st p e ac e abl e

el e m e n t of our A m e r i ca n civilizati o n W e h ear of .

”
an Iri sh p arty a Cath o lic party a Nativ e
“
,
“
,
“

” ”
A m e rican party a T em p era n c e party a R u m
,
“
,
”
p arty a n d o f A n ti S em itic p a rti es ; but w h o
,
-

e v e r h ear d of a J e w i s h ar
p y t ? T o th i s d a
y th e
y
Pa ge 1 5 7 .
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obe y th e c o m m a n d of th e great p roph et o f th e

captivity S ee k th e p ea c e of th e city w hithe r I
have ca u se d you to be carri e d a w ay captiv es a n d ,

p ray u n to t h e Lor d for it ; f o r i n th e p e ac e th e r eof

s hall hav Th y a r e a n e xc e ptio n to all
y e e e

oth e r r a c es that settl e a m o n g u s a n d fo r th e rea so n ,

that th e y a r e a k i n d red ra c e W e shoul d w elco m e

.

th em to our sh o res w i th true Hebrai c ho spi tali ty .

W h eth er w e w elco m e th em or n o t th ey a r e co m i n g .

It i s o n e of th e se ttl e d d e cre es of proph ecy that th ey ,

”
a r e to w alk to the H ou se of I sr a el T T h e D e a n of .

Ca n te rbury say s truly : Th e right tra n slation of th e

prepositio n i s i m porta n t I s ra e l i s re pr ese n te d a s
.

t h e first to r e p e n t a n d Jud a h m u s t go to her i n

, ,

ord er that th ey m a y c o m e toge th e r to th e Holy

La n d d ivi d e d no l o n g e r i n to J e ws a n d I s rae li tes
, ,

but m erged i n to o n e p eopl e .

”

Th ey a r e co m i n g to A m e rica Th ere i s n o r esti n g .

plac e fo r Jew i sh feet o n t he o th e r s id e of t h e Atl a n tic

Oce a n . En gl a n d i s fri en d ly but th er e i s n o roo m ,

for th em i n t h e Bri ti s h I sl es ; th e popu l a tio n i s

a lre ady e xc e ss iv e T w o y e ars a go it w a s re porte d
.

that th e Briti s h Co n s ul at St Pete rsburg Mr Joh n .

,
.

Mi tch ell had r e ce i v e d i n struc tion s fro m Lord Sali s

,
.

bury to u se all m ea n s i n h i s po w e r to sto p t h e em i

r a ti o n of d es ti t ut e R u ss i a n J e w s to E n gl a n d Th y
g e .

a r e c o m i n g ov e r t o thi s cou n t ry w h e r e th e r e i s roo m .

Th e re arriv e d a t Ca stl e Gard en d uri n g t h e y e ar

en d i n g S e p t 1 888 , ,
J e w s a l a rge r n u m b e r ,

th a n that of a n y pre viou s ye a r A fe w y ea rs a go .

Jer . a xi s : 7 .
T Jer emi a h ii i : 18 .
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it w as ti mate d that th ere w e re f ro m

es to
J ew s i n t h e Un i te d S tates N o w th er e a r e .

s ai d to be m or e tha n i n N ew Y ork City

a lo n e a n d i n t h e w hol e la n d
, a n d th e

tid e o f em igratio n h as by n o m ea n s reach ed i ts

floo d A h a n d m ighti er th a n m a n s i s lea di n g
’
.

th e m Th a t th ey w il l fi n a lly be assi m ila ted pe r m e

.
,

a te d a n d a bsorb e d by th e Saxo n s tock i s i n evi table

, .

Thi s m a n y of th e m see m to e xpect I n a n ar ticle .

i n H a rp er s M aga zi n e fo r J a n 1 8 9 4 o n T h e Mi ssio n
’
, ,
.

of th e J ew s th e a uthor m a n ifes tly a Je w says

,
”
, ,

Thi s spirituality stre n gth en ed by a con ti n uou s

,

p ersec utio n f ro m w ithout h a s a lso cause d h i m to ,

turn hi s a ffe c tio n s i n a n i n te n s ifi e d form to w ard th e

i n n er life of h i s fa m ily ; a n d thi s pi ety a n d d evotio n
of th e m e m b ers of a fa m ily to o n e a n oth er w hich ,

h a s clu n g to th e Je w to w hate v e r d epth s of d egra d a

dation circu m sta n c es m a y hav e d ragg e d hi m i s o n e ,

of th e fe atures w hich w ith th e di ssol u ti on of hi s f or

,

mer excl u si veness h e m u st e v e r k ee p aliv e han d d o w n

, , ,

a n d b e t h e m e a n s of d i fi u s i i i g a m o n g t h e c o m m u
”
n ity i n to w hich h i s r a ci a l l if e w i ll d i ssol ve i tself .

Thi s i s strictly i n accord w ith our solution of th e

Jew i s h Probl e m i n th e r e u n i o n of Judah w i th
,
“

I sr a el through ci tiz en ship of Je w s w ith Saxo n s

,
.

This w ill be n o t o n ly th e em a n cipa tio n of th e Jew

a n d h i s r es toratio n to poli tic a l n a tio n ality but al so ,

th e r estorati o n of t h e I s ra e liti sh n atio n T h e tw o .

s tre a m s of H ebr ew p e opl es l ik e t h e Mi ssouri a n d ,

Mi ssi ss ippi r iv ers w ill m ee t a n d m i n gle a n d fl o w

, , ,

o n a n u n brok en flood to th e e n d of ti m e
, , .
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th e Sca n di n a via n em igratio n be ga n i t flo w e d to th e

n o rth w es t a n d h as fill e d t h e s t a tes o f Wi s co n s i n
, ,

M i n n esota a n d t h e D a kot a s A n d w h en th e I ce .

la n d e rs s ought h o m es i n t h e N ew World th ey chose ,

t h e n orth e r n m os t plac e th e y co u l d fi n d by th e ,

s hore s of L ak e W i n n e e i Ma n i toba So t h e
p g n .

i n te r n al m o v e m en ts o f popul a tio n w i thi n th e U n i te d

Sta tes hav e been alo n g p a r all el s of l a titud e Th e .

m e n of N e w E n gla n d h a v e g o n e w est to N e w Y ork ,

Ohio a n d Mich i ga n w h e n c e th eir chil d ren hav e

,

go n e s til l fu r th e r w est to Illi n oi s I o w a Orego n a n d

, ,

Wa s hi n gto n Si m ilarly t h e ov er fl o w f rom Virgi n ia

.

p oure d i n to K en tucky a n d T en n essee a n d th e n ce ,

i n to So uth er n Illi n oi s a n d M i ssouri w hil e it i s ,

chi e fl y fro m th e Caroli n a s th at Georg i a Alab a m a , ,

”
Mi ss i ssip p i , A rkan s a s a n d Te x a s h av e be en settl e d .

I n thi s l a w s o cl e arly l a id d o w n a cl e w i s giv e n

, , ,

of i m m en se i m por ta n c e i n t h e se a rch fo r the Lost

Trib es o f I s r a el It p u ts u s o n th e ir trail It i s
. .

ce rta i n that th e y w en t s o m e w h e re a n d th a t th ey ,

m u st n o w be s o m e w h e r e T h e p l a ce to look for
.

th e m i s a lo n g th e p a ra l l e l s of latitud e o n w h i ch
'

th ey w er e k n o w n to d w ell i n a n ci en t ti m es Th ese .
,

i n th eir B i bl i c a l hi story i n clu d i n g t h e regio n s to

,

w hich th ey w e r e carri e d i n th e A ssyria n cap tivity ,

e xt e n d fro m th e 3 0th para ll e l i n Egypt to th e 40th

i n North er n A s ia .Th e y w e re afte rw ard s d riven by

wa r s a n d l e d by th e l ov e of lib e rty t o t h e 5 0th a n d
, ,

e v e n 6 0th d egr e es w h e re w e hav e see n th e m S p ok en

,
”
of a s T h e Froz en Getae
“
Th eir a n ci e n t h o m e
.
,

th e n fro m firs t to las t e x te n d e d fro m th e 3 0th to

, ,

th e 60th p a r all el s o f n orth l atitud e F ollo w the se .

 65

l i n es acr ss th e
o A tla n t ic Oc e a n to th e N ew Worl d ,

a n d w h a t do w e fi n d ? T h e 3 0th p a ra ll e l crossi n g
Flori d a N e w Orl ea n s a n d Lo w e r C a lifor n ia a n d
, ,

t h e 6 0th pa ss i n g throug h t h e Bri ti s h po sse ss io n s

a n d Sou th e r n Al a s ka Bet w een th ese parall e l s i n
.

A m e rica a s w e hav e sh o w n i s fou n d th e c en tre of

, ,

t h e A n glo Saxo n popula tio n of t h e w orld

-
Th e .

Lo st T r ib es s i m ply m ov e d w est ; A n d s tep p i n g “

w e st wa rd s e e m e d to b e a ki n d of h ea v e n ly d e sti n y .

Mr Glad s to n e sa ys : T he r e i s n o p a ra ll e l i n al l
.

th e r e cor d s of th e w o r ld t o t h e c a se of that p rolific

Bri ti sh m o th e r w h o h a s sen t fo r t h h e r i n n u m e rable
,

children ov e r all th e ear th to be th e fou n d e rs of a

half a doz en em pires S h e w ith h e r prog en y m a y
.
, ,

al mo st cl a i m t o co n s ti tute a ki n d of u n iv e rsa l church

i n politics B u t a m o n g st th ese c h ildren th e re i s
.

o n e w h ose plac e i n t h e w orld s eye a n d hi s tory i s

’

su pe r l ativ e ; it i s t h e A m e rica n R epublic Sh e h a s .

