The Jewish Messiah

[rosends]

Hi searchinmyroots, just stopped in to say "hi".

"3. In-gathering of the Jewish exiles to the Promised Land (e.g., Isaiah 11:12)"

The final redemption seems to be in Ezekiel 39:28.

Do you think this includes all 12 tribes? Or are there really only 2 left?

I believe that the ingathering of exiles will reveal the identities of all who are Jewish, as descended from all 12 tribes. Additionally, the current Jewish people, descended from the Nation of Judah, include members of at least 3 tribes (Judah, Benjamin, Levi) and probably more, as when the Kingdom of Israel was exiled, stragglers escaped into Judah from those 10 tribes.

I don't know how you deal with these things, whether they are very private. If you don't mind me asking, who are you descended from (Jewish members, of course) and what does that mean to you? Inheritance is passed down through the fathers, right?

I know that through my father's mother's father, I can trace back to the tribe of Judah, and that, as far as I know, I am of the common caste.

In Judaism, though religious status goes through the mother, tribal inheritance (that is, ownership of land in Israel) goes through the father. I don't live in Israel so the rule that determines inheritance for me is limited to my not being a first born son. In terms of practical application, as my father was neither a priest (cohen) or a levite, my communal/ritual status is as a common person.