First considered is the straight foreward question of 'Why Would God Hide the Messiah in Two?' To this consideration there are two perspectives of its own. The first is the 'false' perspective that God did and would have 'hiden' the Messiah intentional from a 'righteous Israel'. And the second perspective is that only through the spirit can man understand the things of God, as simple as they may be.

When revealed by the Spirit to the mind and soul of man, the 'mysteries' of God become but simple to understand concepts of reason. God did not hide the knowledge of the dual ancestry of the Messiah from man. Man by their own disbelief and wickedness hide him in a two Messiah theory themselves. As stated by Raphael Patai in his text 'The Messiah Texts':

   "Messiah ben Joseph, also called Messiah ben Ephraim, referring to his ancester Ephraim, the son of Joseph, is imagined as the commander of the army of Israel in the Messianic wars. ...
"   Scholars have repeatedly speculated about the origin of the Messiah ben Joseph legend and the curious fact that the Messiah figure has been split in two. ...
"   When the death of the Messiah became an established tenet in Talmudic times, this was felt to be irreconcilable with the belief in the Messiah as the Redeemer who would usher in the blissful millennium of the Messianic age. The dilemma was solved by splitting the person of the Messiah in two: ...
"   This spliting of the Messiah in two persons, which took place in the Talmudic period, achieved another purpose besides resolving the dilemma of the slain Messiah. ... " ~ 'The Messiah Texts', by Raphael Patai

In short, the concept of there being 'two Messiahs' was 'imagined up' and contrived, not out of scriptural fact, but out of the Talmudic times felt necessity of so spliting of the Messiah into two figures. This was done not only to solve the matter of the death of the Messiah but to remove Jesus Christ from so being considered the Messiah. And while there seemed to be grounds to believe that such a concept of two Messiahs did precede the Talmudic times following the death of Christ, it was not established as a 'true tenent of Judiaism' until the Talmudic period, some 100 to 200 years after the death of Christ.

As has been shown by the witness of Philip to Andrew, the Messiah had been known to be prophesied of old by the prophets, even Moses to be the 'Son of Joseph'. Not just the future Joseph to those prophets, the carpenter, but that very Joseph of Egypt, the son of Jacob. Now lost in scripture and only retained in traditions such as Rachel's prophecy that the Messiah would come of her descent and Joseph's other non-scriptural dream which also states it, scripturally it has now been religated to but shadowings of it.

Besides the statement of Philip, these shadowings are found in the fact that it the 'true mother of all of Isreal', Racheal who weeps at the scattering of the tribes of Israel, even that of the tribe of the Royal House of David, Judah as recorded by Jeremiah. And further it is Rachel, not Leah, who also weeps according to the words of Matthew, when the infants are murdered by Herod from Bethlehem to the very regions of Ephraim to insure a destrution of the promised Messiah.

Even the Pharisees did reveal themselves to understand during the time of Jesus that the Messiah was truely of such dual linage as they in a degrading manner challeged Jesus to disclose the truth that He was according to then known scriptural doctrine to be even as a 'Samaritan', being of that Ephraimite House of David as recorded by John. Christ never does deny the fact of his being a 'Samaritan', only that the Pharisees did dishonor Him by so stating it in a slanderous manner which included stating that he was of the devil and not of God.

So now, just what has 'hide' the truth from man? Is it God? NO! Man hides such truth from himself as he removes himself from the truth as revealed by the Spirit of Truth. Man, when he 'images' and 'contrives' the matters of fact into what covers and hides the sins of man before man, not from before God. but from the true understanding thus reconciling themselves into falsehood and lies. It is man and man's disbelief which has 'hiden' the once known and revealed truth that the Messiah was to be of both Houses of Israel. Fromt he House of Judah by blood. But from the House of Ephraim by right and by the law, even the very Law of God.

