Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
This is what the Lord God says: Here are the boundaries for dividing up the land among Israel's twelve tribes. Joseph's family gets a double portion, two shares instead of one.
God's drawing up the property lines, and Joseph's descendants are getting extra.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the 6th century BC, a time when Israel had been conquered and displaced from their homeland. In this vision, God is outlining the future restoration and division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel as a symbol of His faithfulness to His covenant. Specifically, Joseph is given two portions because his descendants, Ephraim and Manasseh, are counted as separate tribes, reflecting the historical allocation in the original tribal inheritance.
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