Ezekiel 37:16
16 a“Son of man, btake a stick ▼▼Or one piece of wood; also verses 17, 19, 20
and write on it, ‘For dJudah, and ethe people of Israel associated with him’; then take another stick and write on it, ‘For fJoseph (the stick of gEphraim) and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ Acts 7:9-15
9“And the patriarchs, hjealous of Joseph, isold him into Egypt; but jGod was with him 10and rescued him out of all his afflictions and kgave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, lwho made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. 11Now mthere came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. 12 nBut when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. 13And oon the second visit pJoseph made himself known to his brothers, and qJoseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. 14And rJoseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, sseventy-five persons in all. 15And tJacob went down into Egypt, and uhe died, he vand our fathers,Hebrews 11:21-22
21By faith wJacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, xbowing in worship over the head of his staff. 22By faith yJoseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.Revelation of John 7:8
812,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
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