Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
Tell them, 'This is what the Lord God says: I'm going to take Joseph's stick, which is with Ephraim and all the tribes connected to Israel, and I'm going to join it together with Judah's stick. I'll make them into one single stick, and they'll be united in my hand.'
God's plan has always been to bring his divided people back together as one.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of Ezekiel, the nation of Israel was divided into two kingdoms after a civil war: the northern kingdom, represented by Ephraim and the tribes of Israel, and the southern kingdom of Judah. The people were in exile in Babylon due to their unfaithfulness, and Ezekiel prophesied as a message of hope to the exiles about God's restoration. In this verse, God uses the metaphor of two sticks, one for Joseph (Ephraim) and one for Judah, to symbolize the divided nation and His promise to unite them into one.
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