EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

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• EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

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OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS V. 1-10
• THE TRUE SHEPHERD V. 11-31

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READ EZEKIEL 341-2

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of
  Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the
  Lord GOD to the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds
  of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the
  shepherds feed the flocks?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 341-2

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of
  Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the
  Lord GOD to the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds
  of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the
  shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHAT DID THE LORD TELL EZEKIEL TO DO?
• prophesy against the shepherds of Israel
• SAY TO THEM
• Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds
• Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed
  themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the
  flocks?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of
  Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the
  Lord GOD to the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds
  of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the
  shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• DAVID?
• WHAT DID ISRAEL SAY TO DAVID?
• READ 2 SAMUEL 52
• 2 In time past, when Saul was king over us, you
  were the one who led Israel out and brought them
  in and the LORD said to you, 'You shall shepherd
  My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.' NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of
  Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the
  Lord GOD to the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds
  of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the
  shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• DAVID?
• READ PSALMS 7870-72
• 70 He chose David His servant, And took him from
  the sheepfolds
• 71 From following the ewes that had young He
  brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And
  Israel His inheritance.
• 72 So he shepherded them according to the
  integrity of his heart, And guided them by the
  skillfulness of his hands. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of
  Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the
  Lord GOD to the shepherds "Woe to the shepherds
  of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the
  shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING CYRUS?
• READ ISAIAH 4428
• 28 Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, And he
  shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to
  Jerusalem, "You shall be built, And to the
  temple, "Your foundation shall be laid."' NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• PRIESTS? RULERS?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING THEM?
• Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed
  themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the
  flocks?
• READ JEREMIAH 28
• 8 The priests did not say, 'Where is the LORD?
  And those who handle the law did not know Me The
  rulers also transgressed against Me The prophets
  prophesied by Baal, And walked after things that
  do not profit. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• PRIESTS? RULERS?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING THEM?
• Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed
  themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the
  flocks?
• READ JEREMIAH 1021
• 21 The shepherds have become dull-hearted, And
  have not sought the LORD Therefore they shall
  not prosper, And all their flocks shall be
  scattered. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL?
• PRIESTS? RULERS?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING THEM?
• READ MICAH 39-11
• 9 Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob
• And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor
  justice
• And pervert all equity,
• 10 Who build up Zion with bloodshed And
  Jerusalem with iniquity
• 11 Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests
  teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money.
  Yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Is not the
  LORD among us? No harm can come upon us." NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO?
• Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 315
• 15 I will give you shepherds according to My
  heart, who will feed you with knowledge and
  understanding.
• READ ISAIAH 4010-11
• 10 Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong
  hand, And His arm shall rule for Him Behold, His
  reward is with Him, And His work before Him.
• 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd He
  will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry
  them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are
  with young. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO?
• Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 233-6
• 3 "But I will gather the remnant of My flock out
  of all countries where I have driven them, and
  bring them back to their folds and they shall be
  fruitful and increase.
• 4 I will set up shepherds over them who will
  feed them and they shall fear no more, nor be
  dismayed, nor shall they be lacking," says the
  LORD.
• 5 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,
• "That I will raise to David a Branch of
  righteousness
• A King shall reign and prosper, And execute
  judgment and righteousness in the earth.
• 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel
  will dwell safely Now this is His name by which
  He will be called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 342

• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO?
• Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
• WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO PETER?
• READ JOHN 2115-17
• 15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to
  Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me
  more than these? He said to Him, "Yes, Lord You
  know that I love You. He said to him, "Feed My
  lambs."
• 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon,
  son of Jonah, do you love Me? He said to Him,
  "Yes, Lord You know that I love You. He said to
  him, "Tend My sheep."
• 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of
  Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because
  He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?
  And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things
  You know that I love You. Jesus said to him,
  "Feed My sheep. NKJV

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READ EZEKIEL 343-4

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 343-4

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 343

• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ DEUTERONOMY 3213-15
• 13 "He made him ride in the heights of the
  earth, That he might eat the produce of the
  fields He made him draw honey from the rock, And
  oil from the flinty rock
• 14 Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock,
  With fat of lambs And rams of the breed of
  Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat And
  you drank wine, the blood of the grapes.
• 15 "But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked You grew
  fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he
  forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed
  the Rock of his salvation. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 343

• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ EZEKIEL 2227
• 27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves
  tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy
  people, and to get dishonest gain. NKJV
• READ ZECHARIAH 115
• 5 Their owners slaughter them and feel no guilt
  those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD,
  for I am rich' and their shepherds do not pity
  them. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 343

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ AMOS 63-6
• 3 Woe to you who put far off the day of doom,
• Who cause the seat of violence to come near
• 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your
  couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from
  the midst of the stall
• 6 Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint
  yourselves with the best ointments, NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 343

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the
  wool you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not
  feed the flock.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ JOHN 1011-13
• 11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd
  gives His life for the sheep.
• 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd,
  one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf
  coming and leaves the sheep and flees and the
  wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.
• 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling
  and does not care about the sheep. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 344

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ ISAIAH 15-6
• 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head,
  There is no soundness in it, But wounds and
  bruises and putrefying sores They have not been
  closed or bound up, Or soothed with ointment.
  NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 344

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ MICAH 31-3
• 1 "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of
  the house of Israel Is it not for you to know
  justice?
• 2 You who hate good and love evil Who strip the
  skin from My people, And the flesh from their
  bones
• 3 Who also eat the flesh of My people, Flay
  their skin from them, Break their bones, And chop
  them in pieces
• Like meat for the pot, Like flesh in the
  caldron." NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 344

• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ ZECHARIAH 1115-17
• 15 And the LORD said to me, "Next, take for
  yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.
• 16 For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the
  land who will not care for those who are cut off,
  nor seek the young, nor heal those that are
  broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he
  will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their
  hooves in pieces.
• 17 "Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves
  the flock! A sword shall be against his arm And
  against his right eye His arm shall completely
  wither, And his right eye shall be totally
  blinded." NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 344

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ LEVITICUS 2543
• 43 You shall not rule over him with rigor, but
  you shall fear your God. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 344

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have
  you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the
  broken, nor brought back what was driven away,
  nor sought what was lost but with force and
  cruelty you have ruled them.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• WHAT SHOULD THE SHEPHERD DO?
• READ 1 PETER 52-3
• 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you,
  serving as overseers, not by compulsion but
  willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly
• 3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to
  you, but being examples to the flock NKJV

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READ EZEKIEL 345-6

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 345-6

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• WHAT DID MOSES ASK THE LORD? WHY?
• READ NUMBERS 2716-17
• 16 "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all
  flesh, set a man over the congregation,
• 17 who may go out before them and go in before
  them, who may lead them out and bring them in,
  that the congregation of the LORD may not be like
  sheep which have no shepherd." NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• WHAT DID MICAIAH SAY?
• READ 1 KINGS 2217
• 17 "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains,
  as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD
  said, 'These have no master. Let each return to
  his house in peace.'" NKJV (2 CHRONICLES 1816)

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ ISAIAH 569-10
• 9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour,
  All you beasts in the forest.
• 10 His watchmen are blind, They are all
  ignorant
• They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark
  Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• WHY WAS JESUS MOVED WITH COMPASSION?
• READ MATTHEW 936
• 36 When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with
  compassion for them, because they were weary and
  scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. NKJV
• WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? WHY?
• READ MATTHEW 2631
• 31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be
  made to stumble because of Me this night, for it
  is written
• 'I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the
  flock will be scattered.' NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 5 So they were scattered because there was no
  shepherd and they became food for all the beasts
  of the field when they were scattered.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE EPHESIANS ELDERS?
• READ ACTS 2029-30
• 29 For I know this, that after my departure
  savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing
  the flock.
• 30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up,
  speaking perverse things, to draw away the
  disciples after themselves. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ LEVITICUS 2633
• 33 I will scatter you among the nations and draw
  out a sword after you your land shall be
  desolate and your cities waste. NKJV
• READ PSALMS 9510
• 10 For forty years I was grieved with that
  generation,
• And said, 'It is a people who go astray in their
  hearts,
• And they do not know My ways.' NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ JEREMIAH 506
• 6 "My people have been lost sheep. Their
  shepherds have led them astray They have turned
  them away on the mountains. They have gone from
  mountain to hill
• They have forgotten their resting place. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ HOSEA 713
• 13 "Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!
  Destruction to them, Because they have
  transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them,
  Yet they have spoken lies against Me. NKJV
• WHAT DID PETER SAY?
• READ 1 PETER 225
• 25 You were like sheep going astray, but have
  now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your
  souls.

