House of Judah is not the house of Israel

There are many growing apostasies in most churches these days. As with all man made errors that are taught in most churches, most are unwilling to hear the truth, especially when you can prove it to them and it's right in front of their faces. Most churches teach that the Jews (House of Judah) are Israel and this is not the truth by any measure.

Who says the Jews are not Israel? Most may ask. The answer is, the Jews say that they are not Israel. Consider the following quotes that are made by Jews themselves. This is only a few of the many examples that exist. I did not make these up.

"Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to call a contemporary Jew an 'Israelite' or a 'Hebrew'" (The Jewish Almanac, 1980, p.3).

"...the ten tribes have disappeared, they must exist under a different name" (Jewish Encyclopedia (1905), Vol. 21, P. 249).

"The ten tribes are certainly in existence. All that has to be done is to discover which people represent them" (The Jewish Chronicle, May 2, 1879).

A quick history lesson: After the death of King Solomon, Rehoboam the son of Solomon became king of Israel. It was then that the people of the northern 10 tribes approached him and wanted the taxes reduced that Solomon imposed on them. Rehoboam answered by increasing the taxes instead of decreasing. Then the 10 tribes of the North, and the 2 of the south broke away from each other and made their own countries called "The House of Israel" and "The House of Judah." They came very close to having a Civil War. The Northern house had a new leader who was called Jeroboam. He came from Egypt from which he was in exile, as he unsuccessfully attempted a military coup against Jerusalem a few years earlier. The tribe of Benjamin went with the tribe of Judah. The tribe of Benjamin was from Nazareth in the North and was located between the Sea of Galilee and Mt. Carmel.

The point of the house of Judah and the house of Israel being separate can be brought to a pinnacle when searching the scriptures. The Bible show that Judah and Israel were at war with each other at certain times. The first time the word "Jew" shows up in the Bible is in 2 Kings 16:6. Make sure you put it in context by reading 2 Kings 16:1-7. The wars between the two nations were great and often. It is reported that the wall separating the nations were 30 feet think in some places as stated in the book "The Bible As History." Even if one believes that somehow Judah is Israel, you would have to see that the house of Judah was only part of Israel and only one tribe within the twelve and do not encompass all of Israel.

I want to add this video from Youtube of Arnold Murray explaining the differences. I do not know much about him but feel in this video he does explain the differences between the two well.

Map of Judah and Israel prior to 721 B.C.