Ezekiel 34: 20 “Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, 22 I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the Lord; I have spoken.
Having taken the religious leaders to task for failure to shepherd His people, God now looks forward and addresses His sheep, His people. After the fall of Jerusalem and exile, He will in the future regather His people, His sheep, and bind up those who are injured and give pasture and water to those who have been neglected. He will divide sheep from sheep, just as Jesus talks in Matthew 24 about separating sheep from goats. When He does, God's King will return to be their Shepherd. There will be justice and peace which long has been lacking.
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