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
  and on every high hill yes, My flock was
  scattered over the whole face of the earth, and
  no one was seeking or searching for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ MATTHEW 1812-14
• 12 "What do you think? If a man has a hundred
  sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not
  leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to
  seek the one that is straying?
• 13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to
  you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over
  the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
• 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who
  is in heaven that one of these little ones should
  perish. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 346

• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP?
• READ LUKE 154-7
• 4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if
  he loses one of them, does not leave the
  ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the
  one which is lost until he finds it?
• 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his
  shoulders, rejoicing.
• 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his
  friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice
  with me, for I have found my sheep which was
  lost!'
• 7 I say to you that likewise there will be more
  joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than
  over ninety-nine just persons who need no
  repentance. NKJV

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READ EZEKIEL 347-8

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 7 'Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of
  the LORD
• 8 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely
  because My flock became a prey, and My flock
  became food for every beast of the field, because
  there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds
  search for My flock, but the shepherds fed
  themselves and did not feed My flock"

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 347-8

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 7 'Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of
  the LORD
• 8 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely
  because My flock became a prey, and My flock
  became food for every beast of the field, because
  there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds
  search for My flock, but the shepherds fed
  themselves and did not feed My flock"
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FLOCK? WHY?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 348

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 8 "As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely
  because My flock became a prey, and My flock
  became food for every beast of the field, because
  there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds
  search for My flock, but the shepherds fed
  themselves and did not feed My flock"
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FLOCK? WHY?
• READ JUDGES 214
• 14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against
  Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of
  plunderers who despoiled them and He sold them
  into the hands of their enemies all around, so
  that they could no longer stand before their
  enemies. NKJV

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READ EZEKIEL 349-10

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the
  LORD!
• 10 Thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I am against
  the shepherds, and I will require My flock at
  their hand I will cause them to cease feeding
  the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed
  themselves no more for I will deliver My flock
  from their mouths, that they may no longer be
  food for them."

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 349-10

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the
  LORD!
• 10 Thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I am against
  the shepherds, and I will require My flock at
  their hand I will cause them to cease feeding
  the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed
  themselves no more for I will deliver My flock
  from their mouths, that they may no longer be
  food for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3410

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 10 Thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I am against
  the shepherds, and I will require My flock at
  their hand I will cause them to cease feeding
  the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed
  themselves no more for I will deliver My flock
  from their mouths, that they may no longer be
  food for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ JEREMIAH 231-2
• 1 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter
  the sheep of My pasture!" says the LORD.
• 2 Thus says the LORD God of Israel against the
  shepherds who feed My people "You have scattered
  My flock, driven them away, and not attended to
  them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil
  of your doings."

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3410

• THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS
• 10 Thus says the Lord GOD "Behold, I am against
  the shepherds, and I will require My flock at
  their hand I will cause them to cease feeding
  the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed
  themselves no more for I will deliver My flock
  from their mouths, that they may no longer be
  food for them."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• READ ZECHARIAH 103
• 3 "My anger is kindled against the shepherds,
  And I will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of
  hosts will visit His flock, The house of Judah,
  And will make them as His royal horse in the
  battle. NKJV

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READ EZEKIEL 3411-13

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 11 'For thus says the Lord GOD "Indeed I Myself
  will search for My sheep and seek them out.
• 12 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.
• 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples
  and gather them from the countries, and will
  bring them to their own land I will feed them on
  the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in
  all the inhabited places of the country.

46
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3411-13

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 11 'For thus says the Lord GOD "Indeed I Myself
  will search for My sheep and seek them out.
• 12 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.
• 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples
  and gather them from the countries, and will
  bring them to their own land I will feed them on
  the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in
  all the inhabited places of the country.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?