,

ta ki n g t h e c a pac i ty of h e r l a n d i n Vi e w a s w e ll a s i ts
m e r e m e a s ur em e n t a n a tur a l b a se for t h e grea test
,

co n ti n uou s e m pire e v e r e stabli sh e d by m a n .

T h e r ea l e x pl a n a ti o n o f thi s fa c t w i th o ut a par ,
”
all el i n all th e re cord s of th e w orld i s thi s : ,
“
W H E N T H E M OS T H I GH D I V I DE D T O T H E N A
T I ON S T H E I R I N H E R I T AN C E WH E N H E S E PA R A T E D
,

TH E S ON S OF MAN ; H E SE T TH E B OU N D S OF TH E

TR I B ES A C C OR D I N G To TH E N UM B E R OF TH E S ON S

OF ISR AE L . F OR TH E P O R T I ON OF TH E LOR D Is

H I S P E OP L E ; J A C OB I s TH E L OT OF IIIS I NHERIT
”
A N CE De ut . 32 : 8, 9 . L eeser .
 CH A P T E R V III .

SA X ON S R E C E I VE C H R I ST I A N I TY TH E I R B EL I E F WH I L E
PA G A N s— S I N AND R E DE M PTI ON D R UI D I C A L WOR S H I P P E RS
— W E R E TH E Y H E A TH E N — T E S T I M ON Y OF L Y SON S A N D S E L D E N
— OF GR A N G E R A N D SOUTH E Y— T H E S A ON S A X CH R I S TI A N
—
R A C E T H E ON Y CH R I ST I A N R A C E
L — L E TT E R OF A M OS K EN
DA L L — E X TR A C T F R OM TH E I N Q UI R E R
”—
SA X ON S M ON OT H E
I ST I C B E C A US E SE M I T ES — T A C I T US o N TH E —
J E w s DR . S T R ON G
ON TH E A N GL o -
S A X O s
N — TH E I R F I N A L S U PR E M A C Y .

Th e re adi n e ss w i th w hich
glo Saxo n s .
th e A n -

rece iv ed th e go sp e l co m pare d w i th o th e r rac es o f

,

m en i s stro n g e vid e n ce o f th e ir I s ra eli ti s h origi n

,
.

T h eir e a sy tran s itio n fro m t h e ir p a ga n co n ditio n to

t h e Chr i s ti a n s t a te i s o n e of t h e m arv e l s of hi story .

T h e go sp e l had pr e c e d e d th e m to t h e Bri ti s h I sl es ,

a n d a s s o o n a s t h e y ca m e i n co n tact w ith it th ey

e m brac e d it .
0

Though th ey w e re paga n i z e d bo th b efore a n d ,

after l eavi n g t h e Holy La n d ye t g e rm s o f thought ,

a n d m a n y tru th s p eculiar to th e H e br e w s li n g e re d

a m o n g th e m Atte n tio n h a s rep ea tedly b e e n calle d

.

to th e ir b eli e f i n t h e i m m o r ta li ty Of t h e s oul Th ey .

al so b e li e v ed i n th e si n ful n ess of m a n a n d h i s n ee d ,

of a re d ee m e r Caesar a ccou n ted for hu m a n sa c ri

. ,

“
fi ces a m o n g t h e Bri to n s o n th e grou n d th a t th ey
w e r e ful l y p e rs u a d e d tha t th e l i fe o f m a n w a s t h e
o n ly suitabl e re d em ption for m a n .

It i s w e l l k n o w n that th e B r iton s h a d r ec e iv ed
Chri stia n ity b efore th e co m i n g of th e A n gl o Saxo n s -
.

It h a s b een n otic e d by Ly so n s that t h e Druidical

( 66 )
 68

n ei th e r sh e n o r O d i n a r e a n y thi n g to u s A n ot h er ’
.

s aid that h e k n e w of n o r e l i gio n b u t r e l i e d o n h i s

‘
-

o w n po w er s F o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n a fa th e r a n d h i s
’
.

fa m ily r e fu s ed to sa c r i fic e to idol s
”
.

Sou th ey w rite s : T h e pag a n i s m of o u r S a xo n

“

a n c e s tors w a s n o t roo te d i n t h e ir hi story n o r i n ti ,

m a te ly co n n ect e d w i th th e i r i n stitu tio n s a n d m a n

n e rs ; it ha d n o h o ld o n t h e r e a so n t h e i m a gi n a t io n , ,

o r t h e fe eli n g s of t h e p e o p l e I t app e a l e d t o n o
.

record s or i n spire d fou n d e rs ; i n i ts form i t w a s poo r

a n d u n i m pr es s iv e t h e r e w a s n o thi n g u se ful o r co n
,

s o l a to r
y i n i ts t e n e ts a n d w hat e v
,
e r s tr e n g th i t
d e r ive d fro m local s u p e r s ti tio n w a s lo st by t ra n s
pl a n ta tio n for th e co n q u e rors w h en t h ey settl ed i n
, ,

B r i ta i n w e re cu t o ff fro m t ho se sacred p l a c es i n t h e ir
,

o w n l a n d w h ich th e y h a d re g a rd e d w i th h e re d i ta ry

re v eren ce Such a re l i gio n w i th out p o m p a n d w i th

.
,

out prete n sio n s had n o thi n g w hich co u l d be Oppose d

to Chri sti a n i ty .

T h e practic es of th e ir a n c es tors i n t h e l a n d o f
I s ra e l h a d lo st th e ir po w e r Ephra i m h a d l ear n ed to
.

sa y : Wh a t h a v e I to do a n y m or e w ith
Th ey n o lo n ge r sa i d to th e w ork of th ei r h a n d s ,
”
Y e a r e our Go d s .

T h e A n gl o S a xo n s a r e essen tiall y a Chr i stian rac e

-

n o t o n ly t h e m o s t Chri stia n rac e b u t t h e o n ly Chri s ,

tia n ra c e i n t h e w orld It i s i n di spu ta bl e that

.

th e ir typ e of Chri s tia n ity i s u n lik e that of oth e r

r a c es of m en T h e r el i gio n of t h e Gre ek a n d
.

R o m a n Ch u rch es i s n o t th e r eligio n of t h e A n gl o
H osea xi v : 8 .
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Saxo n s . Th e la tter i s sp i r i tu a l a n d f r ee w hich ca n ,

n o t be s ai d of th e for m e r Dr S tro n g w r i tes : Mo st

. .

of th e sp i r i tu a l Chri s ti a n i ty i n t h e w orl d i s fo u n d
a m o n g t h e A n glo S a x o n s a n d th e ir c o n v e r ts for
-

t h i s i s t h e gr e at m i ss i o n a r v r a ce I t i s c h i e fly t o
.

t h e E n gli s h a n d A m e r i ca n p e o pl e s t h a t w e m u s t
l o o k f o r th e e v a n g e liza tio n of
W h i l e h i s pa s to r i n Wa s h i n g to n D C th e H o n ,
. .
,
.

A m os K e n d a ll i n a l e tte r to m e f r o m Napl es d a te d
, ,

Ja n 28 1 8 6 7 sa i d :
.
, ,
I t w a s m y pu r p o se b e fore I l e ft
“

I ta ly to gi v e yo u so m e w h a t i n d e ta i l t h e res u l t of
, ,

m y o bs e r v a tio n s a n d r e fl e c ti o n s to u c h i n g t h e s ta te
of r e l igi o n i n this i n te re s ti n g co u n t r y ; bu t I s h a ll
s c a rc e ly h a v e t i m e a n d s tre n g th t o a c co m pl i s h t h a t

o bj e c t i n add i tio n to oth e r d u ti e s w h i ch t h e o cc a s i o n

re q ui r es of m e I m a y h o w e v e r sa y i n b ri e f th a t I
.
, ,

c a n n o t bu t co n sid e r t h e rel i g i o n of R o m e a m o r e
d etesta bl e idolatry th a n th e p a ga n i sm w h i ch i t
s u pe r s e d e d . I n d eed it a ppe a rs to m e t h a t C h ri s
, ,

t i a n i ty b e ca m e c o r r u p te d a s s o o n a s it be c a m e co n
n ec te d w i th th e ci v i l po w e r ; th a t Co n sta n t i n e a n d

h i s fa m ily d eem e d i t ad m i ssibl e t o bri n g t o t h e su p

port of Chri sti a n ity a se t of fa bl es equ a l i n e xtr a v a
ga n c e a n d ab surd ity to tho se by w hich th e h ea th en
m y thology w a s i m po sed upo n m a n ki n d ; a n d th a t
both th e Lati n a n d Greek church es h av e prac tic ed
upo n that pri n cipl e fro m that ti m e d o w n to t h i s
”
d ay . Thi s m eets th e i ssu e fairly s quarel y a n d ,

i n disputably .

Said t h e Phi la delp hi a I n qu i r er a fe w y ears a go :

Th e re s hould be n o i n ter n a tio n a l di ffi cu lti es
Our Cou n tr y, p 1 60 . .
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b etw ee n th e A m e ric a n R e public s n o r w oul d th ere ,

be if w e c o u l d co n v e r t t h e M e xi c a n s to o u r w a y of
t hi n ki n g or th e y co u l d co n v e rt u s to t h e irs
, As a .

m a tte r of fa c t ho w e v e r t h e Lati n a n d th e Ge rm a n ic
, ,

races h a v e n e ve r bee n a bl e to a g r e e s i n c e th e ti m e
w h e n t h e fo r m e r u n d e r Caes a r s ti r r e d u p th e l a tte r
, ,

i n th e i r fores t ho m es I r rep r ess ibl e r ac e co n flict

.

w ill go o n p ea c ea bly o r by forc e of ar m s u n til th e

, ,

—
G er m a n ic p eo pl e s wa llo w up th e L a ti n s for that i s
t h e e n d for et o l d by th e logic of
Di ff e ren ce i n r eligio n s a m o n g th e n a tio n s i s
larg el y ra cial Chri sti a n i ty origi n at e d a m o n g th e
.

