THE ASSYRIAN TABLETSevidence, we form a belief. It's our beliefs, that found our actions. Beliefs are what we act on.The Christain walk depends on a strong belief in God's reality. Christians say that the Bible is God tellingthem about Himself; what He wants, things He's said <strong>and</strong> done, things He's said will happen. But unlessthe Bible can be somehow verified, it's no more than any other book <strong>of</strong> stories. And being such, thethings that can't be verified, like heaven, God's constant Presense, <strong>and</strong> His provision, can hold nointerest.Our task, then, is to find as much verifiable evidence as possible, to help us act on those UN verifiableconcepts. And we can't verifiy the Bible with itself, can we? Just because the same event is prophesied intwo different places doesn't make it true. Objective evidence is always best. When we're sure we couldn'thave made up something, we have more confidence in it.Of course, the best places to check prophecy are history <strong>and</strong> archeology. On another page you find theBehistun Rock; a wonderful tie to the Lost Tribes. More than a century before Darius the Greatcommisioned Behistun rock, however, the Assyrians were watching their borders. Their enemies theUrartians <strong>and</strong> the Medes may start gathering an army. The Assyrians wanted to know everthing that wasgoing on with their foes. The border guards, <strong>and</strong> spies, would send back to the King, reports on themovements <strong>and</strong> activities occuring in the neighboring countries.A good king always keeps a library <strong>of</strong> books <strong>and</strong> letters, etc. In 1847, Sir Henry Layard, uncovered theAssyrian capitol city <strong>of</strong> Ninevah. The Royal Palace contained over 23,000 clay tablets with everythingfrom business deals to spy reports from the borders. It is these letters that become the transition point inprophecy fulfillment. Like Behistun Rock, these reports reveal the names used by the Assyrians for thedifferent groups <strong>of</strong> Israelites they had placed as a buffer state between them <strong>and</strong> their enemies. Withthese names in h<strong>and</strong> we can trace these people <strong>and</strong> check the prophecies about them.The "Royal Letters" are dated about 707 BC, only fourteen years after the fall <strong>of</strong> Samaria, the capitol city<strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Israel. Maps showing the deportation <strong>and</strong> subsequent migrations <strong>of</strong> the Lost Tribeswill show you the geographical locations.Letters number 1079 <strong>and</strong> 197 were written by Sennacherib to his father, King Sargon. Letter 1079 tells <strong>of</strong>a resounding defeat <strong>of</strong> the army <strong>of</strong> the Urartians. The troops were slain, <strong>and</strong> were fleeing. In the followupreport <strong>of</strong> Letter 197 we find that this all happend in the l<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Gamir. We still have one more step to gobefore we confirm that the Isrelites are the ones who live in that l<strong>and</strong>.In letter 112 it's reported that a people "went forth" from the midst <strong>of</strong> the Mannai, <strong>and</strong> into the "l<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>Urartu." Another Letter clearly separates the Urartians, the Mannai <strong>and</strong> the Gamera or Ga-me-ra-a-a asdistinct from each other. The people named in Letter 112 are those Gamerraan; Cimmerians, in English.In captivity, the Israelites were renamed Gimira <strong>and</strong> Gamera <strong>and</strong> finally Cimmerians.But these aren't ALL, just a smaller part <strong>of</strong> the total number <strong>of</strong> Israelites that were deported by theAssyrians. There were many thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> others placed farther east. As the Persian writings on BehistunRock show, these people were called by a different name. Among the prayer texts <strong>of</strong> Esarhaddon to thehttp://asis.com/~stag/tablets.html (2 <strong>of</strong> 4) [05/07/2002 2:20:19 PM]
THE ASSYRIAN TABLETSsun-god Shamash are several that name a people never heard <strong>of</strong> before in history, the "Iskuza" whoevidently lived among the Mannai.The name Iskuza can be easily deduced from the name "Isaac." The Israelites referred to themselves asHouse <strong>of</strong> Isaac before their exile - Amos 7:9,16. This name Isaac is the foundation for the nameScythian. Unlike the Assyrians, who gave the Israelites a name based back in the name <strong>of</strong> the IsraeliteKing Omri, the Persians used the Israelites own name. History shows that the Iskuza were called"Shuthae" by the Greeks, <strong>and</strong> "Sacae" [also Saka <strong>and</strong> Sakka] by the Persians. Herodotus says that thePersians called the Sacae "Scythians." The Word Scythian only means nomad or w<strong>and</strong>erer, or one wholives in "booths." The word booth in Hebrew is Succoth, or scooth. The connections are obvious.So, in the Assyrian tablets we are confronted with yet more Hard Evidence that the Israelites are not lostto history. Their names were changed. Why some <strong>of</strong> those folks have been traced to Japan! ! One <strong>of</strong> themost common Japanese names is Sakai. And their warriors have a name, Samurai, that is so close to thename <strong>of</strong> the Israelite capitol, Samaria, that the connection between Israel <strong>and</strong> Japan is virtually cemented.In fact, the prophecy in Deuteronomy 33:17 that Israel would "push the people to the ends <strong>of</strong> the earth,"is fulfilled. When one makes the connection between the Israelites <strong>and</strong> the Phoenicians, <strong>and</strong>, theIsraelites <strong>and</strong> the Celts/Scythians, it's blantantly evident that the Isralites were the explorers/colonizers <strong>of</strong>all history. Those guys went everywhere. But that's another twenty subjects.Here we zero in on the "transitional" names <strong>of</strong> the Israeites, allowing us to pick up their history, <strong>and</strong>thereby, reveal tens <strong>of</strong> prophecies which God has fulfilled. What better demonstration <strong>of</strong> God'seffectiveness, than wielding some 3500 years <strong>of</strong> history!Why, it's enough to make someone act in trust <strong>of</strong> God's Word. Faithe. What an unshakable foundationfrom which to deal with doubt <strong>and</strong> adversity. I've looked up <strong>and</strong> asked, "Are You really there God?"Then He helps me remember the Lost Tribes <strong>and</strong> His faithfullness to them. I'm tellin' ya, God is NumberOne.:-)I thought you'd like to see an image <strong>of</strong> tablet 112 talked about above. But before you look at it, I have togive a lot <strong>of</strong> credit for help with this page.E. Raymond Capt is one <strong>of</strong> my "heroes." He has done wonderful work on many subjects. And Irecommend that you visit his website. His book, "Missing Links Discovered in Assyrian Tablets," is atreasure store <strong>of</strong> Lost Tribes information, containing history, archeology, heraldry, <strong>and</strong> etimology. Mr.Capt is a scholar <strong>and</strong> documents well. He has given his life to disseminating God-confirming evidencefrom various disciplines. He is widely travelled <strong>and</strong> is himself a trained archeologist. Thank you,Raymond.http://asis.com/~stag/tablets.html (3 <strong>of</strong> 4) [05/07/2002 2:20:19 PM]