Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 34
SERMON NOTES
THE TRUE SHEPHERD
Ezekiel 34:1-31
1. Human shepherds fail.
– 34:1-10; read First and Second Kings!
– they looked after themselves (34:2-3, 8), they neglected the needy (34:4, 6), and they left the flock defenceless (34:8-9; see Matt.9:36)
2. The Lord is the true shepherd.
– 34:11, 15 – He is the Lord; 34:23-24 – He is David’s Son; He is the divine king, Jesus.
– Luke 1:32-33; John 10:11-15; Isa.40:11
3. God will judge His people.
– 34:17-22; not all Israel is Israel; not all who think they are sheep are true sheep.
4. God will make a covenant of peace.
– 34:25-31; this points to the restoration of Judah after 539 B.C.
– also Col.1:20-22; Eph.2:14, 17