S em ites a n d i s a S em itic r e l i gio n It flo u ri sh es b est .

o n S e m i tic s oil Th e re it i s o n i ts n ativ e h eath

. .

A m o n g t h e A r y a n races it i s i n a for eig n la n d .

R o m a n Chri sti a n i ty a n d S a xo n Chri stia n ity a r e n o t

t h e sa m e T h e fi r s t i s A r ya n t h e las t i s S e m itic
‘

.
, .

Th eir pl a ces of w orshi p i n dica te thi s I n A rya n .

cath e d r a ls a n d church es i m a g es of t h e V irgi n a n d,

A p o stl es a n d s ai n ts occupy t h e plac es o n c e fill e d by

th e g o d s a n d godd esses of th e Gre ek s a n d R o m a n s i n
p a ga n te m pl es No n e o f th ese a r e fou n d i n th e
.

s a n ctu a ri es of th e A n g l o Saxo n s Th ey w orship o n e

-

Go d or n o n e a n d h a v e n o i m ages i n th eir te m p l es
, .

T h e d e scriptio n giv en by Tacitu s o f th e Je w s i s

“
e qually tru e o f t h e S a xo n s Th ey w orship but .

o n e Go d a n d b el i e v e th a t Go d to be su p r e m e a n d
,

e te r n a l i n ca pa bl e of cha n g e or d e ath ; a n d th ey rej e ct

‘

th e w orsh i p of i m a g es S h ap ed aft e r th e lik e n ess

of m e n a n d l iabl e to d e c a y T h e Chri stia n i ty of .

t h e S a xo n s i s m a n ifes tly H e braic Th e ir co n ceptio n .

Phi l a d elp hi a I n qu i r er , Dec 2 9 , 18 8 7 . .

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ar e l i mi te d a n d w ill s oo n be tak e n Th e ti m e i s .

c o m i n g w h e n t h e press ur e of po p ula t i o n o n t h e

m ea n s of s u bs i s te n c e w ill be f e lt h e r e a s it i s n o w
fe l t i n Europe a n d A s i a Th e n w i ll t h e w orld e n te r
.

o n a n e w s ta g e of i ts hi s to ry — the n a l com et i ti o n o
fi p f
r a ces , f or w h i ch th e A n l o Sa xon
g i s b e i n
g sc
-
ho o led .

L o n g b e fore t h e th o u sa n d m illio n s a r e h e r e th e
m igh t y c e n tri fug a l te n d e n cy i n h e re n t i n th e ir s tock
a n d s t r e n g th e n e d i n t h e U n ited S ta tes w ill a s se rt ,

itself Th e n thi s ra ce of u n e quall e d e n e rgy w ith

.
,

all t h e m aj esty of n u m b e rs a n d th e m ight of w ea lth

—
be hi n d i t th e represe n ta tio n l et u s hop e of th e , ,

larges t li berty th e pures t Chri st ia n ity th e high est

, ,

c ivil i za t io n — h a vi n g d e v elop e d p e culiarly a ggr es

s i v e trai ts calc u l a te d to i m pr es s i ts i n s titutio n s upo n

m a n ki n d w ill spread its e lf ov e r th e ea rth Ca n a n y

, .

o n e dou bt th a t th e re s ult of thi s co m p e t i t ion w i l l be

th e s u r v i v a l of th e fi tte s t ? I s it n o t reas o n a bl e to
be li e v e that thi s ra ce i s d est i n e d to d i spo ss ess m an y
w e ak e r o n es a ss i m il a te oth e rs a n d m oul d th e
, ,

re m a i n d e r u n til i n a V e ry tr u e a n d i mpor tan t sen se

, , ,

it h as A n glo Saxo n iz e d m an ki n d
-
Wh en a ffairs
hav e re ach e d th a t pass w h o w ill sa y t hat th e pro
,

m i se to Abraha m h as n o t b ee n k e p t
I N B L E SSI N G I W I L L B L E SS T H E E A N D I N M U L ,

T I P L Y I N G I W I L L M U L T I P L Y T H Y S E E D A S T H E ST A R S

OF H E A V E N A N D A S T H E S A N D WH I C H I s U P ON T H E
,

S E A S H OR E ; AND TI I Y SE ED SH AL L P OSS E S S TH E

GA T E OF HIS E N EM I ES ; A ND IN T H Y SE E D SH ALL
”
A LL TH E N A T I ON S O F TH E E A R TH BE B L E SS E D .

Ge n . xxi i : 1 7, 18 .

N ew E r a , p 8 0 . .
 CH A PT E R IX .

ST R ON G P R OOF D E M A N D E D — U L Y S S ES I DE N TI F I E D -
S T R ON G E R
P R OOF OF I S R A E L
’
S I D E N TI TY — PR OP H E CY A D I ST I N G U I S H I N G
M ARK — PR A C TI C E D A M ON G TII E E x I L E s — T E S TI M ON Y OF
T A C I T Us , S T R A B O, CE S A R — H I ST OR Y AND P R OP H E C Y — TH E
P R OM I S E To A B R AH A M L I T ER A I .
— A T H E OL OG I C A L P R OF E S SOR
ON T II E S A M E — S P I R I T UA L A ND S PI R I T UA L I Z I N G D I ST I N
G UI S H E D— GOD N o R E S PE C T E R OF P E R S ON S -
I SRA E L E L E CT E D

To S ERVI C E R A TH ER TH A N TO SA L V A T I ON — A M EA NS, N OT

AN END — DI F F : C U L T I ES Go r r EN R I D OF PE R M E A T I ON
B R YC E ON TH E S A M E — SI R WI L LI A M H UN T E R ON TH E

CH A N G E S I N I N DI A f
— GOD S S T A M P ON
’
I SR A E L S
’
I D E N T I TY

U N I V E RS A L WOR S H I P IN TH E E N G L I S H T ON G U E .

So g r ea t a propos itio n a s that th e t e n tribes of

I s ra e l a n d th e S a xo n s a r e a n orga n ic a n d e th n ic u n i t
d em a n d s stro n g proof If lo st I s ra e l i s to be fou n d
.
,

i t i s n e c ess ary t hat si gn s c er tai n a n d s u re s hould

be gi v e n by w hich h e m a y be k n o w n .

It i s relate d o f Uly sses th a t w h e n h e r e t u rn e d to

h i s lov e d ho m e i n I th a c a fill e d w i th j oyfu l a n ticipa
,

tio n s of t h e w elco m e t h a t a w ai ted h i m n o n e of h i s ,

fa m ily r e cog n iz e d h i m Ev en t h e b elov e d w ife

.

d en i ed h e r h u sba n d so ch a n g ed w a s h e by th e
,

abse n c e of tw e n ty yea rs a n d lo n g protracted w a r .

To pro v e to t h e m h i s id e n ti ty h e call e d for a bo w ,

w hich h e h a d l e ft a t ho m e w h en e m b a rki n g for t h e

si eg e of Troy Wi th tha t s a gaci ty for w hich h e
.

w a s r e n o w n e d h e s a w h o w a ho w s o s tout a n d
, ,

tough that n o o n e bu t hi m se lf c o ul d d r a w it m i gh t ,

be m ad e a w i tn e ss for h i m w ho s e t es ti m o n y n o n e
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co uld res i s t H e se ized i t T o th e ir jo y i t yi el d s to

. .

h is ar m s ; i t b e n d s t ill t h e bo w s tri n g t o uc h es h i s
ea r. H i s w i fe n o w s u r e t hat i t i s h e r lo n g los t a n d
,

l o n g la m e n te d hu sba n d th r o w s h e r se lf i n to h i s
,

fo n d e m b rac es a n d h i s hou se h old co n fess h i m th e

,

tru e U ly sses .

By sig n s i n n u m e ra bl e a n d m ore co n clus i v e a r e

th e Sax o n s prov ed t o b e t h e tru e I s ra e l Th e se .

s ign s ,
n u m e rou s S p ec i a l
, an d d e fi n i te ca n n ot be
, ,

g ai n sa i d or g ott e n r i d of T h e m. o s t c o n clu s iv e a n d
u n a n s w e rable o f a l l i s th a t t h e y a r e filli n g th e d es
,

ti n y a ss ig n e d i n p roph e cy t o t h e H ebre w s Prophec y .

i s th e cr uci a l t es t of t h e s u p e r n a t u ral clai ms of th e

Holy Scriptures I t i s t h e o n e el e m en t
. w h i ch
“

n o critici s m o n n a tura l pri n cipl es ca n e i th e r accou n t

”
for o r e xpl a i n a w a y . It i s th e voic e of Go d to ,

w ho m t h e p a st a n d t h e fu t u re a r e e v e r p r ese n t ,

sp e ak i n g through h i s m esse n g e rs w ho m h e r a i s e d ,

abov e th e li m i tatio n s of ti m e to d e clare h i s purpose ,

a n d h i s w ill .

