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Ezekiel 34:12–13 · BSB
34:12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
34:13 I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
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…God's sheep. And not only had they neglected them, but they had exploited them, taken advantage of them. You hear this in the prophet Ezekiel. InEzekiel chapter 34, he says this, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, even to the shepherds, thus says the Lord, Ah,…
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…So that being the case, when you read those different types of churches, you're able to understand how the bad shepherds mentioned inEzekiel chapter 34, these bad shepherds that don't get numbered, they use that data against those of us that's been born again because they know Jesus details how you…
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…within the church. And the church needs a shepherd that is willing to be a shepherd. We don't have time to go back into it, but you can go and readEzekiel chapter 34. But really what God is doing is he is calling out Israel. He's calling out the spiritual leaders because here's what they were supposed to be.…
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…it only takes a handful of chapters later where God says, I'm going to make a promise that one day I'm going to do it. Let's turn there right now.Ezekiel chapter 34. And I love the reason. It's kind of funny. It's not funny to our pride, but it is funny. Ezekiel 34 says, No, just kidding, 36. Sorry. Ezekiel…
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…in before them, one who leads them out and brings them in. So the Lord's people would not be like sheep without a shepherd. And then further on inEzekiel chapter 34, so this is later on when the Israelites, so the God's people, have had different leaders over their life. But the leaders aren't doing a great…
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…Let me read it. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I want you to turn to your Bibles toEzekiel chapter 34. It's on page 857 of your pew Bible. This is kind of a lengthy section I'm going to read, but I'm going to read it so you get it. What Jesus is…
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…John, the gospel, tied in with Ezekiel? Well, I hope we'll see. This is a New Testament picture of an Old Testament issue and yet a coming issue.Ezekiel chapter 34. We'll just read verses 1 through 5. It says, And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel.…
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…will never put his own needs first. He won't do it. But you know the religious leaders. They're also called shepherds, the shepherds of Israel. InEzekiel chapter 34, God himself rebukes the religious leaders, the leaders of Israel, the shepherds. Why? Because they're derelict. They're not doing what they're…
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…they nourished the flock. And so these leaders of Israel were to protect, nourish, and to lead God's people. But like the leaders rebuked inEzekiel chapter 34, these false teachers are only interested in feeding themselves. Rather than feeding the sheep, they take from the sheep, they kill the sheep, they…
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…not them. So who? Who is it that he's talking about? Those all who came before him? Last week I suggested that he is drawing on imagery employed inEzekiel chapter 34to speak of leaders who should have been caring for the sheep but instead cared for their own gain. Like spiritual leaders who were exploiting…
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…40 or 50 minutes, but I don't really know how long this is going to be. And maybe I'll just skip some stuff if we start going on too long. This isEzekiel chapter 34. And we're going to start rather than verse one, we'll get to, we're going to start in verse 11. So if you have your Bibles, if you have your…
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…to serve us well at this point. So leave John 10 behind for just a moment and join me in some quick sweeping Bible background by joining me inEzekiel chapter 34. The blessed sound of turning pages. Ezekiel 34. I'm going to hop through this text a little bit just for the sake of time. Listen to the words…
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…people, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. And I want to take a moment and show you this. I want you to go to Jeremiah chapter 23, and then we're going to go toEzekiel chapter 34. Because there's so much significance here. God uses these prophets, and it's in these two prophetic pictures from Jeremiah and Ezekiel 34 that…
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…and it's working. The numbers are showing us. Now, there's a connection here in this verse to a prophet 600 years before named Ezekiel. And inEzekiel chapter 34, we find a situation where God is giving a scathing verdict on the priests of the day who have been stealing from the people of God. And I…
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…need to understand that a true shepherd sees value where others only see junk. I'm thankful for that. What's going on here is Jesus is referencingEzekiel chapter 34. Hundreds of years before Jesus arrives, God yells, condemns in a way the leadership of Israel that was not leading their shepherds at the time.…
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…his shepherd, who's been leading him his entire life. It's used in Psalm 23 when David famously says, The Lord is my shepherd. It's used again inEzekiel chapter 34, where God calls Israel's leaders bad shepherds because they're taking advantage of his people, and he promises that he will one day come and…
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…Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Pastor Zach, for being obedient to the Holy Spirit. Praise God. You can be seated if you can. So let's go intoEzekiel chapter 34. And we are getting into kind of the more exciting part of Ezekiel. God's word is always exciting, but it's a little more exciting when it gets…
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…Jesus is doing way more than that. He's thinking of the prophets. And I'll just give you one example. This is a short snippet from the prophetEzekiel chapter 34. Here's what it says. This is what the sovereign Lord says. I myself will search for my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they…
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…Well, scholars tell us, that he's referring to the gathering of sheep, God's people. It is a shepherding image, that was used in places likeEzekiel chapter 34, using covenant and messianic language here. In this passage, Ezekiel 34, the leaders of Israel are rebuked, because they've taken advantage of the…
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…people so seriously that he pronounced judgment on the leaders of Israel for not shepherding, leading the sheep, the people. Look what it says inEzekiel chapter 34. The word of the Lord came to me, Son of Man, prophecy against the shepherds of Israel, prophecy and say to them, This is what the sovereign Lord…
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