20 Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on
20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
20 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand before their eyes,
20 "Then take the sticks you've inscribed and hold them up so the people can see them.
20 And the sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes.
20 "Then hold out the pieces of wood you have inscribed, so the people can see them.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 37:20
Commentary on Ezekiel 37:15-28
(Read Ezekiel 37:15-28)
This emblem was to show the people, that the Lord would unite Judah and Israel. Christ is the true David, Israel's King of old; and those whom he makes willing in the day of his power, he makes to walk in his judgments, and to keep his statutes. Events yet to come will further explain this prophecy. Nothing has more hindered the success of the gospel than divisions. Let us study to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; let us seek for Divine grace to keep us from detestable things; and let us pray that all nations may be obedient and happy subjects of the Son of David, that the Lord may be our God, and we may be his people for evermore.