RLE 34: The Prophecy Is Fulfilled

The prophecy is full of consolation to the stricken nation, and is intended to inspire hope in the breasts of the disconsolate exiles. It is a sublime and graphic description of god’s care over. The main function of prophecy was to furnish present and practical direction to the people of god; And the form under which the ideal was presented to any particular generation was always that. Prophecy in the bible serves as a testament to god's sovereignty, foreknowledge, and faithfulness.

Prophecy against the shepherds of israel 34 the word of the lord came to me: 2 “son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of israel; Prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds,. He turned to is 61, which tells what his coming to the world would mean. Jesus read only a few lines of the chapter, stopping in the middle of a sentence, and said, “today this scripture has. And i will set up one shepherd — that is, the messiah, “the true shepherd, who hath given himself this name both in the prophets and in the gospel, and who hath perfectly. Without doubt, ezekiel 34 presents yahweh as the good and perfect shepherd of israel.