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Jeremiah ..... daughters were not his daughters

Sorry, my bad. To clear up - JH Allen in "Judah's Scepter and Joseph's Birthright" makes the claim that Jeremiah was the father-in-law of Jehoahaz, who was the grandfather (? trying to remember the book) of Zedekiah, which would make these "king's daughters" his (Jeremiah's) great-granddaughters. I find that improbable, considering Jeremiah 16:2. And considering that the two Jeremiahs - there are two in scripture - were from entirely different hometowns - one from Libnah (2 Kings 23:31) and one from Anathoth (Jer 1:1), that makes it even more unlikely that they were one and the same.

These daughters would be of Judah and not daughters of the House of Israel who had already been sent into captivity to the Assyrian king.

Right, which is one of the reasons that British Israelism loses me. They claim that the house of Israel, dispersed among the nations, has given birth to Britain, Scotland, Ireland, America, etc, and also that the "true" line of Judah has been maintained through the British monarchy. They base this claim on the "overturn, overturn, overturn" prophecy of Ezekiel 21:27, which seems more than a stretch to me, for various reasons.

"They base this claim on the "overturn, overturn, overturn" prophecy of Ezekiel 21:27, which seems more than a stretch to me, for various reasons."

I guess one would need know what the "it" is that was to be overturned three times. My guess would be that the "it" is that Stone of Scone, or some call Jacob's pillar that just recently was returned to Scotland.

What is pointed to is the future as it is Christ that is to be the He that has the right to "it".

Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be.

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

v7 Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.'

Jeremiah 33:17 For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

The promises given to Abraham and that his seed would be as the stars of heaven and the sands of the sea means the number would be very large.

Further given Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, "Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger."

So at the beginning are two sons Jacob and Esau each with a destiny already planned to even this day.