Mike's rebuttal: 'bone of my bones' denotes familial connection but says nothing about authority being present or absent, shown by 2 Samuel 5:1 and Judges 9:2.

Mike surveys every biblical occurrence of 'bone of my bones/flesh of my flesh.' In 2 Samuel 5:1, the tribes call David their bone and flesh then ask him to rule over them. In Judges 9:2, Jephthah claims to be their bone and flesh while seeking to rule. The phrase goes both ways -- it denotes familial connection regardless of authority direction. It's irrelevant to the authority question.