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The Two-fold Aspect of the Promises to Abraham
Judah's Scepter and Joseph's
Chapter 7
David's Throne to be Overturned Three Times
Ezek 21:25-27 "Now to you, O profane, wicked prince of Israel [Zedekiah], whose day has come, whose iniquity shall end, thus says YHWH CREATOR. `Remove the turban, and take off the crown [as did happen, through the first half of Jeremiah's commission]. Nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted. Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, until he comes whose right it is, and I will give it to him.'"
Let us understand clearly what the Mighty One said. "...Remove the [official] turban, and take off the crown..." King Zedekiah, of David's dynasty, had the crown and IT WAS REMOVED. He died in Babylon along with his sons and all the male nobles of Judah. Nothing remained the same the turban & crown did not cease, but a change took place--the throne was overturned and another is to wear the crown. ETERNAL's promise to David is not, to go by default! "...Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted." Who is "high"? King Zedekiah of Judah. Now he will be abased.
Ancient Annals of Ireland
Now let us consider, briefly, what we find in the ancient annals, legends, and history of Ireland; and we shall have the scene of Jeremiah's "planting," and the present location of "lost" Israel. The real ancient history of Ireland is very extensive, though colored with some legend. Nevertheless, with the facts of Scriptural history and prophecy in mind, one can easily sift out the legend from the true history in studying ancient Irish annals.Capt states by throwing out that which is obviously legendary, we glean from various histories of Ireland the following: Long prior to 700 BCE, a strong colony called "Tuatha de Danaan" (tribe of Dan) arrived in ships, drove out other tribes, and settled there. Later, in the days of David, a colony of the line of Zarah arrived in Ireland from the Near East.
We must note here that "a colony of the line of Zarah" would be Jewish, and not just Jewish but of the line of the scarlet thread. This line would carry the Scepter promise after the breach was healed. Baucum states that over time some Jews traveled with the Danites. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect to find descendants of Zarah in Ireland as the ruling family.
Then, in approximately 569 BCE (date of Jeremiah's transplanting), an elderly, white-haired patriarch, sometimes referred to as a "saint," came to Ireland. He brought with him the PRINCESS DAUGHTER of an eastern king and a companion called "Simon Brach," spelled in different histories as Breck, Berech, Brach, or Berach. The princess had a Hebrew name Tephi--a pet name--her full name being Tea-Tephi. This royal party included the son of the king of Ireland who had been in Jerusalem at the time of the siege. There he had become acquainted with Tea-Tephi.
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* See our articles on "Jacob's Pillar Stone or Stone of Scone.")
Gen. 49:22-24 "Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall. The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel). By the SOVEREIGN of your father who will help you, and by the Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of your father have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers."
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Another strange coincidence--or is it just coincidence? --is that many kings in the history of Ireland, Scotland, and England have been coronated sitting over this stone--including the present queen. The stone did rest in Westminster Abbey in London, with the coronation chair built over and around it. Until recently, a sign beside it labeled it "Jacob's pillar-stone" (Genesis 28:18). In addition, the Prime Minister and The Queen of England have recently conspired to send this identifying stone back to Scotland.
Capt states, that the prince, Eochaidh, son of the king of Ireland was the royal husband for the Hebrew princess. Eochaidh was given the title Heremon upon ascending the throne of his father and they were coronated King and Queen by Jeremiah on the Stone of Bethel. Since the prince was of the Zarah line, the scarlet thread line, his marriage to David's direct descendant, Zedekiah's daughter, healed the breach caused at the birth of the twins Pharez and Zarah. Thus from this point forward David's descendants for the throne was transferred to the Zarah line, which ruled in Ireland. Regarding Judah's twin sons it is now immaterial whether Zarah's hand came out first and withdrew and Pharez's body then came out because the marriage healed the breach. Pharez and Zarah are now grafted back together and this forms the Royal Family through David.
The son of king Heremon and the Hebrew princess, continued on the throne of Ireland and this same dynasty has continued unbroken, through all the kings of Ireland. It was overturned and transplanted again into Scotland; again overturned and moved to London, England, where this same dynasty continues today in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Prince of the Scarlet Thread
We will leave the royal "remnant" for a moment to review some of the prophecies/promises we have covered:- Israel's (Jacob's) descendants would bow to Judah's descendants and the Scepter would not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes (Gen 49:8-12).
- David's lineage through Solomon, would sit on the throne forever (2 Sam 7:12-13) but would come through the Pharez line first, and David descended from him.
- "Israel" is not the name of the Jewish nation, but it is the name of the ten-tribed kingdom, which was driven into "an unknown land" about 139 years before the flight of this royal "remnant."
- The ruling, royal family in Ireland was Jewish, of the Zarah line, the line of the "scarlet thread" and they ruled the Danites and other Israelites in Ireland, then in Scotland, and then in England.
