Ezekiel 34

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Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel : The idea of the shepherd in the ancient Near East often meant a king or a prince. Joshua is an example of a civil leader called a shepherd Numbers , as well as King David 2 Samuel Jeremiah is an example of a spiritual leader who was called a shepherd Jeremiah The New Testament will later make this idea perfectly clear. When Peter wrote, Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly 1 Peter , he meant spiritual shepherds. The motif became widespread throughout the ancient Near East.

Ezekiel 34

I will cover the sun with a cloud ,. Go down and n be laid to rest with the uncircumcised. Egypt 4 is delivered to the sword ; drag her away , and p all her multitudes. But if he had taken warning , he would have saved his life. He has done what is just and right ; he shall surely live. My sheep were scattered ; 6 they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth , o with none to search or seek for them. And I will feed them on b the mountains of Israel , by the ravines , and in all the inhabited places of the country. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. And z they shall know that I am the L ord , when a I break the bars of their yoke , and a deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. On your hills and in your valleys and in all t your ravines u those slain with the sword shall fall.

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Should not shepherds take care of the flock? A 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. B 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed C the sick or bound up D the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. E 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, F and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. G 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.

Should not shepherds take care of the flock? A 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. B 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed C the sick or bound up D the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. E 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, F and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. G 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.

Ezekiel 34

Should not shepherds take care of the flock? A 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. B 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed C the sick or bound up D the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost.

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Login [? Modern western culture often divides the world into two categories: oppressors and victims. Daily Bible Reading Plans x. Now God spoke to the flock. My servant David : a common characterization of David; e. They did not care for their own pasture but trampled it down. Personal Notes. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them. Eze - And I will set up H one H shepherd H over them, and he shall feed H them, even my servant H David; H he shall feed H them, and he shall be their shepherd. Old Testament. Many of these ideas are included in the concepts of equipping and edifying described in Ephesians Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab.

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Follow Blue Letter Bible. And o I will summon the grain and make it abundant and p lay no famine upon you. Ezekiel 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 There is a subtle but clear testimony here to the deity of Jesus Christ. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. There is nothing in these texts themselves that demand that it is the Messiah and not David. You can also change some of your preferences. The curse will be lifted from the earth. They were more like the beasts that ate the sheep than true shepherds who should care for them. Return to Top. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Perhaps there will always be some hidden problems in the flock, but what is revealed must be cared for. Great attention is given to the sins and crimes of the oppressors, and often rightly so.