Yes you are right about the Kingdom of Judah. Actually it was 9 1/2 Tribes (not 10 Tribes), as it was the Tribe of Benjamin that was divided, and not the Tribe of Levi (who at the time was not a Tribe, as Dan was still numbered among the 12 Tribes). And yes, all of Yesrael was blinded in part because of their unwillingness to live the Gospel. However, without that blindness, the Gentiles would not have been offered the Gospel and gathered with the chosen. This has allowed all the Children of Yah the opportunity to be numbered among the Elect. Joseph Smith's Dispensation was a Dispensation unto the Gentiles (as per the BofM).abijah wrote: ↑February 7th, 2018, 9:53 pm I still have to disagree. Yes the Jews were those who rejected the Messiah. But remember that the only reason they were there as a people in the first place is because they were the most righteous of the tribes - all the others were already broken and scattered completely, due to horrific wickedness, the tribes of Joseph every bit as any. Historically Judah has a significantly better track record, the southern kingdom (judah, benjamin and some levi) generally more righteous and having better kings. Unlike the other ten, they were blessed to return from their captivity by the hand of cyrus, and retain their identity as a distinct people.
The reconciliation of joseph and judah is mich more broad than i before stated anyway. the tribes will unite under one banner again. the davidic servant himself is a symbol of this, having both judaic and ephraimite lineages. christ also, who had a considerable amount of ephraim.
Apart from Joseph Smith's writings, we would have no scriptures, save for the Jews!