The Theory of British Israelism

ARE "ISRAEL" AND "JEW" ALWAYS DIFFERENT?

Armstrong taught that "Israel" and "Jew" were two separate nations.  "Jew" always meant "The House of Judah", and "Israel" meant "the lost ten tribes".  2 Kings 17:18-23 is a favorite passage of British-Israelism devotees, so let's consider it.

"So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them from His sight; none was left except the tribe of Judah.  Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced.

And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until He had cast them out of His sight.  When He had torn Israel from the house of David, they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king.

Then Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the LORD, and made them commit a great sin.  And the the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them, until the LORD removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets.  So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day".

Notice the last phrase of this scripture.  Israel went as far as Assyria until this day!  They relocated, but not far away, certainly not across oceans!  Certainly not scattered far afield!