I didn't know either of us was being "coy" and I don't believe either of us said it was mysterious. I personally wonder why more don't know about it or why it isn't taught but that's just me.
Tell us why anyone should care about the 'missing' tribes.
Why should you care about anything God tells us about? Because He wants us to know!!!
Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, 'Ye are not My people,' there it shall be said unto them, 'Ye are the sons of the living God.'
11.Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Who are those "sons of the living God" and where are they now? Are we part of that, is that why we feel such a closeness to our Jewish brothers, is that why we take Israel's side?
Those are some of the reasons I think we should care about the missing tribes.
The tribes are not 'missing', God knows exactly what tribe each Jew belongs to.
Now, Paul was of the tribe of Benajamin, thus, associated with the Southern tribe of Judah, yet calls himself an Israelite (Rom.11:1).
James writes to the 12 tribes that are dispersed.
Jews can be of any tribe today, not just Judah and Benajamin, it is an common term now for the entire race.
So being pro-Jewish means you are pro-Israelite-all 12 tribes.
It isn't taught, because it is irrelevant at best and heretical at worse (e.g.the missing tribes are the British)
The word 'Jew' originally meant only the Southern tribes, but has expanded to mean all tribes.
The tribes are not lost, they are concealed among the Jews and God will reveal what each tribe each 'Jew' belongs to during the Tribulation and Millennial reign.