No — the Jews today are not only from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin; they are the whole house of Israel, with every tribe represented.
Les Feldick bases this on Ezekiel 37:11, where the dry bones are called 'the whole house of Israel.' He also points to Peter's Pentecost address to 'all the house of Israel' and insists that phrase means all twelve tribes, not just two.
Ezekiel 37:11 — This verse directly identifies the restored nation as the whole house of Israel, answering the claim that Jews are only Judah and Benjamin.
Ezekiel 37:11 states plainly, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.' The dry bones vision is not about two tribes or a fraction of the nation; God identifies the bones as the entire house of Israel. Acts 2:36 uses the same broad language, as Peter tells 'all the house of Israel' to know that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. These two passages show that Scripture itself speaks of Israel as a whole people, not merely as descendants of Judah and Benjamin.
Les Feldick rejects the common idea of 'the ten lost tribes.' He says that when Ezekiel's vision states the bones are 'the whole house of Israel,' it is not minus the ten lost tribes — every tribe is going to be represented in the return. He applies the same reasoning to Acts 2:36, asking, 'Is that two tribes? Huh? No, that's all of them.' Les acknowledges that parts of some tribes may have disappeared into the woodwork and that some became the Samaritans of Jesus' day, but he insists they were not lost. He teaches that all Israel went to the Babylonian captivity and all Israel was represented in those who came back, so that by Christ's earthly ministry Jews from every tribe were living in Israel. The fact that a Jew today cannot name his tribe does not change anything, because, as Les says, 'I know someone who knows. God does.' Les sees the modern return of Jews to Israel as the beginning of the dry bones fulfillment, but the breath has not yet been breathed into them — they are still spiritually dead.
Ezekiel tells us what the vision means: 'these bones are the whole house of Israel' (Ezekiel 37:11). Les builds his answer on that phrase: 'Not minus the ten lost tribes like a lot of people like to think, but every tribe is going to be represented in their return.' Peter uses the same language in Acts 2:36, and Les comments, 'When he says, all the house of Israel, he means all the house of Israel.' The whole house, then, is not two tribes but all of them.
Les answers this directly: 'there's no such thing as ten lost tribes.' He explains that portions of the ten tribes may have disappeared into the woodwork and that some of them 'came back and set up worship at Samaria,' becoming the half-breed Samaritans of Jesus' day. By the Babylonian captivity, all of Israel — not just two tribes — was represented, and all of Israel was represented in those who returned. By the time of Christ's earthly ministry, Les says, Jews from every one of the tribes were living in Israel.
Les connects the modern return of Jewish people to Israel with the dry bones vision. 'These bones are the whole house of Israel,' and they are coming home — he points to the post-World War II struggle, the kibbutz communities, and the 1948 war that established the nation. But the vision is not yet complete: 'as yet the breath hasn't been breathed into them, they're still spiritually dead.' The bones have come together and are coming back by the thousands, but the spiritual breath of the vision is still future.
Modern Return of Jews to Israel
Les describes the post-Holocaust return of Jews to Israel, including the British opposition, the kibbutz movement, and the 1948 victory, as part of the dry bones prophecy being lived out in modern history.
The Whole House of Israel in Ezekiel's Vision
Les emphasizes that Ezekiel's vision includes every tribe: 'Not minus the ten lost tribes... every tribe is going to be represented in their return.'
Peter's All the House of Israel
Les asks whether Acts 2:36 refers to two tribes and answers no — it means all of them, so the ten tribes are not lost.
God Knows Every Jew's Tribe
Les says Jews today may not know their own tribe after nearly 2,700 years of dispersion, but God does — they are still Jew and every tribe is represented.
Dry Bones Are the Whole House
Les takes Ezekiel 37:11 literally in the vision: the bones are the whole house of Israel, and the modern return shows the nation coming back to life.
No Ten Lost Tribes
Les teaches there is no such thing as ten lost tribes; all of Israel went to Babylonian captivity and was represented in the return, and by Christ's day Jews from every tribe lived in Israel.
The Vision Is a Picture of Israel
Les explains that Ezekiel's dry bones are simply a picture of the house of Israel, dispersed among the nations, and that God has not forgotten the children of Israel.
Breath Not Yet Breathed
Les compares the current return to the bones coming together but notes the breath has not yet been breathed into them — Israel is back in the land but still spiritually dead.
Ezekiel 37:11: Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
This is the key verse that identifies the dry bones as the entire nation of Israel, not merely the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Acts 2:36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Peter addresses the whole Jewish people as 'all the house of Israel,' a phrase Les uses to show the Jewish people include all twelve tribes.
No, according to Les Feldick, today's Jews are the whole house of Israel. Ezekiel 37:11 calls the dry bones 'the whole house of Israel,' and Les says every tribe is represented, even if individual Jews cannot name their tribe.
Les says they were never lost. Parts may have disappeared into the woodwork, but they were already back in Judah for the Babylonian captivity and were represented in the return. By Christ's day, Jews from every tribe lived in Israel.
Les teaches that the modern return is like the bones coming together in Ezekiel's vision, but breath has not yet been breathed into them. The nation is back in the land but remains spiritually dead until God completes the prophecy.
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