By and large, rich countries are happier--and that's no coincidence – they were blessed by the G-d of Israel
BibleSearchers Reflections – “The pollster, as reported by Forbes’ Magazine, made notice that the happiest countries in the world were the Northern Countries of the European Union, the major colonies of the British Empire, ruled by the Anglo-Saxons of the House of Ephraim, the son of Joseph and the Jewish people in Israel.
The reason, as noted by the pollsters was that they were also the most prosperous. According to the pollsters, money does buy happiness. Is it amazing that this happiness comes with the promises by the G-d of Israel?
The pollsters might want to consider, these countries are blessed because they are the chosen ones of G-d. Their happiness comes from G-d’s blessing, and their happiness provides them the motivation, industriousness, and the diligence that are the engines of prosperity. Why are they blessed? They are the descendants of the Twelve Sons of Israel, (Patriarch Jacob) the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham, that became the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Genesis 12:1-3 (parts) – “Now the L-rd had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing. I will those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Forbes Magazine – “In the wake of their World Cup loss, residents of the Netherlands may be feeling depressed. But there's reason to believe they won't be done in by the agony of defeat: According to a recent poll, the country is one of the happiest in the world.
Championship-winning Spain, on the other hand, was swept with euphoria and national pride, but that may have been an unfamiliar feeling. The country ranks No. 17 of 21 European countries in terms of happiness.
The fact is good times probably have more to do with the size of your wallet than the size of your trophy shelf. The five happiest countries in the world--Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands--are all clustered in the same region, and all enjoy high levels of prosperity.
"The Scandinavian countries do really well," says Jim Harter, a chief scientist at Gallup, which developed the poll. "One theory why is that they have their basic needs taken care of to a higher degree than other countries. When we look at all the data, those basic needs explain the relationship between income and well-being."
Quantifying happiness isn't an easy task. Researchers at the Gallup World Poll went about it by surveying thousands of respondents in 155 countries, between 2005 and 2009, in order to measure two types of well-being.
First they asked subjects to reflect on their overall satisfaction with their lives, and ranked their answers using a "life evaluation" score between 1 and 10. Then they asked questions about how each subject had felt the previous day. Those answers allowed researchers to score their "daily experiences"--things like whether they felt well-rested, respected, free of pain and intellectually engaged.
Subjects that reported high scores were considered "thriving." The percentage of thriving individuals in each country determined our rankings. For a complete list of countries surveyed, including the percentages thriving and their daily happiness scores, Click Here.”
Money Matters
The Gallup researchers found evidence of what many have long suspected: money does buy happiness--at least a certain kind of it. In a related report, they studied the reasons why countries with high gross domestic products won out for well-being, and found an association between life satisfaction and income.
Table: The World's Happiest Countries
By and large, rich countries are happier--and that's no coincidence.
Quantifying happiness isn't an easy task. Researchers at the Gallup World Poll went about it by surveying thousands of respondents in 155 countries, between 2005 and 2009, in order to measure two types of well-being.
First they asked subjects to reflect on their overall satisfaction with their lives, and ranked their answers using a "life evaluation" score from 1 to 10. Then they asked questions about how each subject had felt the previous day. Those answers allowed researchers to score their "daily experiences"--things like whether they felt well-rested, respected, free of pain and intellectually engaged. Subjects that reported high scores were considered "thriving."
The percentage of thriving individuals in each country determined our rankings. Click here for the full story. As Yair Davidiy, the Researcher on and Editor of “Brit-Am” and “Brit-Am Newsletter”, reported on his website, specializing on the Lost Tribes of the House of Israel:
Brit-Am – “It is to be noted that though these nations are considered "Israelite" not all of their inhabitants are of Hebrew descent. In most cases it will be found that the more negative and dissatisfied elements amongst these peoples are of non-Israelite origin.
Note that am amongst the top 10 "Most happiest countries" only Costa Rica (sharing 6th place with New Zealand) is a non-Israelite country.”
Table: The World's Happiest Countries
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Ranking of Brit-Am Israelite Nations | ||||||
|
Country |
Rank |
Region |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Daily Experience |
|
Denmark |
1 |
Europe |
82 |
17 |
1 |
7.9 |
|
Finland |
2 |
Europe |
75 |
23 |
2 |
7.8 |
|
Norway |
3 |
Europe |
69 |
31 |
0 |
7.9 |
|
Sweden |
4 |
Europe |
68 |
30 |
2 |
7.9 |
|
Netherlands |
4 |
Europe |
68 |
32 |
1 |
7.7 |
|
New Zealand |
6 |
Asia |
63 |
35 |
2 |
7.6 |
|
Canada |
8 |
Americas |
62 |
36 |
2 |
7.6 |
|
Israel |
8 |
Asia |
62 |
35 |
3 |
6.4 |
|
Australia |
8 |
Asia |
35 |
62 |
3 |
7.5 |
|
Switzerland |
8 |
Europe |
62 |
36 |
2 |
7.6 |
|
USA |
14 |
Americas |
57 |
40 |
3 |
7.3 |
|
Belgium |
16 |
Europe |
56 |
41 |
3 |
7.3 |
|
UK |
17 |
Europe |
54 |
54 |
2 |
7.4 |
|
Ireland |
22 |
Europe |
49 |
49 |
2 |
7.5 |
|
Iceland |
23 |
Europe |
47 |
49 |
4 |
7.2 |
|
France |
44 |
Europe |
35 |
60 |
6 |
7.0 |
Credit to Francesca Levy – “The World’s Happiest Countries” – Forbes’ Magazine - July 14, 2010
Credit to Francesca Levy – “Table: The World’s Happiest Countries” – Forbes’ Magazine - July 14, 2010
Credit to Yair Davidiy- “The Lost Ten Tribes indentified and the Relevant Statistics” – Brit-Am
Credit to Yair Davidiy – “Biblical Evidence for the Location of the Lost Tribes of Israel” – Brit-Am