It is the very Jewish perspective in the writing, editing and compiling the Bible into its reduced and transformed state which has hide the true and rightful descent of the House of David and therefore the descent of the Messiah in that surrogate line of blood through Boaz. It was not Boaz's own intent, but rather Boaz set forth well before the elders and Almoni Ploni that it was the intent to raise up seed to the dead that Ruth was to be taken to wife and the inheritances of the house of Elimelech and Mahlon were to be preserved upon the head of Obed, the first born son of such a surrogate marriage as defined in the law of Moses (Deuteronomy 25:5-10 & Ruth 4:5, 10). It is only the extent of the latter Jewish perpectives of compilation which 'hide' the true descent under the law that the House of Obed, Jesse and David is that of Elimelech and Mahlon and not that of the House of Boaz.

It has been shown that Judah was always enveous of Joseph having recieved the birthright rather than it falling to Judah as Judah most likely thought it ought to have. Judah was fine in seeing that Rueben who had defiled his father's bed was not worthy of the birthright of the firstborn. And he could clearly see and atest that neither Simeon or Levi were worthy for the 'murders' they inflected due to the 'honour' of thier sister, and the resulting shame that action had cast upon the house of Israel. But when Jacob showed forth that the 'rainbow covenant' of the firstborn was to be the right of Joseph, the first born of Jacob's first chosen wife Rachel, Judah felt spurned and his feeling was as strong as any of his brethren if not the very leader in the cause that, 'We will not have our younger brother to rule over us!' This was the very feelings of Laman and Lemuel in respect to Nephi even though an angel did declare that such was the case that Nephi had been chosen to be the ruler and heir of his father Lehi.

A history played out, the very Jewish perpective found its way to the top, that Judah would prevail upon all of his brethern. And even though the compiler of Chornicles got it right in one perspective, that is that the birthright was Joseph given through him unto Ephraim and Manasseh, because that Reuben was not worthy of it (1 Chronicles 5:1-2). The compiler of Chronicles also got it wrong. Even though the kingdom of Israel, that is the kingdom of Israel, was first to be taken and scattering into the world, Judah also would be so scattered. And just because Judah was scattered after Israel is no good reason to usurp to the position and statement that 'Judah prevailed over his brethren' and thus imply that upon Judah rested the blessings of the Father's from Adam to Abraham, Issac, Jacob and thence to Judah, for the Lord himself did not state it that way. For even in the day of Judah's dispursment did the prophet of that day, Jeremiah, state the truth of the matter as he reported in his record concerning the time and day of the return of Israel, that they would not be forever lost:

"For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn." ~ Jermiah 31:6-9

But for the sake of Judah and the time of the Lord first to be among the Jews was the Lord so hid, the He was hid from them as being the Son of Ephraim, that they might consider of him that he was to come of them that the scripture might be fulfilled in which is stated, 'that he came unto his own and rejected by them', and that they might first consider that the Messiah would come of the Jews though even those with great knowledge knew and acknowledged that he was considered of them but as a Samaritan, that he of the house of David was an Ephraimite mix and snub by the high learned rulers of the Jews as such.

Now another consideration of the 'hiding of the Messiah' has been stated my a number of Biblical scholars in that Jesus would at times be reluctent to openly declare that He was the Messiah. And in truth at times he was guarded in this respect, but indeed at other times he was not, but openly declare just who he was, that is the Son of God. Why he would be reluctant in some cases might have rested in the circumstance of the instance. One good reason for not standing openly and declaring one's self to be the Messiah is that one was not to so testify of himself of such matters, but rather it was to be the testimony of others that would be considered that Jesus was the Messiah. But among his friends and those who had already accepted him, he openly would tell them that he was the Lord. And there are a number of such scripture references in which it may be pointed out that he did, and that is at the very least he did strongly confirm the truth of the testimony they had gained of him from the Spirit, that it was true, that he was the Son of God.

