"The Shepherds Way" E.W.King: The House of Joseph & Judah Today

The House of Joseph & Judah Today

By Eric William King

Joseph is one tribe and Judea another: Where did the House of Joseph go in the historical records? Where did the House of David (Judah) go after the death of King Zedekiah? Did the Davidic throne vanish? Many Bible students have been taught that it simply disappeared into the ancient etheric-fog of history but is that Biblical?

What does the Bible say about the throne of David and Israel? God in His covenant with Abraham guaranteed a perpetual national existence of Israel…but we also find that their geographical location was promised to change; they were to resettle some place outside of literal Jerusalem. We read;

The LORD promised regarding Israel; “Moreover I will appoint a place for my people O Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; nether shall the children of wickedness afflict them anymore; as before time.” (2^nd Samuel 7:10)

The King James renders this more accurately to the original Hebrew. Here God clearly promises them a new land, outside of Palestine – a future place where their enemies cannot disturb them like in olden days. Basically God is declaring; “I have selected a homeland for my people from which they will never have to move. It will be their own land where the heathen nations won’t bother them as they did when the judges ruled my people.” (Living Bible)

This decree does not refer to Palestine, which is where Israel already was when this promise was given. Also this verse talks about a FUTURE “planting” of the nation. Though geographical Israel was reestablished according to Bible prophecy in 1948 they are still tormented by their enemies and only the tribe of Judah has returned and has become the puppets of the United Nations and their surrounding enemies.

We learn that the prophet Jeremiah has something to do with a future “re-planting” of Judah. (Jeremiah 1:10)

The people Israel are not Judah and they were to be re-planted someplace else in future years. Israel is Ephraim and Manasseh. Have they been replanted and what about the blessing placed on them by Jacob? Are they experiencing this “latter day” blessing mentioned in Genesis chapter 49? Yes they have been replanted and are experiencing those blessings!

What of Judah? Though many Jews have literally returned to geographical Israel (Palestine) where is the promise of the “scepter which should not part”, the kingly line of Judah? Is that still here on planet Earth?

God promised more than once that a kingly line would survive the “house of Judah” all the way up until the Second Coming so that when Jesus Christ returns “the House of David” can be handed over to Him for him to rule…which will be the Millennial Reign of Christ.

Gabriel the angel promised Mother Mary; “The Lord God will give him (Jesus) the throne of his father David.” (Luke 1:32-33) Was that throne on planet earth when Jesus was here? Perhaps being protected some place? Jesus told some of His disciples to seek out the lost of Israel (those outside of Jerusalem) while He was here….He also told the Jews in Jerusalem that He had “other sheep, which are not of this (strictly Judean) fold” those too He promised to re-gather. (John 10:16) God promises to restore all Twelve Tribes of Israel at the Second Coming.

“The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader (Jesus Christ) and they will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.” (Hosea 1:11) (also Ezekiel 37:18-22) ~

Ephraim (Great Briton) and Manasseh (America) are still here experiencing an identity crisis and have apostatized into great sin. The “throne of David”, the kingly line of Judah is also still here in Ephraim being protected. We are living in the “last days” right before the Rapture of the True Church. ~

My prayer is that you trust God’s promises and Word in place of the world’s understandings and teachings. We have an awesome God who remembers all of His promises and keeps His Word. May all who study here be blessed.

Resting in the finished work of my Lord God and King, Jesus the Christ.

Eric William King (August 7^th 2020)