What is the meaning of the joining together of the two sticks described in Ezekiel chapter 37?

[The Librarian]

New Light in the last article of the following magazine:

Ezekiel 37:15-17 prophesies about two sticks being joined together to become 1. One stick represented the two tribe kingdom of Judah and the other stick represented the 10 tribe of Israel (Ephraim). The article explains how the coming together of these two sticks meant the reuniting of these tribes in 537 BCE.

The modern day fulfillment was previously taught to mean that the anointed had once again come together in unity in these last days.

The July Watchtower now explains that one stick, the stick of Judah, represents the anointed and the other stick, the stick of Ephraim, represents the other sheep. They further explain that since 1919 God's people have gradually reunited to become one flock.