47
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3411

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 11 'For thus says the Lord GOD "Indeed I Myself
  will search for My sheep and seek them out.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
• READ PSALMS 119176
• 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep Seek
  Your servant, For I do not forget Your
  commandments. NKJV
• WHAT DID JESUS SAY?
• MATTHEW 1811
• 11 The Son of Man has come to save that which
  was lost. NKJV

48
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3411

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 11 'For thus says the Lord GOD "Indeed I Myself
  will search for My sheep and seek them out.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ ROMANS 925-29
• 25 As He says also in Hosea "I will call them
  My people, who were not My people, And her
  beloved, who was not beloved."
• 27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel
  "Though the number of the children of Israel be
  as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be
  saved.
• 29 And as Isaiah said before "Unless the LORD
  of Sabaoth had left us a seed, We would have
  become like Sodom, And we would have been made
  like Gomorrah."

49
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3412

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 12 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.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ ISAIAH 4011
• 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd He
  will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry
  them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are
  with young. NKJV
• READ JEREMIAH 3110
• 10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And
  declare it in the isles afar off, and say, 'He
  who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep
  him as a shepherd does his flock.' NKJV

50
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3413

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples
  and gather them from the countries, and will
  bring them to their own land I will feed them on
  the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in
  all the inhabited places of the country.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• WHAT DID ISRAEL SAY TO JOSEPH?
• READ GENESIS 4821
• 21 Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying,
  but God will be with you and bring you back to
  the land of your fathers. NKJV

51
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3413

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples
  and gather them from the countries, and will
  bring them to their own land I will feed them on
  the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in
  all the inhabited places of the country.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ DEUTERONOMY 304
• 4 If any of you are driven out to the farthest
  parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God
  will gather you, and from there He will bring
  you. NKJV

52
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3413

• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ ISAIAH 659-10
• 9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, And
  from Judah an heir of My mountains My elect
  shall inherit it, And My servants shall dwell
  there.
• 10 Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, And the
  Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
  For My people who have sought Me. NKJV
• READ ISAIAH 6620
• 20 They shall bring all your brethren for an
  offering to the LORD out of all nations, on
  horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules
  and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,"
  says the LORD, "as the children of Israel bring
  an offering in a clean vessel into the house of
  the LORD. NKJV

53
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3413

• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 238
• 8 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led the
  descendants of the house of Israel from the north
  country and from all the countries where I had
  driven them.' And they shall dwell in their own
  land. NKJV
• READ JEREMIAH 5019
• 19 I will bring back Israel to his home, And he
  shall feed on Carmel and Bashan His soul shall
  be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead. NKJV

54
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3413

• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ EZEKIEL 1117
• 17 Thus says the Lord GOD "I will gather you
  from the peoples, assemble you from the countries
  where you have been scattered, and I will give
  you the land of Israel. NKJV
• READ EZEKIEL 2825
• 25 'Thus says the Lord GOD "When I have
  gathered the house of Israel from the peoples
  among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in
  them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will
  dwell in their own land which I gave to My
  servant Jacob. NKJV

55
READ EZEKIEL 3414-16

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• 15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them
  lie down," says the Lord GOD.
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."

56
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3414-16

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• 15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them
  lie down," says the Lord GOD.
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?

57
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3414

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
• READ PSALMS 231-2
• 1 The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want.
• 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures
• He leads me beside the still waters. NKJV

58
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3414

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY?
• READ PSALMS 373-4
• 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good Dwell in the
  land, and feed on His faithfulness.
• 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He
  shall give you the desires of your heart. NKJV

59
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3414

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ EZEKIEL 2040
• 40 On My holy mountain, on the mountain height
  of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "there all the
  house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall
  serve Me there I will accept them, and there I
  will require your offerings and the first-fruits
  of your sacrifices, together with all your holy
  things. NKJV

60
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3414

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their
  fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel.
  There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed
  in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ AMOS 914
• 14 I will bring back the captives of My people
  Israel
• They shall build the waste cities and inhabit
  them They shall plant vineyards and drink wine
  from them They shall also make gardens and eat
  fruit from them. NKJV