- The Jewish son of the Jewish king of Ireland, of the scarlet thread line of Zarah, married the Jewish princess from Judah and David's ruling descendants and throne were grafted into the Zarah line.
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| The Throne was overturned 3 times; Jerusalem to Ireland, Ireland to Scotland, and Scotland to England. Adapted from a chart in "Jacob's Pillar" by R. Capt |
The word Jew is corrupted form of the word Judah. Jew, is the Scriptural historic name of the Jewish nation which, is composed of a smaller portion of Israel's seed. However, because they kept the sign of the Sabbath (Ex 31:13,17) they did not lose their identity and their descendants are still known as Jews. Whereas, the ten-tribed nation of Israel refused to keep the sign and therefore lost their identity.
Notice the Scepter was promised distinctively to the Judo-Davidic family, and not to the kingdom of Judah, but to King David and his sons, a ruling Jewish dynasty.
2 Chron 13:4-5 "And Abijah stood up ...and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel. ...YHWH, SOVEREIGN of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons."
However, even with the healing of the breach, the Scepter is still distinctively to the Judo-Davidic family, but now it is passed through the Zarah line. Remember that the Mashiach is to come from the line of Judah. It is interesting that the word "Zarah" means "zerach or a rising of light" (Strong's #H2225 zeh'-rakh) and Isaiah speaking of the Mashiach states:
Isa 60:3 "The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising."
The English word "rising" is the same Hebrew word "zerach" and means "a rising of light" (Strong's #H2225 zeh'-rakh). Since they are the same word, then the Gentiles will come to the Mashiach a Zarah, "a rising of light." At the Advent, the Mashiach will be "a rising light" for all people.
The Birthright, which Esau sold to Jacob--the promise of national greatness and material wealth--was never given to the Jews who are of the tribe of JUDAH. So naturally, we should not expect to find this promise fulfilled in the Jews today. However, the tribe of Judah does have and will keep the Scepter promise. The promise/prophesy of Gen. 49:8-10 shows that Judah would rule the sons of Jacob until Shiloh (the Mashiach) is here. This is proved in recorded history, as all U.S. Presidents and the Royal Family of England trace their lineage's back to King David, then through Pharez to Judah; while all other royal families trace through Zarah to Judah.
Isn't it awesome how the Mighty One works out His purpose in the kingdoms and affairs of humankind? Since He has the power to do that, He can know the beginning and the end of a matter because He has the power to make it happen as He wants.
Queen Elizabeth on David's Throne
In view of the linking together of Scriptural history, prophecy, and Irish history, can anyone deny that this Hebrew princess was the daughter of King Zedekiah of Judah and therefore heir to the throne of David? That the aged patriarch was in fact Jeremiah, and his companion was the scribe, or secretary, Baruch? That King Heremon was a descendant of Zarah who married the daughter of Pharez, thus healing the ancient breach? That when the throne of David was first overturned it was REPLANTED in Ireland by Jeremiah, later overturned a second time and replanted in Scotland, overturned a third time and planted in London? At the Advent of the Mashiach to sit on that throne, he shall take over a live, existing throne, not a non-existent one. ETERNAL's word still stands! The Mighty One HAS KEPT ALL HIS PROMISES!King George of the British Commonwealth, the king who ruled before Queen Elizabeth II, had a chart published showing his ancestry. It contains every generation, back to Heremon and Tephi, to Zedekiah, on back to David, and through the scriptural genealogy clear back to Adam! The British Commonwealth of Nations is the only COMPANY OF NATIONS, in all earth's history. Could we so exactly fulfill the specifications of the Birthright, and not be the Birthright People?
The United States expanded rapidly in national resources, but only reached world dominance among nations during W.W.I. Since W.W.II, the British Commonwealth has diminished in power.
The United States Is Manasseh
From the prophetic blessings passed on by the dying Jacob, it is apparent that Ephraim and Manasseh were in a large measure to inherit the Birthright jointly and to remain together for a long time, then finally to separate.In Genesis 48, Jacob first passed the Birthright on to the two sons of Joseph jointly, speaking of them both together. Then, finally, he spoke of them separately--Manasseh was to become the SINGLE great nation and Ephraim, the COMPANY of nations.
In his prophecy for these latter days Jacob said, "Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well; his branches run over the wall" (Gen. 49:22). In other words, Joseph--Ephraim and Manasseh jointly and together--was to be a colonizing people with their colonies branching out from the British Isles around the earth.
Together Ephraim and Manasseh grew into a multitude, then separated, according to Jacob's prophetic blessing of Genesis 48. Our people have fulfilled this prophecy.
