Reference

Ezekiel 37:19

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.
17

And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

18

And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

19

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.

20

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

21

And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

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Literal Fulfillment

While the imagery of "sticks" could be interpreted literally, the phrase "make them one stick" and "one in mine hand" strongly suggests a symbolic unification of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, rather than a physical joining of actual wooden sticks.

Israel as Distinct

While the verse speaks of uniting specific Israelite tribes, it does not explicitly state that this unified entity will remain distinct from other groups or have a unique future role separate from a broader spiritual community. The "one stick" could be interpreted as a symbolic representation of unity that transcends traditional distinctions.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes the content of a prophetic message ("Thus saith the Lord God") and a future event, but it does not detail the *method* by which Ezekiel received this message, nor does it explicitly mention any specific means of divine communication to him.