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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-22

The two sticks. Under the image of two sticks that are joined together, Ezekiel is to symbolize the reunion of Israel and Judah that is to take place in the great restoration. We may see here illustrated a great principle, viz. that reunion accompanies restoration . It was so as a fact in the history of Israel After the restoration we no longer meet with the rivalry of the two nations that made the previous history one long quarrel. The people return to their land as one nation, for no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

The "word" embodied in this section was probably communicated to the prophet at the close of the preceding vision. Its connection with this is apparent, treating as it does of the union of the then severed branches of the house of Israel, and of the subsequent prosperity which should attend united Israel under the rule of the Messianic King of the future. That this oracle, like the former, had only a temporary and partial accomplishment in the return from captivity is so obvious as to stand in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

Unity. As in many other instances, so here Ezekiel propounds a great moral and prophetical lesson by means of symbol. The two sticks which he is directed to join one to another into one stick represent the two divisions, the two kingdoms, of Judah and of Northern Israel, and their union represents the abolition of the distinction, the schism, which had been so injurious to the national welfare, and the formation of one people, one in brotherly love, one in mutual helpfulness, one in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

Union essential to highest prosperity. It is clear that this series of prophecies had, at least, a twofold meaning. These predictions pointed to beneficial changes near, visible, temporal; they pointed also to grandee events more distant, more spiritual. The fulfillment of prophecy was also another prophecy. The immediate performance of God's promise was a type of larger performance. As each harvest is a prophecy of the next, so one fulfillment of God's covenant symbolizes a fulfillment on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:16

Take thee one stick, and write . The symbolic action thus prescribed to the prophet was manifestly based on the well-known historical fact that the tribes of Israel, in Mosaic times, had been represented by a rod, on which was inscribed the name of the tribe ( Numbers 17:2 ); but whether the stick Ezekiel was instructed to take was a staff, ῥάβδος ( LXX ; Hirernick, Hitzig, Kliefoth, and Smend), or a block (Ewald), or simply a piece (Keil, Schroder) of wood on which a few words might... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:18-20

Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these ? literally, what these (two pieces of wood) are to thee . The suggestion that such a request would be preferred to Ezekiel makes it clear he was meant to perform the symbolic action in public. That his countrymen should fail to understand this action accorded with their proverbial dullness of apprehension (comp. Ezekiel 12:9 ; Ezekiel 24:19 ). In explanation, the prophet was enjoined to say unto them , while holding the sticks in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:16-28

A prophecy of the reunion of Israel and Judah, the incorporation of Israel under one Ruler, the kingdom of Messiah upon earth and in heaven.Ezekiel 37:16One stick - So in the marginal reference the names of the tribes had been written on rods or sticks.For Judah ... - To the house of David had remained faithful, not only Judah, but also Benjamin, Levi, and part of Simeon, and individual members of various tribes 2 Chronicles 11:12-16. Compare the marginal references.Joseph ... Ephraim - Compare... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:16-17

Ezekiel 37:16-17. Take thee one stick That is, one rod. The expression seems to allude to Numbers 17:2; where Moses was commanded to take twelve rods, one for each tribe, and to write the name of the tribe upon the rod; for Judah, and the children of Israel his companions That is, the tribe of Benjamin, and a part of that of Levi, who adhered to the tribe of Judah. Then take another stick A second, such as the first was; and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim Upon... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:18-20

Ezekiel 37:18-20. Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest Ezekiel foretold many things by signs; and the Jews were very inquisitive into the meaning of them: but sometimes their curiosity proceeded rather from a secret contempt of the prophet and his predictions, than a real desire of information. Say, I will take the stick of Joseph On which Joseph’s name was written, and which represents Joseph, that is, the kingdom of the ten tribes; which is in the hand of Ephraim Of which Ephraim... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

The nation revived and reunited (37:1-28)With Jerusalem destroyed and the people in exile, Israel’s national life had come to an end. To Ezekiel it appeared as if a great army had been slaughtered in battle and the bodies of the dead left to rot in the sun. All that was left was a lot of dry bones. Israel’s condition appeared to be beyond hope (37:1-3).God now promises Ezekiel that he will do the impossible. He will bring Israel back to life - as if he brings the scattered bones together, puts... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:15-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 37:18-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 37:16-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:16-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 37:18-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 37:1-28

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