JUDAH ACTUALLY IS THE SMALLER LION

    {BUT EPHRAIM IS THE FIRSTBORN} 

Genesis 49:9-10 KJV

Judah is a lion's whelp(small Lion): 

from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: 

he stooped down, he couched as a lion

(not quite a Lion... though but as a type of Lion, small one), 

and as an old lion(though a new Lion but here he lies as as as); who shall rouse him up? 

(because he is down on the floor pretending to be a grown Lion)

The Sceptre/Alter(Uda) shall not depart from Judah(Ojiuda),

nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

until until until until until until

Shiloh comes

(Who told you that 'CHi' has not risen from HIS 'ulo'

(real house/crib) (until CHi-ulo comes from his ulo(house/crib)

That's when Judah will seize from bearing authority to raise a law giver and scepter or Alter bearer for the Hebrews but it's already happened! CHWH has returned into HIS ancient place in the Sub Saharan wilderness or to Ephraim(umu-Oferemiri)! 

EPHRAIM IS THE FIRSTBORN 

Jeremiah 31:9 KJV

They shall [after 400 years (Genesis 15'13 KJV)]

return from their captivity with weeping..... , 

..but with humility and supplications(prayers)

will I accept to lead them:

I will cause them to walk by the rivers of Ethiope and Niger waters [Zeph 3:10 KJV] (as my Eferemiri{Ephraim} children who crossed over waters)... 

... but in a straight way(Hebrewism)..

Wherein they shall not stumble: 

For I am father to umu-EZraelu/Izrael/Ezelu! 

{children of the king of heaven} 

And EPHRAIM{umu-Oferemiri:

Those who crossed over waters} is my FIRSTBORN on earth!

All Hebrews say Hamen!