61
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3415

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them
  lie down," says the Lord GOD.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 3312
• 12 Thus says the LORD of hosts 'In this place
  which is desolate, without man and without beast,
  and in all its cities, there shall again be a
  dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks
  to lie down. NKJV

62
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3415

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them
  lie down," says the Lord GOD.
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ ZEPHANIAH 313
• 13 The remnant of Israel shall do no
  unrighteousness
• And speak no lies, Nor shall a deceitful tongue
  be found in their mouth For they shall feed
  their flocks and lie down, And no one shall make
  them afraid. NKJV

63
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3416

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 528
• 28 They have grown fat, they are sleek Yes,
  they surpass the deeds of the wicked They do not
  plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless Yet
  they prosper,
• And the right of the needy they do not defend.
  NKJV

64
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3416

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ JEREMIAH 318
• 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north
  country,
• And gather them from the ends of the earth, Among
  them the blind and the lame, The woman with child
  And the one who labors with child, together A
  great throng shall return there. NKJV

65
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3416

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ MICAH 46-7
• 6 "In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble
  the lame, I will gather the outcast And those
  whom I have afflicted
• 7 I will make the lame a remnant, And the
  outcast a strong nation So the LORD will reign
  over them in Mount Zion From now on, even
  forever. NKJV

66
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3416

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ ZEPHANIAH 319
• 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all who
  afflict you I will save the lame, And gather
  those who were driven out I will appoint them
  for praise and fame In every land where they were
  put to shame. NKJV

67
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3416

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 16 "I will seek what was lost and bring back what
  was driven away, bind up the broken and
  strengthen what was sick but I will destroy the
  fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY HE WOULD DO?
• READ LUKE 532
• 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but
  sinners, to repentance. NKJV
• READ LUKE 1910
• 10 The Son of Man has come to seek and to save
  that which was lost. NKJV

68
READ EZEKIEL 3417-19

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."

69
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3417-19

• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHEPHERDS?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE FLOCK?
• WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
• WHO ARE THE SHEEP?
• WHO ARE THE GOATS?

70
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3417

• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
• READ ISAIAH 149
• 9 Hell from beneath is excited about you, To
  meet you at your coming It stirs up the dead for
  you, All the chief ones of the earth It has
  raised up from their thrones All the kings of the
  nations. NKJV
• WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
• All the kings of the nations?

71
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3417

• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
• WHO ARE THE SHEEP?
• WHO ARE THE GOATS?
• READ ZECHARIAH 103
• 3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And
  I will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of
  hosts will visit His flock, The house of Judah,
  And will make them as His royal horse in the
  battle. NKJV
• WHO ARE THE SHEEP?
• The house of Judah?

72
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3417

• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• HOW WILL THE LORD JUDGE THEM?
• READ ISAIAH 242
• 2 And it shall be
• As with the people, so with the priest As
  with the servant, so with his master
• As with the maid, so with her mistress
• As with the buyer, so with the seller
• As with the lender, so with the borrower
• As with the creditor, so with the debtor. NKJV

73
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3417

• 17 'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the
  Lord GOD "Behold, I shall judge between sheep
  and sheep, between rams and goats.
• WHO WILL THE LORD JUDGE?
• READ MATTHEW 2531-33
• 31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and
  all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on
  the throne of His glory.
• 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him,
  and He will separate them one from another, as a
  shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
• 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand,
  but the goats on the left. NKJV
• WHO ARE THE SHEEP?
• WHO ARE THE GOATS?

74
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3418-19

• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• READ ISAIAH 314
• 14 The LORD will enter into judgment With the
  elders of His people And His princes "For you
  have eaten up the vineyard The plunder of the
  poor is in your houses.

75
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3418-19

• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• READ EZEKIEL 2212
• 12 In you they take bribes to shed blood you
  take usury and increase you have made profit
  from your neighbors by extortion, and have
  forgotten Me, says the Lord GOD. NKJV

76
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3418-19

• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• READ EZEKIEL 322
• 2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh
  king of Egypt, and say to him 'You are like a
  young lion among the nations, And you are like a
  monster in the seas, Bursting forth in your
  rivers, Troubling the waters with your feet, And
  fouling their rivers.' NKJV
• WHAT WAS PHAROAH DOING?