Th e p racti ce of pro ph e syi n g w a s espe cially ch a r

a cte r i st i c o f t h e H e bre w s I t w a s a di s ti n gui s hi n g
.

m a rk i n all th eir hi s tory P a ul says : T h e J ew s

.
“

require a si gn b u t th e Greek s see k after w i sdom

, .
”

T h e H ebrew s b eli ev e d i n th e s up e rn atur a l Th i s .

racial t r a i t clu n g to the m i n th e ir exile a n d d i sp e r

s io n.

W e hav e o n page 7 4 quote d H e ro d otu s a s sayi n g

, ,

of t h e G e ta e : Th ey h a v e a m o n gst th em a great
n u m b e r w h o practic e th e a r t of div i n atio n a n d p r e
”
ten d t ) fo r et e l l t h e f u ture Tacitu s fi v e hu n d re d
.
,
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H ow vivi d ly th ese n arra tives re m i n d u s of t h e m i l

i ta r y a ff a irs of I s ra el i n w hich proph e ts a n d proph et
,

es ses e x e rci se d so gre a t a n d often a co n trol i n g i n fl u

,

e n ce .S triki n g ill u st r atio n s a r e fou n d i n D e borah ,

a pro ph e tess w h o j udg ed I s ra e l w h e n Sis e ra i n v ad e d

,

the la n d *
. A n d H u ld a h w h o w hil e J e rem i a h w a s
, ,

a y o u n g m a n a n d u n k n o w n t o fa m e w a s t h e m os t ,

d i s ti n gui s h e d pe rs o n i n J e ru sal e m fo r proph e tic

g i f ts T
The H ebre w s alo n e of a l l th e fa m ili es of t he
,

w orld hav e h a d t h e i r h i s tory w ri tten b e for eha n d

,
.

Th eir fu ture a s r ev eal e d i n proph e cy i s th e i r d esti n y

, , ,

Th a t d est i n y i s m a d e k n o w n i n pre dic tio n s n u m e r

o u s S pe c i a l a n d e xplici t w hich h a v e b e e n a n d a r e
, ,

b ei n g fulfill e d w i th d e fi n ite a n d m arvelou s e x a ct

n e ss . This i s tr u e of t h o se v e r y pre dic tio n s w hich
grea t schol a rs b o t h lib e ra l a n d a polog etic a r e te lli n g
, ,

u s h a v e n e v e r b e e n fulfill e d a n d n e v e r c a n b e .

A n e m i n e n t th e ol o gic a l profe ssor a l r e a d y re fe rre d

,

to a s th e e x po s i tor o f S u n d ay S c hool l ess o n s ,

say s of t h e pr o m i s e G e n e s i s xvi i : 1 9
“
, T h e o n ly -

w a y t o i n t e rpr e t t h e pro m i se i n o u r l ess o n i s t h e

S p i ri tu a l T h e re i s n o r e a so n fo r t h i n ki n g th a t i t
.

w ill e v e r ha v e a l i te r a l fulfil m e n t to t h e n atura l

d es c e n da n ts of Ab r a h a m .

Did Abrah a m u n d e rsta n d th a t t h e m ult i tu d e ,

o f w hich h e w a s t o b e co m e t h e fa th e r w ould b e co n ,

v e r te d I n d i a n s N egro e s Chi n ese Ja pa n ese a n d

, , , ,

e v e ry o th e r r a ce o f m e n o n th e fa c e of t h e e a r th
,

e xc e p t h i s o w n ? \Ve h a v e a s m u ch re a s o n fo r
Ju d ges i v . a n d v. T 2 K i n
gs wan t 14 . 2 Chr o n xxxi v : 2 2
. .
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th i n ki n g that t h e pro m i se w ill h a v e a l i te ra l fu l fi l

m e n t i n th e n a tu r a l d es c e n d a n t s o f Abra h a m a s for
thi n ki n g tha t it i s t ru e a n d n o m ore
,
F a ith i s th e
.

beli e f of a d ivi n e tes ti m o n y .

Wh e n Abra h a m had n o child Go d sa i d to h i m

Lo o k n o w tow ar d h eav en a n d tell th e s tars if t h ou ,

be a b l e to n u m b e r t h e m ; a n d H e sa i d u n to h i m so ,

sha l l th d b A n d h e b e li e v e d t h e Lord a n d it
y see e
.
,
”
w a s cou n t e d to hi m fo r righ te ou sn es s Th e re w as
.

n o a m bigui ty i n t h e pr o m i s e — I w ill m ak e thy

“

s ee d a s th e du st of t h e e a rth ; s o that i f a m a n i s

abl e to n u m b er th e du st of th e e ar th th en s hall t h y ,
”
see d al s o be n u m b e re d H o w thi s pro m i se h a s
.

b ee n a n d i s b e i n g fu lfill e d i s sh o w n o n p ag es 1 1 3 1 1 4
,
-
.

I n r e pu d i a t m g a S piri tu a lizi n g th e ory of i n ter

i
’
p r e t a t o n of Scriptur e w,
e d o n o t d e n y t h e Spirit s

pr ese n c e a n d po w e r i n th e w o rd of Go d a n d i n th e ,

co n v e r s io n of m e n ir r e sp e c tiv e of r a ci a l origi n
,
.

T h e li n eal d es c e n da n ts of Abra h a m w i thou t th e ,

spiri t of Abraha m ,
a r e n o t t h e childr e n of Go d ;

w hil e thos e w h o a r e n o t h i s li n e a l d e s c e n d a n ts b u t ,

partak e rs of h i s fai th c e r tai n ly a r e

,
Go d i s n o
.

r e sp e c te r of p e r s o n s but i n
,
e v e ry n atio n h e th a t

fea reth H i m a n d w o rk e th rig h te ou s n ess i s acc ep te d

w i th H i m Thi s h a s a l w a y s b ee n t r u e bo th b e fo re
'

.
,

a n d s i n ce th e co m i n g of Chri st B u t co n v e rs i o n s
.

a m o n g o th e r r a c es of m e n do n o t ch a n g e th e m i n to
H ebrew s a n d Is ra e li tes Th a t co m es fro m n a tura l
.

d esc e n t a n d it i s t h ro u gh t h e n a tu r a l d es c e n d a n ts Of
,

Abra h a m fill e d w i th G o d s gra c e a n d p o w e r th a t

,
’
,

all oth e r r a c e s o f m e n a r e t o be bl essed .

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It should be re m e m be r ed tha t t h e e l ec t io n o f
I s rae l w a s n o t so m uc h to s alvatio n a s to se rvice .

A s a rac e th e y w e re t o d o God s w ork be h i s w i t

’
, ,

n esse s ,
s ho w forth h i s prai se a n d d e clare h i s ,

glory a m o n g t h e h eath e n though a s i n dividual s ,

m a n y of th e m w o u ld pe ri sh T he re a r e w ick e d .
“

”
m e n a m o n g m y p e opl e s ai d J e h o vah I s ra el
, .

w a s a m e a n s n o t a n e n d ; Go d cho s e i n h i m a m i n
,

i ster n o t a favori te Thi s i s taught by a l l th e

,
.

proph ets It i s m en tio n ed i n th e book of Psal m s

.
,

i n t h e r e h earsal of th e ir e arli est h i s tory N e v er th e .

l ess h e sav e d th em for t h e sak e of h i s n a m e to m a ke

k n ow n h i s It i s pred ic te d of th e ir l a test
d esti n y . Th erefore s a y u n to th e h o u se of I s ra el ,

Thu s h ath said th e Lord Ete r n al N o t for your sak e ,

do I thi s O hou se of I s ra e l bu t fo r t h e sak e of m y

, ,

holy n a m e w hich ye h a ve profa n e d a m o n g t h e

,

n a ti o n w h i th e r ye a r e go n e A n d I w ill sa n ctify m y
si .

great n a m e w hich w a s profa n e d a m o n g th e n atio n s

, ,

w hich ye hav e profa n e d i n t h e m id s t of th em ; a n d

t h e n a ti o n s shall k n o w th a t I a m t h e L o rd sa i th ,

th e L o rd Ete r n a l w h e n I w ill be sa n cti fie d through

,
”
you b e fo re your eyes T .

Go d d o es n o t e l e vate o u r r a c e at t h e exp e n se of all

t h e r es t but fo r th e ul ti m a te b en e fit of a l l th e r es t
,
-

Thi s i s t h e tru e e xpla n a tio n : I n bl essi n g I w i l l “

bl ess th e e a n d i n m ul tiply i n g I w i ll m ulti p ly th y

,

see d a s th e s t a r s of h e a v e n a n d a s t h e s a n d w hich i s

u po n th e sea shore ; a n d i n thy seed s ha l l a l l the n a tio n s

”
of th e ea r th be bl ess ed 1 .

Psa l ms cvi : 8 .
T E zk . xxxvi : 22 , 23 .
1 Gen es i s ar ii 1 7, I 8 .
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se l f by i m a gi n i n g w h a t a Hi n d u of t h e l a s t cen tu ry
w o uld th i n k o f t h e p r e s e n t s ta te of h i s cou n try if h e
c o u l d r e v i s it t h e e arth . Wh a t w oul d strik e h i m a s
m o re s urpri s i n g t h a n a n y out w a r d cha n g es i s th e
se cu r i ty of th e p e opl e . I n p rovi n c e s w h e re e v e ry
m a n fro m t h e p ri n c e to t h e p ea san t a hu n dre d
, ,

yea rs a go w en t arm e d h e w oul d look a rou n d

,

i n v a i n fo r a m atchlock o r a sw ord H e w oul d s ee

.

t h e cou n try d ott e d w ith i m po si n g e d ific es i n a ,

s tra n g e for e i g n a rchi te c tur e of w h i ch h e co u l d n o t

,

gu e ss th e u se s . H e w ould a s k \Vh a t w ea l thy

° ‘

pri n c e h a s rea re d f o r h i m self th a t spaciou s p a l a c e ?

