And they shall know that I am the LORD their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord GOD.
God will not treat all the flock alike; He separates the precious from the vile. The fat and strong among you who oppress the poor with your wealth, who devour the good pasture and foul the rest, forcing your neighbors into servitude for one ewe-lamb, know that judgment comes. Christ Himself shall make this division plain, setting sheep on His right hand and goats on His left.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 34:17-31
And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men,.... This is observed, to show that all that had been said in this chapter concerning sheep, and a flock of sheep, was to be understood, not in a literal sense, but in a figurative one, of such as were rational and spiritual persons; a set of men whom the Lord had chosen, and separated...
God raises one Shepherd, David His servant, to feed them and be to them a shepherd. He Himself becomes their God, David their Prince. A covenant of peace replaces fear; no evil beasts, no famine, no servitude remains. Then they shall know that He is the Lord.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 34:23-31