77
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3418-19

• 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the
  good pasture, that you must tread down with your
  feet the residue of your pasture and to have
  drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the
  residue with your feet?
• 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have
  trampled with your feet, and they drink what you
  have fouled with your feet."
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• READ AMOS 512
• 12 I know your manifold transgressions And your
  mighty sins Afflicting the just and taking
  bribes Diverting the poor from justice at the
  gate. NKJV

78
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3418-19

• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE SHPHERDS?
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• READ AMOS 61-6
• 1 Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, And trust
  in Mount Samaria, Notable persons in the chief
  nation, To whom the house of Israel comes!
• 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your
  couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from
  the midst of the stall
• 6 Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint
  yourselves with the best ointments, But are not
  grieved for the affliction of Joseph. NKJV

79
READ EZEKIEL 3420-22

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 20 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD to them
  "Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and
  the lean sheep.
• 21 Because you have pushed with side and
  shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your
  horns, and scattered them abroad,
• 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they
  shall no longer be a prey and I will judge
  between sheep and sheep.

80
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3420-22

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 20 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD to them
  "Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and
  the lean sheep.
• 21 Because you have pushed with side and
  shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your
  horns, and scattered them abroad,
• 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they
  shall no longer be a prey and I will judge
  between sheep and sheep.
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE FLOCK?

81
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3421

• 21 Because you have pushed with side and
  shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your
  horns, and scattered them abroad,
• WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS DOING?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING JOSEPH?
• READ DEUTERONOMY 3317
• 17 His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his
  horns like the horns of the wild ox Together
  with them He shall push the peoples To the ends
  of the earth They are the ten thousands of
  Ephraim, And they are the thousands of
  Manasseh. NKJV

82
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3422

• 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they
  shall no longer be a prey and I will judge
  between sheep and sheep.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE FLOCK?
• READ PSALMS 7212-14
• 12 He will deliver the needy when he cries, The
  poor also, and him who has no helper.
• 13 He will spare the poor and needy, And will
  save the souls of the needy.
• 14 He will redeem their life from oppression and
  violence And precious shall be their blood in
  His sight.

83
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3422

• 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they
  shall no longer be a prey and I will judge
  between sheep and sheep.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE FLOCK?
• READ JEREMIAH 233
• 3 But I will gather the remnant of My flock out
  of all countries where I have driven them, and
  bring them back to their folds and they shall be
  fruitful and increase.

84
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3422

• 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they
  shall no longer be a prey and I will judge
  between sheep and sheep.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THE FLOCK?
• READ EZEKIEL 2037-38
• 37 I will make you pass under the rod, and I
  will bring you into the bond of the covenant
• 38 I will purge the rebels from among you, and
  those who transgress against Me I will bring
  them out of the country where they dwell, but
  they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you
  will know that I am the LORD.

85
READ EZEKIEL 3423-24

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.

86
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423-24

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?

87
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO DAVID?
• READ 2 SAMUEL 712-13
• 12 When your days are fulfilled and you rest
  with your fathers, I will set up your seed after
  you, who will come from your body, and I will
  establish his kingdom.
• 13 He shall build a house for My name, and I
  will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
  NKJV

88
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• READ ISAIAH 4011
• 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd He
  will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry
  them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are
  with young. NKJV

89
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• READ JEREMIAH 309
• 9 They shall serve the LORD their God, And David
  their king, Whom I will raise up for them. NKJV
• WHO IS THIS KING? DAVID?

90
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• READ PSALMS 26-7
• 6 I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.
• 7 I will declare the decree The LORD has said
  to Me,
• 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. NKJV
• WHO IS THIS KING? DAVID?

91
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• READ HOSEA 35
• 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return
  and seek the LORD their God and David their king.
  They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the
  latter days. NKJV
• WHO IS THIS KING? DAVID?

