from a Lost Tribes Brit-Am Point of View (source: "Origin" by Yair Davidiy)
Ezekiel (37:15-28) saw the return of the Ten Tribes as an
indispensable requirement for the deliverance of Israel and Judah. God will
once again accept Judah and all Israel (16:62). Ezekiel (23:2-3)
indicates that from the very beginning the two sections of the Children of
Israel, i.e. Judah and Israel or Ephraim were distinct entities with their
own predispositions. The Book of Ezekiel at its primary level is mainly
concerned with Judah but here and there it contains messages for the Lost
Ten Tribes of the greatest importance. Ezekiel refers to the three stages
of exile of the Lost Ten Tribes (11:14 according to Commentators). They
will be ingathered (11:17). God is still with them (11:16). Ezekiel (11:18)
hints that first the exiles will return to the Land of Israel and after
that they shall put away their idols and keep the Law (11:2). Ezekiel says
that Judah has an obligation to help the Lost Ten Tribes return. The
complete return of Judah is dependent upon the return of Samaria (16:53,
55, 61) meaning the Ten Tribes especially Manasseh. Manasseh today is
mainly the USA. God will renew His covenant with Judah and with Israel
(16:62). Ezekiel (chapter 26) describes the movement of Tyre to Tarshish in
Spain. He describes the international mercantile connections of Tyre
(chapter 27). He recalls Dan and Javan (the Greeks) together (27:19) as
trading with Tyre and engaged in metallurgical production.
Ezekiel 37 speaks of dead bodies being resurrected. He than
goes on to say that God told him to take the stick (in Hebrew "aetz" which
can also mean wood, or tree) and to write upon it, For Judah and for the
Children of Israel who are joined to him, i.e. For the Jews. He was told to
take another stick and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and
for all the House of Israel who are joined unto him (37:16). He was then
told to join them together and they were to be one (37:17). Bystanders saw
Ezekiel fulfill these symbolic actions and asked him what their meaning
was? He replied that Judah and Israel (the Lost Ten Tribes) are destined to
be (37:19-21) gathered together into the land of Israel and there
re-united. They are to become one kingdom and one king shall rule over them
(37:22). This King will be either a descendant of David or King David
himself. They shall keep the Law (37:24). God will dwell amongst them and
the Tabernacle-Temple will be rebuilt (37:27-28).
We learn from this the two entities Judah and Josephwill
remain separate from each other until the end times. Commentators saw the
niceties of the Hebrew original in the above passage as indicating that:
(a) The re-unification must take place initially through our own
initiative. Ezekiel is told to take the sticks and write upon them and join
them together in his own hands but then God makes them one in HIS hand
(37:19).
Ezekiel (37:15-28) saw the return of the Ten Tribes as an
indispensable requirement for the deliverance of Israel and Judah. God will
once again accept Judah and all Israel (16:62). Ezekiel (23:2-3)
indicates that from the very beginning the two sections of the Children of
Israel, i.e. Judah and Israel or Ephraim were distinct entities with their
own predispositions. The Book of Ezekiel at its primary level is mainly
concerned with Judah but here and there it contains messages for the Lost
Ten Tribes of the greatest importance. Ezekiel refers to the three stages
of exile of the Lost Ten Tribes (11:14 according to Commentators). They
will be ingathered (11:17). God is still with them (11:16). Ezekiel (11:18)
hints that first the exiles will return to the Land of Israel and after
that they shall put away their idols and keep the Law (11:2). Ezekiel says
that Judah has an obligation to help the Lost Ten Tribes return. The
complete return of Judah is dependent upon the return of Samaria (16:53,
55, 61) meaning the Ten Tribes especially Manasseh. Manasseh today is
mainly the USA. God will renew His covenant with Judah and with Israel
(16:62). Ezekiel (chapter 26) describes the movement of Tyre to Tarshish in
Spain. He describes the international mercantile connections of Tyre
(chapter 27). He recalls Dan and Javan (the Greeks) together (27:19) as
trading with Tyre and engaged in metallurgical production.
Ezekiel 37 speaks of dead bodies being resurrected. He than
goes on to say that God told him to take the stick (in Hebrew "aetz" which
can also mean wood, or tree) and to write upon it, For Judah and for the
Children of Israel who are joined to him, i.e. For the Jews. He was told to
take another stick and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and
for all the House of Israel who are joined unto him (37:16). He was then
told to join them together and they were to be one (37:17). Bystanders saw
Ezekiel fulfill these symbolic actions and asked him what their meaning
was? He replied that Judah and Israel (the Lost Ten Tribes) are destined to
be (37:19-21) gathered together into the land of Israel and there
re-united. They are to become one kingdom and one king shall rule over them
(37:22). This King will be either a descendant of David or King David
himself. They shall keep the Law (37:24). God will dwell amongst them and
the Tabernacle-Temple will be rebuilt (37:27-28).
We learn from this the two entities Judah and Josephwill
remain separate from each other until the end times. Commentators saw the
niceties of the Hebrew original in the above passage as indicating that:
(a) The re-unification must take place initially through our own
initiative. Ezekiel is told to take the sticks and write upon them and join
them together in his own hands but then God makes them one in HIS hand
(37:19).