Nevertheless, how can we be Manasseh, when large parts of our people have migrated from many nations besides England? The answer is this: A large part of Manasseh remained with Ephraim until the separation of NEW England. However, our ancestors were to be sifted through many nations, as corn through a sieve, yet not a grain to fall to the earth or be lost (Amos 9:9). Our people did filter through many nations. Ephraim and much of Manasseh finally immigrated to England together. However, many others of Manasseh who had filtered into other nations, did not leave them until they came, as immigrants, to the United States AFTER the New England colony had become a separate nation. This does not mean that all foreigners who have immigrated into this country are of the stock of Manasseh, but undoubtedly many are, especially those who came from Western Europe. Israel, however, always did absorb Gentiles, who became Israelites through living in Israel's land and intermarrying.
Thus, we are known as the "melting pot" of the world. Instead of refuting our Manasseh ancestry, this fact actually confirms it. The proof that we are Manasseh is overwhelming. Manasseh was to separate from Ephraim and become the greatest, wealthiest single nation in the history of earth. We alone have fulfilled this prophecy. Manasseh was in fact the thirteenth tribe. There were twelve original tribes. Joseph was one of these twelve. However, when Joseph divided into two tribes and Manasseh separated into an independent nation, it became the thirteenth tribe.
Could it be mere coincidence that the U.S. began, as a nation, with 13 colonies? Their flag had 13 bars and 13 stars. The Great Seal of the United States has many components and most of these contain 13 parts. The reverse side of the Seal is the Great Pyramid of Egypt and Ephraim and Manasseh were born in Egypt.
Davidi states in "Joseph" that, "The very name "AMERICA" was derived historically from that of Amerigo (or "Americus") Vespucci. Vespucci was a North Italian navigator in the service of King Henry-VII of England. He mapped part of the North American coast and America was named after him. Vespucci had received the name "Americus" in honor of a Jewish Prince Machir who had once held an autonomous principality in Southern France. The name "Amerigo" or (as it was also rendered) Americo was a Latinised permutation of the Hebrew name "Machir" or "HaMachiri [the Machir]."
The original "Machir" was the first-born son of Manasseh son of Joseph. Machir was brought to his grandfather Joseph who was getting very old:
Gen 510:23 "Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees."
The English word "Machir" comes from the Hebrew word "Makiyr" (Strong's #H4353 maw-keer') and means "salesman." Notice the pronunciation "maw-keer'," now if you drop the first letter "A" in "America," it sounds like "merica." The sounds "maw-keer'" and "merica" are very similar and could be transliterated as "Machir" or "America."
Continuing with Davidi, "Machir received his portion on the other side of the Jordan and America is over the Ocean. Benjamin Turkia pointed out that one of the meanings of "Machir" in Hebrew is "selling." Benjamin is a native of Finland now living in Israel. He describes his first visit to the USA after coming from quiet little Finland. He was startled by the frenzy of "selling." He was not used to it. People were selling things everywhere. They were selling in the airport, and on the street. When he finally reached the "safety" of his lodgings almost immediately, the doorbell rang. He went to the entrance and encountered a door-to-door salesman who had come to sell. Selling and the capitalist system are one of the characteristics of the USA in the eyes of outsiders. People on the whole are not really that much different from each other so where even small differences exist and stand out, they are taken as characteristically representative. The USA is distinguished in the eyes of others by its characteristic of "selling." America is "Machir." Grammatically, if you wanted a word-construct in Biblical Hebrew that would express the principle of Capitalism you could not find a more apt word than, "Machir."
Capt states "The word Jacob is the Anglicized form of the Hebrew word Ya'aqob (or shortened to Yacob), meaning "supplanter." The English word that means "supplanter" is James. Therefore, by definition Jacob = James. Since Jacob's was named "Israel" then by extension Israel = Jacob = James. Thus the first English colony in America, "Jamestown," could have been called "Jacobtown" or "Israeltown." Interestingly, the most widly read `Bible' by the Anglo-Saxon peoples is the King James, which could easily be the King Jacob or the King Israel."
Many of the early settlers of the USA and Canada came from those areas of Britain in which clans deriving from Manasseh had predominated and North America as a whole which contains many from Ephraim. In addition, North and South America also contain representatives of other Israelite Tribes and from place to place the relative proportions doubtlessly vary.
Nevertheless, what about the other tribes of the so-called "Lost Ten Tribes"? While the Birthright was Joseph's, and its greatest blessings have come to the British Commonwealth of Nations and the United States of America, yet the other eight tribes of Israel were also ETERNAL's chosen people. These other tribes have been blessed with a great measure of material prosperity--but not the dominance of the Birthright.
We lack space for a detailed explanation of the specific identity of all of these other tribes in the nations of our twenty-first century. Suffice it to say here, that there is ample evidence that these other eight tribes have descended into such northwestern European nations as Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Northern France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway. The people of Iceland are also of Viking stock. The political boundaries of Europe, as they exist today, do not necessarily show lines of division between descendants of these original tribes of Israel.
Continued in Chapter 8
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