92
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3423

• 23 I will establish one shepherd over them, and
  he shall feed them My servant David. He shall
  feed them and be their shepherd.
• WHO WILL BE THEIR SHEPHERD? DAVID?
• READ MICAH 54
• 4 He shall stand and feed His flock In the
  strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name
  of the LORD His God And they shall abide, For
  now He shall be great To the ends of the earth
  NKJV

93
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ PSALMS 407-8
• 7 Then I said, Behold, I come In the scroll of
  the book it is written of me.
• 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your
  law is within my heart. NKJV
• READ PSALMS 8949
• 49 Lord, where are Your former
  loving-kindnesses,
• Which You swore to David in Your truth? NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ ISAIAH 421
• 1 Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One
  in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit
  upon Him
• He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
  NKJV

95
QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ ISAIAH 493-6
• 3 He said to me, 'You are My servant, O Israel,
• In whom I will be glorified.'
• 6 Indeed He says, 'It is too small a thing that
  You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes
  of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of
  Israel I will also give You as a light to the
  Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the
  ends of the earth. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ ISAIAH 534
• 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our
  sorrows Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by
  God, and afflicted. NKJV
• READ ISAIAH 5311
• 11 He shall see the labor of His soul, and be
  satisfied.
• By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall
  justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.
  NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ JEREMIAH 234-5
• 4 I will set up shepherds over them who will
  feed them and they shall fear no more, nor be
  dismayed, nor shall they be lacking, says the
  LORD.
• 5 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,
• That I will raise to David a Branch of
  righteousness
• A King shall reign and prosper, And execute
  judgment and righteousness in the earth. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ ZECHARIAH 137
• 7 Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against
  the Man who is My Companion, Says the LORD of
  hosts.
• Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be
  scattered
• Then I will turn My hand against the little
  ones. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3424

• 24 And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My
  servant David a prince among them I, the LORD,
  have spoken.
• WHO IS THIS SERVANT? DAVID?
• READ PHILIPPIANS 25-7
• 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in
  Christ Jesus,
• 6 who, being in the form of God, did not
  consider it robbery to be equal with God,
• 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the
  form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness
  of men.

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READ EZEKIEL 3425-26

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them,
  and cause wild beasts to cease from the land and
  they will dwell safely in the wilderness and
  sleep in the woods.
• 26 I will make them and the places all around My
  hill a blessing and I will cause showers to come
  down in their season there shall be showers of
  blessing.

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3425-26

• GOD, THE TRUE SHEPHERD
• 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them,
  and cause wild beasts to cease from the land and
  they will dwell safely in the wilderness and
  sleep in the woods.
• 26 I will make them and the places all around My
  hill a blessing and I will cause showers to come
  down in their season there shall be showers of
  blessing.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THEM?
• WAS THIS COVENANT CONDITIONAL?

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3425

• 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them,
  and cause wild beasts to cease from the land and
  they will dwell safely in the wilderness and
  sleep in the woods.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THEM?
• WAS THIS COVENANT CONDITIONAL?
• READ LEVITICUS 2518
• 18 You shall observe My statutes and keep My
  judgments, and perform them and you will dwell
  in the land in safety. NKJV
• READ LEVITICUS 266
• 6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall
  lie down, and none will make you afraid I will
  rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will
  not go through your land.

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3425

• 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them,
  and cause wild beasts to cease from the land and
  they will dwell safely in the wilderness and
  sleep in the woods.
• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THEM?
• WAS THIS COVENANT CONDITIONAL?
• READ NUMBERS 2512-13
• 12 'Behold, I give to him My covenant of peace
• 13 and it shall be to him and his descendants
  after him a covenant of an everlasting
  priesthood, because he was zealous for his God,
  and made atonement for the children of
  Israel. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3425

• WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR THEM?
• READ ISAIAH 116-9
• 6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The
  leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The
  calf and the young lion and the fatling together
  And a little child shall lead them.
• 7 The cow and the bear shall graze Their young
  ones shall lie down together And the lion shall
  eat straw like the ox.
• 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra's
  hole,
• And the weaned child shall put his hand in the
  viper's den.
• 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy
  mountain, For the earth shall be full of the
  knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the
  sea. NKJV

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QUESTIONS EZEKIEL 3425

• 25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them,
  and cause wild beasts to cease from the land and
  they will dwell safely in the wilderness and
  sleep