H e w oul d be tol d th a t th e buil d i n g w a s n o pl ea s u re
hou se fo r th e rich but a h o spital for th e p oor I n
, .

h o n o r of w hat n e w d e i ty i s thi s S pl e n di d sh ri n e ?
A n d t h e a n s w e r w oul d be th a t i s n o n e w te m pl e for
,
”
th e g o d s but a s ch o ol fo r th e p e opl e
,
T h ese a r e
.

S ig n s o f i m m e n se s i g n ific a n c e Th ey a r e Go d s
.
’

s ta m upo n t h e id e n tity of th e p e opl e to w h o se

p
a n c e s to r s s u ch a m i s s io n a n d d e s ti n y w a s pro m i s e d .

“
Th o u shalt c o n s u m e a l l th e n a tio n s w hich th e
Lo r d th y Go d g i v eth u n to th e e Thy eye sh all n ot
.

l o o k w i th pity u po n th em a n d thou shalt n o t se rv e

,

th e ir go d s . For th e n a tio n a n d t h e ki n gdo m t h a t

w ill n o t se rv e th e e s h a ll p e ri s h ; a n d th e n a tio n s
”
s h a ll b e u tt e rly d e s tr o y e d . Tho u sh a l t r e i g n o v er
”
m a n y n a t i o n s b u t th e y s h a l l n o t r e ig n ov er th ee .

T h e bl a n ke ts m u s t go o r th e bla n k e t I n d i a n s
,

m u s t go ; h e a th e n i s m m u s t p e r i s h o r t h e h e a th e n
,

n a ti o n s m u s t p e r i sh
. B e fore t h e s up e r ior c i v i l i
za t i o n of th e chos en p e o p l e e v e ryth i n g m us t
,
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fal l , orbe co m e a ss i m il a te d T h e fi n al w orshi p o f .

m a n k i n d w ill be t h e w orship of On e God t h e Go d of

—

A brah a m a n d h i s see d Thi s i s accordi n g to th e

.

logic of e v en ts It i s a l so o n e o f th e fix e d d e cr ees of
.

proph e cy I ts r e aliz a tio n i s already foresh a do w e d

.

i n th e s pr ea d a n d suprem acy of our la n gu a g e Sai d .

th e lat e W m R W i ll i a m s , D D
. . H o w full of hop e . .

i s i t th a t th e to n gu e of our Briti s h ki n sm e n a n d our

o w n i s s o rapi d ly b e co m i n g th e p r ed o m i n a n t l a n

gu a g e of c o m m e rc e a n d trav el a n d gen era l i n ter

course . But a h alf ce n tury s i n c e , th e F ren ch
see m e d lik e ly to be t h e to n gu e of r e fi n e m e n t a n d

d ipl o m a cy a l l ov er th e w o rl d ; Ge rm a n y n ext
a pp ea l e d to i ts l i t e rature a n d e ru d it i o n , a n d hop e d

to clai m th e s c eptre But b o th , w e b el i e v e , n o w

.

ad m it t h a t th e prese n t a s pe ct i s tha t of th e ye t W id e n
ing curr e n cy o f t h e E n gli s h to n gu e w h ere v e r co m
m erc e a d v e n ture or e d u c a ti o n j our n e y r ou n d t h e
, ,

“
F OR TH E N WI L L I T UR N TO TH E P E OP L E S A
'
PU R E L A N GU A G E , T H A T T H E Y M A Y A L L C A L L ON T H E

NAM E OF TH ELO R D ,
A ND SE R VE HIM WI T H ON E
”
C ON S E N T . Z e ph iii : . 9 .

“
AND I W I L L GI V E TH E M ON E H E A R T , A N D ON E

M ANNER ,
To FEAR M E A T A L L TI M E S , TH A T IT MAY

B E W E LL W I TH TH E M AND W I TH TH E I R CH I L DR E N

A F TE R TI I EM ; A ND I WI L L M A KE W ITH TH E M A N

E VE R L A S T I N G CO VE N A N T , TH AT I WI LL N OT T UR N

A WAY F R OM TH E M , To Do TH E M GOO D ON M Y P A R T ;
AND M Y F EAR WI L L I PL A C E I N TH E I R H E A R T , so
”
TH A T T H E Y M A Y N OT D E PA R T F R OM ME .
T
L ectu r es on B a p ti s t H i sto r y, 330 .
 CH APT E R X .

AN I N TE R POL A TE D C H A PTE R — I S R A E L D I VI N EL Y PR OT E CT E D
E XA M PL ES I N TH E I R I OST B I B L I C A L H I S TOR Y — T H E S P A N I S H
’ -

A R M A DA — T H E F R E N C H A R M A M E N T— N A POL E ON ’
S A T TE M PT
To C R OSS T H E E N G L I S H CH Q UOT A T I ON F R OM C H A R L ES
A N N E L—

K I N G S L EY — T H E I N V I S I B L E C A PT A I N — A N OT H E R Q U OT A T I ON
F R OM K I N G S L E Y — T H E R A C E Q UE S T I ON — I TS S OL UTI ON .

This c h apte r i s an a dd itio n to th e Suppl em en t of

th e thir d e d i t io n b e i n g i n te rpola te d b e t w ee n t h e
,

la s t tw o chapte rs a s i ts m o s t fi t ti n g place If t h e .

Saxo n s a r e t he I s ra e lites God s spe ci a l i n terp os itio n,

’

a n d pro te c tio n i n t h e m o s t critic a l p e rio d s o f th e ir

,

hi story m a n ifestly b e lo n gs to thi s tre ati se T h e

,
.

Scriptu r es a ffi r m that H E S L U M B E R E T H N OT A N D
,
“
,
”
H E S L E E P E T H N OT — T H E K E E P E R OF I S R A E L If it .

h a d n o t b e e n th e Lor d w h o w a s fo r u s so S hould ,

I s ra el sa y : If it h a d n o t b een th e Lor d w h o w a s for .

u s w h e n m e n ro s e u p agai n s t u s th e n w oul d th e y
, ,

h a v e s w a llo w e d u s up aliv e w h en th e i r Wrath w a s

ki n dle d aga i n st u s B l esse d be th e L ord w h o hath
.

*
n o t giv e n u s u p a s a pr e y t o th e i r te eth .

D i v i n e i n te rpo sitio n s i n th e i r a n cien t hi story a r e

, ,

a m o n g t h e m o s t thrilli n g r e cor d s o f Holy Scripture .

Th e i r p ost Biblic a l hi story r ightly w ritten w ould

-

, ,

be s carc e ly l e ss m arv e l o u s Th ese thi n gs h a v e .

often b e en n otic e d but Chri sti a n w rite rs ign ori n g

, ,

I s rae l sa y th a t It i s n o t t h e n atio n s but th e Church

, ,
“
,

P8 4 cxxi v 1 3, 6
‘
. cxxi .
-
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alo n g th e i ro n cra g s of Nor w ay a n d b etw e en th e

sa v a ge roc ks o f F a r ce a n d t h e H e brid es I n th o se .

regio n s of t e m p es t t h e i n sulte d N o rth w reak e d i ts

full v e n g e a n c e o n th e i n s ole n t Sp a n iard s D i sast er .

after di sa ste r m ark e d th e ir p e rilou s track ; gal e afte r

g a l e s w ept th em h ith e r a n d thith er toss i n g th em o n ,

th e sa n d b a n k s or sh a tte ri n g t h em a gai n s t t h e
gra n ite cli ff s T h e coas ts of Nor w ay Scotla n d I r e
.
, ,

lan d w er e s tre w n w i th th e w reck s o f that po m pou s

,

fl eet w hich cl a i m e d th e d om i n io n of th e sea s ; w i th

,

th e bo n es of tho se i n vi n cibl e l egio n s w hich w e r e to

h a v e sack e d Lo n d o n a n d m a de E n gla n d a Sp an i sh .

”
Vi ce royal ty
-
.

A n i n terpo s i tio n n o t l ess r e m arkabl e occurr e d i n

our Colo n i a l His to ry A F r e n ch A r m a m e n t c o n
.

s i st i n g of fo r ty s h ip s Of w a r u n d e r t h e Duk e d A n
’
,

vill e sa il e d fro m Ch ebu cto Nova Sc o t i a i n 1 7 46 fo r

, , , ,

th e c o n q u est of N e w E n gl a n d T h e f o r ce w a s s u ffi .

ci e n t i n t h e o r di n a ry c o urse of thi n gs fo r th e a e co m
, ,

l i sh m e n t of i ts purpo s e It s et s ail u n d e r a clou d

p .

l ess sky but w a s m e t by a te m p est i n w hic h th e

,

greate r p a rt of t h e fl ee t w a s w re ck ed o n th e coast of
Nova Sc o tia T h e D u k e d A n v i l l e th e p ri n cipal
.
’
,

g e n e ral a n d th e se con d i n co m m a n d b o th c o m m it
, ,

t e d s u icid e w hil e thou sa n d s u n d e r th e m w e r e co n

,

s ig n e d to a w a t e ry grav e T h e n u m b e r th a t su r
.

v i v e d r etur n e d to Fra n c e brok e n i n h ea lth a n d ,

s pi r i ts .Thu s e n d e d for e v e r th e atte m pte d F ren ch

i n vas io n f o r th e co n qu est of N e w E n gl a n d .

