Ephraim's descendants were NOT Jews !!!!!
Ephraim went to war against the Jews !!!!
Why is this so hard for you Darby Followers to understand?
Its interesting. I recently witnessed a discussion between a Palestinian Muslim and a second generation American Jew along the line of this very issue.
The Palestinian says to the Jew "you know, you are not true Israelite. You are of the European Jew. They lost their birthright long ago. I am Palestinian and know this, why do you not know this?"
This was in a barber shop I at times hang out at, as I have all sorts of friends.
Anyway, some young guy turns around in his chair and says something in Arabic.
Turns out he is, as he puts it, a third generation Israelite...some of his family having returned to Israel from Europe after WWII.
So he then says something in Hebrew to the American Jew.
Who replies that he understands very little Hebrew.
So the young man says, in a beautiful Israeli accent, "you are Israelite. We are one stick."
The American Jew responds in his typical Jewish humour "mind if I borrow that stick a minute..."
We all cracked up.
I turn to the Palestinian and say 'look at em; they're world's apart, and yet they are not. And look at their mannerisms - its like watching twins. Let me see that Bible you have in the shop...'
The young man then said something in Hebrew and then in Arabic.
I go 'hunh?'
At which point the Palestinian and the American Jew both say to me at the same time - he just quoted those same words.
Well, you know the rest; deny it though you will...
In your books based ignorance...