By the time Ezekiel recorded the prophecy about the two sticks, the northern kingdom of Israel had long since been taken captive by the Assyrians in 740 B.C.E.
त्यामुळे ‘ एफ्राईमची काठी ’ ही उत्तरेच्या दहा वंशाच्या राज्याला सूचित करते, हे योग्यच होतं.