N a pol eo n s e ff or t to tra n sport h i s ar m y acro ss t h e

’

M otl ey ’
s H i s to r y f
o the Un i ted N ether l a n d s . Vol . II .
, p . 5 06 .
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E n gl i s h Ch a n n e l an d l a n d it in
B ritai n w a s d e ,

fea te d i n th e s a m e w a y H e s et sail i n th e e ve n
.

i n g w ith h o pe s bright a s t h e s ta r s i n th e cl ear s ky .

I n t h e n ight a s tor m s w ep t h i s fl ee t w i th s uch v i o

l e n c e th a t by m orn i n g n o t w o of h i s Ship s w e re fo u n d
togeth e r .

Th e se a r e i n cid e n ts i n th e hi story of our race ,

w hi c h i n o n e W a y o r a n o th e r h a v e b e e n ofte n r c
, ,

p e a te d s i n ce th e d a
\ y o n w hi ch t h e L “
o rd sa v e d
”
I s ra e l out of th e h a n d of th e Egyptia n s .

Charl es K i n g sl ey i n T h e R o m a n a n d th e T eu
,

to n S p e aki n g o f t h e i I n i r a t i o n s of our a n c es tor s

, g
”
w hil e th e y w e r e w a n d er e rs a m o n g t h e n ati o n s ,

sa y s : If Trafa lg a r c o ul d n o t be w o n w ithout th e
m i n d of a N e l so n a n d Wate rloo w i thout th e m i n d
,
“

o f a W e lli n gto n w a s th e r e n o o n e to l e a d th ese

,

i n n u m e rabl e ar m i es o n w ho se s ucc ess d ep e n d e d th e

future of t h e w hol e hu m a n rac e ? Di d n o on e m a r
s hall th em i n tha t i m preg n abl e c o n v e x fro n t fr o m ,

t h e Euxi n e t o th e N o r th S ea ? Di d n o o n e cau se
th ese bli n d barbari a n s w ithout m ap s or sci e n c e to
, ,

follo w t hose rul es of w a r w ithout w hich Vic tory i n a

protracte d s tr u ggl e w a s i m possibl e a n d by th e , ,

pr essure of th e Hu n s b ehi n d force o n th e ir fl a ggi n g

,

m yria d s t o a n e n te rpri se w hich th e ir s i m plici ty at

first fa n ci e d b eyo n d th e po w er Of m or tal m a n ?
B eli e v e it w h o w ill but I ca n n ot ; I m a y be told th a t
,

th ey gravi ta te d i n to th e ir p l a c e a s sto n es a n d m u d
d o B e it so ; th ey o b ey e d t h e la w s o f course a s all
.
, ,

thi n g s d o o n earth w h en th ey o b ey e d th e l a w s of
,

E x xi v
. 80
.
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wa r . Th o s e too a r e n a t u ra l l a ws e xplicabl e o n ,

m a th e m a tic a l pri n cipl es B u t w hil e I b eli ev e th a t

.

n o t a s to n e or h a n dfu l o f m u d g r a vi tat e s to i ts p lac e

.

w i thou t t h e W ill o f Go d that it w a s o r d ai n e d ag es

,

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.

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.

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.

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, ,

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.

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.

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,

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.

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,

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,

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c i v iliza tio n for th e uplifti n g of hu m a n ity T he .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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p a r t i e s w ill be Ge r m a n y a n d Fra n c e H e ad m i ts .

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.
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th e n ex t w a r T h e res u l t w ill be t h e sa m e
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.

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to I s r a el by th e ir a n c i en t p r o ph e ts .

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.

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“

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,

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, ,

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,
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.

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,

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.

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,

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I n qui s itio n to th e ir shores still li n ge r s a m o n g t he ,

p eople a n d t h e thu n d e rs of Waterloo a r e ye t r ev e r

,

b e rati n g i n th e ears of m en n o w livi n g But i n h a p p y .

A m e rica w ith th e Atl a n ti c a n d th e Pa c i fic Oc ea n s

,

for o u r sea w all s a n d w i th t h e greates t s tret c h o f

-

pro d uctiv e territory for co n ti n uou s e m pire e v e r given

to o n e rac e of m en a n d th e bravest p eopl e o n earth to
,

d efen d it w ith or w i thout a n arm y or n a v y n o n atio n

, , ,

a n d n o co m bi n atio n of n a tio n s i n t h e w hol e w orl d

w ould dare to at tack u s Nev er b e fore i n all th e .

r e cor ds of ti m e h a s th e r e b een a p eopl e so s ituated .

W e w e re p la n t ed i n thi s la n d by a ha n d m ighti e r
tha n m an s to d w ell i n a plac e o f our o w n a n d
“ ’
, ,

to m ov e n o m or e n eith e r d o th e chil d ren of ,

:

w ick e d n ess a ffli ct u s a n y m ore a s b e fo r e ti m e We .

”

a r e i n th e N e w L a n d of Pro m i s e It w a s reser v e d .

for u s u n til w e w e re rea d y to possess a n d subdu e i t

,
.

Wh en th e ap poi n ted ti m e ha d co m e ,

“
God u n co v e r ed t h e l an d
Th a t h e hi d , of ol d t i me , i n t he Wes t ,

A s th e sc u l pt o r u n co v e r s the s ta t u e

Wh en h e h as w r o u gh t h i s best .
”

Th e descriptio n s giv en by th e prop h ets of thi s n ew

l a n d of p r o m i se begi n c h i efly w i th I s ra el s e xi l e
’

fro m Pa l es ti n e Th ey a r e fa r m o re a ppl i ca bl e to
.

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A mer i ca th an to w es te rn A si a N o n a m e i s gi ven , .

fo r A m e r i ca w as n o t kn o wn to t h e a n ci en ts The .

pr o p h ets o n l y d escr i be i t, yet h o w graphi c a r e th eir

d eli n ea ti on s . Ho , to th e la n d w ith sp r e a d i n g
w i n gs, whi ch i s beyo n d t h e r i v er s o f E thi o pia
”
( A f ri ca ) . A w i d e sp r ea d l a n d A l a n d o f .

a m p l e sp ace
“
.A p lace o f r i v er s a n d str ea ms of
”
a m p l e s p a ce . Betw een tw o seas Ther e w ill .

th e L o rd S ho w h i m se l f m i ghty u n to u s, i n a p la ce o f
r i v er s a n d s tr ea m s o f a m pl e b r ea d th ; w h e r e i n n o

ca r ed gall eys sh all go , a n d a g alla n t S h ip sh a ll n o t

”
pass th e reby T .

Chas E Bu e ll o bse r ves :

. . T h e o are d g a ll ey a n d
th e ga l la n t shi p s ig n ify t r ib u te ta ki n g v ess el s T h e
,
-
.

co u n try r e fe rr e d to b v th e proph e t h as a m pl e r iv e r s ,

but th e tribu te taki n g s h i p s hav e n e v e r b ee n u pon

-

th em Thi s ca n n o t m ea n Pal esti n e fo r it h a s o n ly

.
,

th e Jor d a n a n d th e broo k K e d ro n Th ese a r e n o t o f .

am ple br ea d th fo r su ch cr a ft More ove r Pal es ti n e .

,

h as b een u n d e r t r ibute a s hav e a l l o th e r cou n tri es ,

e xc e pt o u r o w n .

H o w graphically al so i s giv en t h e p icture o f em i , ,

r a ti o n to th es e S hor e s " Who a r e th ese that fly l ik e

g
a clou d a n d lik e doves to th e ir w i n do ws ?
,
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thy ey es a n d see th ey co m e to th ee ; thy s on s a r e
,

com i n g fro m a far a n d thy d au ghte rs a r e brought ,

”
alo n g i n arm s Y ea u n to t h e e t h e i n habita n ts o f
.
,

t h e i s l es shall has te n a n d t h e s hi ps of Tars h i s h to ,

bri n g thy so n s f ro m a far th eir s i lv e r a n d th ei r go l d ,

w i th th e m i

I sa i a h ma 1 .
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.
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Th e Hou se of Jos eph a n d th e childre n of I s rae l

h i s c o m pa n i o n s k n o w ; o r to sp ea k i n o u r o w n v e r
n a c u l a r t h e A n g l o S a x o n s k n o w t h a t it w a s a n ot h e r
,
-

a n d a m i ghti e r M e ss iah w h o cho se for u s our h e rit

a g e e v e n t h e w orship of J a cob w h o m h e
, ,
,

Th e b r ea ki n g w av es d a sh e d h i gh , on a s t e m a n d r ock -
bo u n d
co a s t ,

A n d t h e w oo ds a ga i n s t a s to r m y S k y t h e i r gi a n t b r a n ch e s t o ssed ,
A n d t h e h ea v y n i gh t h u n g da r k t h e ,
h i l ls a n d w a te r s o e r ,
’

Wh en a ba n d of e xi l es m oo r e d t h e i r ba r k on t h e w i l d N ew E n
la n d sh o r e .

N ot as th e co n q u e r o r co m es , t h ey , th et r u e h ea d -
e d ,
ca m e

N o t w i th t h e r ol l o f s ti r r i n g dr u ms, an d t h e t r u m pe t t h a t s i n gs

Of fa me ;
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i n g co m e , i n s i l e n ce a n d i n f e a r ,
y
T h e s h oo k t h e d e pth s o f t h e d e se r t s gl oo m w i th t h e i r h ym n s
’
of

y
l o f t ch e e r .

A m i d st th e s to r m th e y sa n g, a n d th e st a r s h ea r d , an d th e s e a.

