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EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS V. 1-10 THE TRUE SHEPHERD V. 11-31. READ: EZEKIEL 34:1-2. THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS 1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

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  1. EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

  2. OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR THE IRRESPONSIBLE SHEPHERDS V. 1-10 THE TRUE SHEPHERD V. 11-31

  3. READ: EZEKIEL 34:1-2 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?

  4. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:1-2 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?’

  5. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 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 5:2 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

  6. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 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 78:70-72 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

  7. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 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 44:28 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

  8. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 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 2:8 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

  9. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 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 10:21 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

  10. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 WHO WERE THE SHEPHERDS OF ISRAEL? PRIESTS? RULERS? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING THEM? READ: MICAH 3:9-11 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

  11. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO? ‘Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?’ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? READ: JEREMIAH 3:15 15 I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. READ: ISAIAH 40:10-11 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

  12. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO? ‘Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?’ WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? READ: JEREMIAH 23:3-6 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

  13. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:2 WHAT WERE THE SHEPHERDS SUPPOSED TO DO? ‘Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?’ WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO PETER? READ: JOHN 21:15-17 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

  14. READ: EZEKIEL 34:3-4 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.

  15. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:3-4 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?

  16. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:3 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 32:13-15 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

  17. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:3 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 22:27 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 11:5 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

  18. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:3 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 6:3-6 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

  19. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:3 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 10:11-13 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

  20. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:4 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 1:5-6 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 boundup, Or soothed with ointment. NKJV

  21. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:4 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 3:1-3 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

  22. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:4 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 11:15-17 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

  23. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:4 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 25:43 43 You shall not rule over him with rigor, but you shall fear your God. NKJV

  24. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:4 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 5:2-3 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

  25. READ: EZEKIEL 34:5-6 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."

  26. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:5-6 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?

  27. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP? WHAT DID MOSES ASK THE LORD? WHY? READ: NUMBERS 27:16-17 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

  28. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP? WHAT DID MICAIAH SAY? READ: 1 KINGS 22:17 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 18:16)

  29. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP? READ: ISAIAH 56:9-10 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

  30. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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 9:36 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 26:31 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

  31. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP? WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE EPHESIANS ELDERS? READ: ACTS 20:29-30 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

  32. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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 26:33 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 95:10 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

  33. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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 50:6 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

  34. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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 7:13 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 2:25 25 You were like sheep going astray, but have nowreturned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

  35. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 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 18:12-14 12 "What do you think? Ifa 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

  36. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING HIS SHEEP? READ: LUKE 15:4-7 4 "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, ifhe 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 whenhe 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

  37. READ: EZEKIEL 34:7-8 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" —

  38. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:7-8 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?

  39. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:8 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 2:14 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

  40. READ: EZEKIEL 34:9-10 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."

  41. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:9-10 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?

  42. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:10 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 23:1-2 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."

  43. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:10 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 10:3 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

  44. READ: EZEKIEL 34:11-13 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.

  45. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:11-13 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?

  46. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:11 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 119:176 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? MATTHEW 18:11 11 The Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:11 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 9:25-29 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."

  48. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:12 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 40:11 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 31:10 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

  49. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 34:13 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 48:21 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

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