And even upon the mount of transfiguration, did the Father's voice so state that Jesus was indeed His very Son of God. But in very truth, though even the voice of God or that of angels were to declare that truth unto a person, yet not until the witness of the Spirit does confirm that fact of the matter soul to soul as only the Holy Ghost can, still there may be a doubt in the heart of man that might be influenced by the senses of men. And minds might be changed upon the matter. But one who has received the testimony by the Spirit, has the stronger testimony of Christ. Yet consider Peter who in a manner denied the Messiah thrice in one night alone. And though I or anyone else declare unto you the he was both Messiah ben Judah and Messiah ben Ephraim/Joseph, until you recieve the sure witness of the Spirit you may think so or not, but when the Holy Ghost writes it upon your soul, spirit to spirit, will you come to know and understand for sure.

So consider that Jesus also so left it unto the workings of the Spirit to so testify unto the people as to just whom it was that he was. For the strongest conviction that one can receive of the truth is through that Spirit of Truth that enlightens the minds of all men. And there is much which has been and still is hiden from the general populous concerning this Christ, Jesus even the Messiah, from he and his doctrine has largely been hiden and has been a mystery from the foundation of the world. How was it and how is it to be that he is and would be forever the very means and way whereby men might come together in him unto God? Just how is it to be that all nations, every kindred, tongue and people who ever has or ever will be living upon this earth heirs of the kingdom of God according to their own minds, wills and compliance to the righteousness of God?

For there was a Plan of God given before the foundation of the world whereby all men might be saved. And that Plan was in the Doctrine and Mystery of Christ. And it was in respect to God, his commandments and his ordinances as were to be performed and sealed upon man unto immortality and eternal life through Jesus Christ the Lord and worked upon one's fellow man by and in those so empowered by God who were his brethren. Today that power and authority unto the salvation of the world rest in Christ as bestowed in and upon his church which church is but those Heirs in, with and of Christ as of the firstborn of Israel who is Ephraim and thus it is that in and through Ephraim, all of Israel and his companions is and will be that gospel taken to and provided unto all the earth and ministered unto them who have, do now or will live upon this earth until the end thereof. And great will be that Millennial Day when the bulk of this work will be done, that very work which those of Ephraim, all of Israel and his companions have and are providing the foundation thereof today.

And as it is in and through the covenant blessings of the firstborn in and through Ephraim from Jacob via Joseph and from the fathers even unto God and the promises so made man from before the foundation of the world; even so it doeth worketh in and through that everlasting covenant in and through Ephraim, Jesus Christ being that Great Ephraimite, even Messiah ben Ephraim, by who the work is justified and had becometh to fulfill all righteousness according to the laws of both heaven and earth and the priesthood and connections thereof unto the salvation of men.

Yes the very being and nature of our Lord and God had been hidden in the shadow of the hand of God, and there has those who are of Israel unto its fulfillment been hid also. Being scattered in all the earth to be drawn upon to return back therefrom to so proceed according to the command, will and direction of our Lord and King. And this that the earth will be filled with the children of God unto the fulfilment of the purposes of God according to the promises of Malaichi, wherein the ordiances of salvation may be ministered unto every person of every nation of every kindred of every person who has been, are now or will be here upon the face of this earth according to the mind, fill and workings of God through his Christ unto the salvation of man, that is unto the bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man according to the Great Plan of Happiness of our Lord and King, who is our Ministering God and Redeemer according to the apointment, annointing, consecration, ordinantion and empowerment of the Father and according to the direction of the Father pertaining to that very Plan of Exaltation of God.

And this is the hidden mystery wherein Christ has been hid, He and the gospel plan from age to age until this the dispensation of the fulness of times and on into the work and glory of the Great Millennial Day of the Lord Jesus Christ. And as was first fully established by Christ's apostles in his day, so it is now fully restored in our day. Paul the apostle spoke about it. And the early Christian Church first installed in that day when the Lord God and Messiah Jesus did meet the requirements of the atonement. And now restored to the heir of the covenant, unto Ephraim, all of Israel and his companions; which is unto the ends of the earth, Jew and Gentile alike.