Ezekiel 37:15-17

Ezekiel 37:15-17

[15] The word  of the LORD  came again unto me, saying,  [16] Moreover, thou son  of man,  take  thee one  stick,  and write  upon it, For Judah,  and for the children  of Israel  his companions:  then take  another  stick,  and write  upon it, For Joseph,  the stick  of Ephraim,  and for all the house  of Israel  his companions:  [17] And join  them one  stick;  and they shall become one  in thine hand. 

What does Ezekiel 37:15-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord also commanded Ezekiel to take two sticks (or tablets; cf. Zechariah 11:7-14). He was to write on one of them "For Judah and for the sons of Israel, Judah"s companions." He was to write on the other stick "For Joseph and for the sons of Ephraim, Joseph"s companions." One stick represented the Jews of the Southern Kingdom of Judah and the other the Jews of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Ezekiel was then to join the two sticks together in his hand end to end so they appeared to be one stick. Mormonism teaches that the two sticks represent the Bible (the stick of Judah) and the Book of Mormon (the stick of Joseph), but the rest of the passage refutes this interpretation.