Jacob blessing Ephraim & Manasseh with the name of Israel
True
Israel – Ephraim & Manasseh
By Eric William King
It was on Joseph’s two sons [Ephraim & Manasseh] that the name Israel
was given. Jacob when blessing them stated; “Let my name [Israel] be on them.”
(Genesis
48:16) He did not give this name to Judah or any other tribe – This name
was to be upon them “in
the last days” (Genesis 49:1).
Part of
Ephraim’s blessing was to develop a “multitude of nations” or we could say
“group of nations”.
Where is this fulfillment today? Ephraim
was the younger of the two sons of Joseph. Manasseh’s
descendants were to become a “great people” or a “great nation”.
Where is this Great Nation today?
Together they both comprise true Israel. These promises have never been
fulfilled in the Jews. Joseph gave these promises to his grandchildren who were
the two sons of Joseph. We are to
look for the fulfillment of these promises in the “House of Joseph” and not the “House of Judah”.
Each tribe was given a special blessing by Jacob and we are not to blend or confuse each one of these
blessings.
The tribes of
Ephraim and Manasseh never fulfilled
these blessings in Bible times. Due to Israel’s rebellion and falling into
pagan worship caused the delay of these blessings. Israel’s sin caused Judah to
separate from Israel and become a separate nation that at one time wanted to
war with Israel. As a matter of fact Israel and Judah have been separated since
this ancient split. To read from your own Bible about the split of Israel and Judah (Jews) read all of 1st Kings chapter twelve.
We read the
fact that Israel and Judah stayed separate and had their own kings. The capitol of Judea was the city of Jerusalem and the capital of Israel was Samaria. When we read about Samaria in
prophecy it is always a reference to Israel and not Judah. Even though geographical Israel became again a
legitimate nation (old Israel which included Jerusalem) on May
14th 1948 the fact is literal Israel (originally headed
by Ephraim & Manasseh’s descendents) remains separate from Judah and will
until the great ingathering at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
When Israel of
old separated from Judah we find that Jeroboam
became the head of Israel. Jeroboam was in fact an Ephraimite. This
fulfilled part of the blessing which Jacob gave to Ephraim when he told him that
his name [Israel] would be upon him (Genesis 48:16).
Eventually
Israel was carried away out of their own land. They completely separated from
the Jews. The “House of Israel” and the “House of Judah” are still two separate “houses” today. In the last days, at the second coming God
promises to join them back together again (Ezekiel 37:11-27). The “two sticks”
will again be joined and become one.
The Ten Tribes of Israel
Migrated
When we say
Israel sometimes we include all twelve tribes because Israel (Jacob) is the
father of all twelve tribes. In this sense of course all twelve tribes make up
literal Israel. If you look in the back of your Bible you might find a map that
shows that Judea (Jews) and Israel were once completely different nations.
Some from the
other tribes went back to Jerusalem but the main portion of the other ten
tribes eventually migrated over the Caucus Mountains and
spread throughout Europe. So much of literal Israel lost its identity through
captivity. The ancient ten tribes have become lost to the secular historians
but not to God. God says through Amos the prophet;
“Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are
on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth; yet I
will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,’ says the Lord. ‘For surely I
will command, and will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as grain is
sifted in a sieve; yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground.” (Amos
9:8-9)
Not all
twelve tribes come from the same mother so DNA
would be different amongst the tribes. All of this is fascinating to think
about. Most Christians don’t contemplate such things. To me and most Christians
we realize that ALL Scripture is important so understanding what happened to
ancient Israel contains moral lessons for us as well as historical facts about
who we are today as Christians.
Where is Israel of Old
Today?
Joseph’s sons
[Ephraim & Manasseh] have the title to the “birth right”. Wherever
they are today there you will find true Israel and the promises which were bestowed
upon them greatly fulfilled. We find in greater prophecy studies that the
blessings were somewhat delayed from Ephraim & Manasseh until 2,520 “prophetic days” (day = year; Numbers
14:34) were fulfilled. This lands us in around A.D. 1800 through 1803. This 2,520
year time started at their captivity sometime around 721-718 B.C.
We find through
earlier studies traces of Israel’s migration. They left land markers for
historians to find. The Lord through Jeremiah the prophet informed them; “Set up road
signs: put up guideposts” which they did and there are many (Jeremiah 31:21; Proverbs 22:28).
Latter-day Ephraim has indeed become a “group of nations”, which is Great Briton
or the “United Kingdom”. And
latter-day Manasseh has become a “Great
Nation”, the United States of America.
Great Briton is the fulfilled “commonwealth of nations” and the
United States the greatest
nation in history. Only here do we find the fulfillment of
these blessings and not with the Jews - though the Jews have a great blessing
along with the other tribes.
People have
asked; “Why didn’t God mention America
and Great Briton in the Bible?” Now you can see that He did include them in His promises. We now understand that the
United States and the United Kingdom are the descendants of Israel and have received
the blessings of Abraham. “Abraham will
surely become a great and powerful nation,
and all nations on earth will be
blessed through him.” (Genesis 18:18)
Only the
tribe of Israel - Ephraim & Manasseh were to become a “great nation” and a “company
of nations”. This has never been fulfilled in Judah or any other tribe.
Together they were to receive these national
blessings and indeed they have. It was promised that these “sons of Isaac” [Saxons]
were to “grow
into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” (Genesis
48:14-16). Look around you and behold the promises of God fulfilled.
Continue your
Bible studies here at “The Shepherds Way”. Much
more details regarding this subject can be found here.
Eric W. King
(May 19th 2018)
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*Anglo-Saxons from Israel
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ReplyDeleteThe true Anglo-Israel doctrine teaches that the ten tribes of Israel who were caught by the Assyrian King, Sargon, are the Saxae people, or Scythians. These people migrated westward through Northern Europe and are the Saxon ancestors of England.
To the ten tribes were bequeathed the blessings of Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. As the result of Jacob’s blessings over Ephraim and Manasseh they became the tribal heads of literal Israel. The blessings given to these two can never be summed up in or applied to the Jews because the Jews come from Jacob’s son Judah who received different blessings.
Jews are not the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh. The blessing given to Joseph (Ephraim & Manasseh) comprises a completely different race of people; even from different mothers. It is Biblically incorrect to look for the fulfillment of these promises of a “nation” and “company of nations” in the descendants of Judah. The blessings given to Ephraim and Manasseh are completely different and are for a different group of people all together.
So these blessings are not to be found outside the “House of Joseph”. This doctrine is right in front of Bible readers’ eyes and should not be twisted to fit anybodies bias or distorted ideas.
Jacob gave these blessings over Ephraim and Manasseh which were to blossom in the “latter-days”, which means our days (Genesis 49:1).