Ezekiel 37:16 meaning and explanation
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
Ezekiel 37:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel, a prophet among the exiles in Babylon, is told to take one stick and write on it a label for Judah and the Israelites associated with him, then take another stick and write on it a label for Joseph, that is Ephraim, with the tribes associated with him. The two sticks stand for the divided kingdoms, the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom, often called Ephraim after its leading tribe.
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