A n d th e so u n di n g a i sl es o f t h e d i m w oo ds rang to t h e an th e m s of

t h e fr ee
Th e o cea n e a gl e so a r e d f rom h i s n es t by t h e w h i t e w a v e ’
s fo am ,
A n d t he r oc ki n g p i n es of t h e f o r es t r oa r e d — t h i s w as t h e i r w e l co m e

home

A y, ca l l i t h ol yg r ou n d ,
th e so i l w h e r e fi r st t h e y t r o d

Th e y h a v e l e f t u n s ta i n e d w h a t h e e t h ey fo u n d
t r — f r e e do m t o w o r
”
sh i p Go d T

I sa iah Sh o ws th a t th e p e rfe c te d gov e rn m en t of

I s ra e l w ill be th e C o mm o n w ea l th a n d T h e ocra cy
r estore d I w i l l r esto re thy jud ges a s a t th e first
.
,

a n d thy co u n se l l o r s a s at t h e b e gi n n i n g Z i o n shall .

be r e d e e m e d through j u s t ic e a n d h er co n v erts
”
th r o u gh ri gh teo u s n ess 1 .

Ps xl mi 4 1 F el i ci a D or o thea H ema n s 1 I i h i 26
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. . . sa a .
 Zio n a n d J e ru sal e m th e c a pi tal a n d c en te r
“
,

of w orshi p fo r th e o n c e u n ite d H e bre w tri bes a r e ,

o fte n em ploy e d a s po etical d es ign atio n s of t h e p e o

p l e th e m s e lv e s Th e y s ig n ify
. t h e co n gr eg a tio n of
”
I s ra el o r th e H ebre w n a tio n
,
This i s th e se n se .

i n w hich I sai a h ofte n u ses th ese t e r m s Thi s i s th e .

”
m e a n i n g o f Zio n i n th e v e rse j u st quoted .

T h e r estoratio n o f th e Co m m o n w e alth i s foretol d

by J e re m iah i n la n guage equally d e fi n i te The ir .

n obl es that i s th e i r l e ad e r s or s e n ator s

( ) S ha l l b e of ,

th em se lv es a n d th e ir go v e r n ors sh a ll p roce e d fro m

,

th e m i d st of th em *
Ho sea d es crib es th e ga th e ri n g
.

toge th e r o f th e p eopl e at th e poll s for th e ch o ic e of

t h e ir chi e f e x e cutiv e a s w e s e e it at our qu a r ter n i a l
,

e l e ctio n s of pr es id e n t Th e n s h a ll th e c h il d ren
.
“

o f J u d a h a n d t h e chil d r e n of I s r a e l b e g a th e r e d

tog eth er a n d co m e u p out of th e la n d a n d a pp oi n t

, ,

themsel ves o n e hea d for g r e a t s h a ll be th e d a y of

,
”
J e zr e e l T
.

D a n i e l al s o afte r d es cri bi n g four ki n gdo m s or

, ,

e m pir e s pr e dic ts that t h e la s t S h a ll b e s u cc ee d e d by

,

a ki n gdo m or d o m i n i o n w hich th e Go d of h eav e n

, ,

s h a ll s e t u w hich s h a ll t o t r n ity n t b
p , e e o e

d estroy e d a n d i ts r u l e shall n o t be tr a n sfe rr e d to

,

oth e r p e opl e ; bu t i t w ill g r i n d u p a n d m a k e a n e n d

o f a l l th es e ki n gdo m s ; w hil e it w i ll i ts e l f e n d ur e

fo r ev er I Thi s w ill b e th e e v en tual a n d u n ive rsal

.

g o v e rn m en t of m an ki n d r epu blica n i n form w ith , ,

Jehov a h fo r i ts o n ly a n d tru e ki n g .

‘ Vith th e re stor a tio n o f t h e I s ra e liti s h n atio n a n d ,

Jer m
.
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of th e Co m m o n w ea l th an d
Th e oc racy u n d er n o the
ki n g b u t t h e M essi ah a n ew er a w ill d a w n up o n th e
,

w h o l e W o rld .T h e typ e o f o u r gov e rn m e n t civiliza ,

t io n a n d r e ligio n w ill be pu t u p o n a r e n ew e d e a r th ,
”
w h e re i n d we ll e th r i ghte ou sn ess A ll ki n gs w ill .

resign th e ir cro w n s to h i m w hose righ t i t i s to r eig n .

Th e chil d r en o f J o seph w ill r e turn to th e ir o wn

bord e r a n d p la n t vi n ey a rd s up o n th e m ou n tai n s of
Sa m a ria *
. Thi s re tur n a ccord i n g to p roph ecy , ,

w ill be n o t t o tal bu t by re pr ese n tatio n

,
I w ill .

t a k e yo u o n e o f a ci ty a n d t w o of a fa m ily a n d I ,
”
w ill b r i n g yo u to Zio n .

M a n y p e opl e sh a ll go a n d s a y Co m e yo a n d l e t ,

u s go u t o t h e m o u n tai n of t h e Lo r d t o t h e hou se
p ,

of th e Go d of J a co b that h e m a y tea ch u s h i s w a y s
,

a n d w e m a y w a lk i n h i s p a th s A n d h e w i ll j u dg e .

a m o n g th e n a ti o n s a n d d e cid e fo r m a n y p eopl e a n d
th ey sha l l b ea t t h e i r sw o rd s i n to plo w shares a n d ,

th e ir sp e a rs i n to pru n i n g kn iv e s : n a ti o n s sh a ll n o t
lift u p s w or d aga i n s t n a ti o n a n d th e y shall n o t ,
”
l ea r n w a r a n y m or e i .
‘

T h en th e re w ill be Divi n e light upo n e arth l a w ,

Divi n e ] y e n fo r ce d prop e rty Di v i n e l y di stribut ed

, ,

s oci e ty Divi n e l y r egul a t e d phys ic a l l i fe Divi n e ly,

re n ovated a n d e v i l i n e v e ry form D ivi n e ly

repr esse d I .

A n d I h e a r d a v 0 1ce o u t of h e av en s ayi n g ,

B eh o l d th e tab e r n a c l e Of Go d i s w ith m e n a n d h e ,

w i l l d w e ll w i th t h e m a n d t h ey s h a ll b e h i s p e o pl e
, ,

J er em i a h i i i ; 1 4
.
1
“
I sa i a h i i ; 3 , 4,
5 .
1 Cha r l es E B u el l
. .
 E TH N I C T R A I TS .

—
R a c i a l A fli n i ty Ph ysi ogn o m y Je w a n d Sa xon
— A n Objec -

— —
t i o n M e t T w o H e br e w N a t i o n s Gla ds to n e o n I s rae l ”

— Ch r i st ’ s R ecogn i ti o n of two H ebr e w N a ti o n s —Ch an ged

f
Appea ra n ce o th e Je w — I t s Ca use an d C ur e . 23

CH A PT E R I V .

E T H N I C T R A I TS CON T I N U E D .

M o n o t h ei s m a Se m i t i c T r a i t — M a x M ul l er on the Sa me

CH A P TE R V .

E TH N I C R E S E M B LA N CE S .

Geo r ge E l i o t, Dea n Sta n l e y ,

D i s r ae l i an d D Au b i gn e
’
on th e
Sa me . 30

CH A P TE R VI .

R A CI A L A F F I N I TY .

In — —
I n st i t u t i on s M a n n e r s Cu s t om s L a w s— Ci rcu i t Co u r ts
— M i li ta r y Sci en ce as T r a ce d by Ca r r i n gton , U S A . . . 34

CH A P TE R VI I .

A F F I N I TY IN TH E S PI R I T OF TH E PE OPL E .

—
l u t i sm Th e Or i gi n a l Co m m on w ea l th o f I sr ae l a R e pu b
li c— W h at Gl a d s to n e , D i sr a e li , De T ocq ue v i l l e, Vi ctor
H u go an d M att h e w Ar n o l d sa y o n th e Su bject . 37

CH A PTE R VI I I .

E TH N I C E VI D E N CE IN N A ME S .

Th e Pu r i tan s an d N a m es N ew E n gl an d To w n s —H ebrew
of

m
N a es o f Pl ace s a n d P e r so n s — Th e T r i be f
o Da n — E a r li est
 CH A P TE R I X .

TR I BA L N A MES .

P A GE
y
Da n , B a n o i , Da n ae— T h e Cym r , K h u mr i a n d Gi mi r i I d en t i
cal — R a w l i n so n s T es t mo y Ass yr i o l ogy
’
i n — N ew T r ea

CH A P TE R X .

SA XON S .

Th e Sa ca e , Sa xo n es an d S a xo n s I d e n ti ca l — I d e n t ifi ed w i t h
t h e Gi m i r i — S acae a Pa t r o n y m i c— D e r i v ed f ro m I saac
T raced t o B ash an — Co n cl u s i o n of E t hn i c E v i de n ce .

PAR T I I I .

CH A P TE R I .

P H I L OL OG I C A L PR OOF .

A fli n t y o L a g age S g
i f n u a i n o f K i n s h i p — N o t Co n cl u si v e P ro of
— S o m et i mes I n d i ca t i v e o f Co n ta ct On l — H e br e w an d y
A n gl o S axo n
- —
S peach D r . R ad osi — H o w t h e E n gl i sh L an
u
g ga e w as F o r med — Va r i a t i o n s of S pe ech A mo n g th e
Tr i be s A cco u n t ed F o r — W e l sh , Scotch , an d I r i s h — Or i gi n
Of t h e Sa m e B aal ”
i n I r i sh N am es . 53

CH A PT E R I I .

