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The two sticks are the amalgamation of the full family of a spiritual people.
The true Israel of the Lord. A relationship which is based on the power and change wrought in those who have been born again. They are those who comprise the true family of the Lord. Except one be born of the Spirit they cannot even see that there is a kingdom of God. John 3:3 Then, without being born of water and Spirit they cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:5 Very explicit statements.
The spiritual changes that are recorded by Ezekiel in this miracle of the two sticks becoming one are, a sign to us of a work of the Spirit in the lives of individuals, who regardless of racial origin have been adopted into the family. Unquestionably among them are descendents of the ten lost tribes as well as those of Judah. By the Spirit of adoption, all are made to be one in Christ. Even those to whom adoption was first granted must come through the same manner as all others. Gal. 4:5 While it is exciting to see those of opposing religions come to Christ, once in Christ, the past affiliations cease and we become new creatures in Him. Gal. 6:15 There is but one way, one God and Father of all. One kingdom, with the Lord Jesus as the only King privileged and fit to occupy the eternal throne, as the descendent, not only of the Lord but of the lineage of king David. Eze. 37:24.
The prophecy covers spiritual elements which Israel miserably failed to accomplish even in the years of the leadership of Moses and Aaron. There is a spiritual purity accompanying the prophetic utterance which will be the conditions found in the Millennial reign of Christ. Incidentally there will be no sinners in the kingdom of the Lord at that time. No idols nor things which are offensive or sinful before the Lord. Eze. 37:23 The holiness of the Lord will prevail over the whole kingdom for the people of that age are the blood washed and redeemed. They are the true people of the Lord, following one and the same shepherd, the Lord Jesus. They fully do His will. They inherit the eternal kingdom of the Lord, whether on this earth or in the new heavens and new earth. Eze. 37:24 The New Covenant, the everlasting covenant of peace, founded by the Lord Jesus is theirs. Eze. 37:26 He will prepare a place for them and multiply them. They are the sanctuary of the Lord, His eternal Temple. That is, those who are the resurrected and become the dwelling place of the Lord, by His Spirit.
1 Cor. 6:19 Only by having experienced the majestic presence of the Lord in the baptism of the Spirit can we even begin to imagine the everlasting flow of the Spirit of the Lord through those who are His redeemed and sanctified. Eze. 37:27-28.