WOR DS .

E n gl i sh an d —
H eb r e w Use o f i n T r aci n g An cest r y — E u i va
q
l en t W o rd s i n H eb r e w an d E g s
n l i h — I den t i t y Of I d ea s

y —
H e b r e w R ea d i l T ra n sl a te d i n to E n gl i sh T yn d a l s T est i
’

m on — Ca u se o f E n gli sh Att ach m en t t o t h e Scr i pt u r es

y .

CH A PT E R I I I .

I D I OM A T I C STR U CT UR E .

A Cr u ci a l T est — Th e Pa te r n i t y of t h e E ngl i sh L an gua ge

I l l us t ra t i on f ro m I s . 5 4, i n v er se . 62

CH A PT E R I V .

T H E U N I VE R S A L L A N G UA G E .

P r ed i cti on of t h e Sa me— Ra pi d Pr ogr ess E n gl i sh S peech of

F a ct s S tat ed by D r . Ada m s an d P r o f M a rch — Sa xon th e .

Li o n — T est i mo n y o f Pr o f Gr i m m . . 66

( V o
)
 PA R T I V .

CH A P TE R I .

H I ST OR I C A L P R OOF .

PA GE
I sr ael ’
s Sa xo n H i s to r y— T r aced t o M e d i a— S a r go n ’
s Pol i c y
T ra n s pl a n ta t i o n o f Peo p es
l — R a w l i n so n on t h e S a m e— A
N e w Peo pl e a ppea r i n M ed i a — K n o w n to t h e As i a t i cs as

Sacae , to t h e G r ee k s —A n ces to r s
as Sc yt h i a n s Of th e
—
B r i i sh M ed i a t h e Ga te w a
t y t o E u r o pe— M i gr ati o n s of

t h e T r i bes .

CH A PT E R I I .

TR I B A L N A M ES — OL D AND N EW .

Al l u si o n s o f Gr ee k W r i te r s — M o n o t h e i sm a mo n g the Di s
p er s e d T r i bes— Z a l m o xes and M o ses — M oe s i a and t he
M osesi t es — I srae l i t i s h Cu st o m s A mo n g t h e Sc t h i a n s y
E u r o pe U n k n o w n t o t h e Gr ee ks —T es t i mo n y of H er o d
o tus — E ar l i est M i gra t i o n s 72

CH A P TE R I I I .

N E W T E S T A M E N T E VI D E N C E .

Th e Di spe r si o n Th e L o s t S h e e p o f t h e H o u se Of I sr a el
R epr ese n ta t i v es f r o m all N at i on s at Pe n t eco st — E a r l y
Sce n e s of y
t h e Sc t h i a n s— Ga i n a F oo t h o l d i n E u r o pe
S ha r o n T urn er ’
s T es t i m o n y . 77

C H A P TE R I V .

M I G R A T I ON S .

Two R o u tes f ro m Eg ypt to B r i ta i n — Th e Ov e r l a n d R o u te

t h r o u gh P a l es t i n e an d M ed i a — T u r n er on t h e S u bj e ct
Pl a n te d by S a r go n at t h e Op e n Ga te — A N o m a d i c R ace
— H i dd en i n E u r o pe a n W i l da — W es t w a r d M i gr a t i o n s
B r i ta i n th e App o i n t ed R e n d ezv o u x— R eu n i o n of th e
T e n T r i bes— R es t o r a t i o n 80

C H A P TE R V .

B Y SE A .

M i gr a t i o n s by L a n d an d S ea n ot in E q u al Pr o po r t i o n s— W hy
— E ar l yN av ig a ti on — T a r sh i sh t h e A n ci e n t N ame of Eng
l a n d— T h e T i n T r a d e— S ea fa r i n g M e n of I s rae l — Jo ppa a

Sea p or t of Da n — Th e E a r l yS et t l e r s o f I r el a n d . 87

( VI
 CH A P TE R I V .

S C A TT E R E D AND GA T H E R E D .

PA GE
Je h o v a h an d I srael — Th e D i s pe r si o n — Th e Ga t h e r i n g an d th e
R esto r a t i o n — Pm ph ecy Co n fi r m e d .

CH A P TE R V
I sR A E L ’
s PR E E M I N E N C E .

Abo v e al l N a t i o n s — Th e P r ese n t Po pu l a t i o n of the Wo rl d

Th e A n gl o - —
Sa xo n a t t h e T op C o n cl u s i v e T est i mo n y of
F oes an d F r i en d s .

PA R T VI I .

C H A PTE R I .

T H E JE W I S H P ROB L E M .

A n t i S emi ti c
-
Agi ta t i o n I ts Ca u se— I ts P r esen t
— S g
t a e — Vi ew
Of B ar o n H i r sch — Ca pa ci t y of th e —
Je w Geo r ge E l i o t s
’

Opi n i o n — Ge r m a n H o st i l i t y— M r S p u r ge o n . on t h e R us
si a n P e r secu t i o n — N u m be r of t h e Je ws an d t h ei r Di s
t r i b u t i on — Wh e r e ca n t h ey GO — R oom fo r t h em a mo n g

th e An gl o Sa xo n s
-
.

CH A P TE R I I .

S OL U T I ON OF TH E J E W I S H P R OB L E M .

J e w i sh Ch a r act e r i st i cs — A n A n ci e n t Peo pl e —Pat r o n s of L et

ter s — At —
Ou r Ga te A n gl O Sa xo n F r i e n d sh i p T es t i m o n i es
- —

o f B l ai n e an d H a r r i so n — Je w i sh R e c i p roca t i o n — Ca u se
P r eju d i ec — I t s R e m o v a l — P l a n s f o r So l v i n g t h e P r o bl e m
Co l o n i za t i o n Sch e m e — A ssi m i la t i o n — Th e T r u e So l u t i o n
— C i t i ze n sh i p w i t h t h e n l
A g o S a xo n s R e u n i o n Of a L o n g
- —

D i v i d ed R ac h
c R e stO Ta t i o n of th e I s r ae l i t i sh N ati on
P r edi ct i o n s Co ncer n i n g i t— Th e Jo f ul H o me B r i n gi n g
y . 1 44
 C ON T E N T S

OF S U P P L E M E N T .

PR OL OGUE .

P A GE
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of A . M . C la pp — Pr ess N o t i ces — R e l i g i o u s an d Secu l a r
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CH A PTE R I I .

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a es po r n e o e o a o n s o o n

p l e — S r i a y
n s C a r r i e d t o K i r — R e g i o n s Co n u e r e d b q y
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ty T h ei r N ew y
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M a r ti a l S pi r i t B el i e v e d i n I mmo r ta l i t — Grad
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Th e F ou r N o r t h e rn —
T r i bes Th e i r Ca pt i v i t
I t s Se v e r i t y — y
I ts L o ca l i t — y y
T o bi t s T es t i m o n — Sca t te r ed i n Obsc u r i ty
’

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v o r ed — Th e Peacea bl e T r i bes — Th e i r M i gra t i ons — I d en t i
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CH A P TER I V .

Th e L a st I ns ta l men t of t h e E xi l es — Th e F al l of Sa m ar ia — A
N ew L oca ti o n —
N a med Th e Ci t i es o f th e —
M od es T h e
Saca e an d M assa ge tae —Ch r o n o l o g y of t h e Ca pti v i t y
Sa gr o n — Th e G e n t i l es Jo m p h u-
s
’
s T es ti m o n — T h e Sa g y
r os M o u n ta i n s — Th e I saaci t es — Th e Sa xo n s .

CH A PTE R V .

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a n d t h e A ss r i an s— Se n n ach e r i b s
’
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Desc r i be d — S e n n ach e r i b
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l l l i u g
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r i to r y o f Ju da h Add ed to As s y ri a— M a n asse h
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t i v i ty an d — —
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w — i t u r n — Th e
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CH A P TE R VI .

Th e F a l l of N i n e v eh an d y
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t i v i t y B u t n o t o f t h e E xi e
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’

pose — Th e i r M i g r a t i o n s — Ja m es B r ce y
t h e M i g ra ti on s on

of M e n — Th e T i m e O f t h e se M i g ra t i o n s — Th e a r s o f W
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kn o w n t o t h e —
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b i u s , a n d T aci t u s D e
w l t A l on e — A P u r e R a ce — Saxon
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An I n te r po l a te d Ch a pt e r — I s r a e l D i v i n el y P te cted
ro — Ex
a m p l es in T hei r H i s to r y — T h e S pa n i s h
Pos t B i bli ca l
-

A r ma da T he F r en ch A r m a me nt —N a po l eo n s A t te m pt to
— ’

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r h n — u o ta t i o n Q
f ro m C h a r l es
K i n gsl e y— Th e I n v i si bl e Ca pta i n — A n o th e r Q u o ta t i o n

y
f r o m K i n gs l e — Th e R a ce Q u es t i o n — I t s So l u t io n .

CH A PTE R X I .

Th e E xi l e t h e S ta r t i n g Po i n t— I sa i a h Pr o ph esi e s of I s r a el
I n G l oo m an d i n Gl o r y — I s r ae l
’
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s

M o se s — Th e S ch i s m— Th e D i sc i pl i n e — Sa xo n T e n aci t y
B o y— T h e E n gl i s h A r m — Th e Sa xo n
B r i t i s h S c h oo l y
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— Q
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— Res to r a t i o n l
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T h eoc r ac y — Gl a d st o n e on R ega l Go v e r n m en t — T h e K i n g
dom of t h e L o r d— T h e N e w L a n d of P ro m i se— A m e r i ca
—De sc r i be d
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