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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-31

The prophet has no more to say to the shepherds, but he has now a message to deliver to the flock. God had ordered him to speak tenderly to them, and to assure them of the mercy he had in store for them. But here he is ordered to make a difference between some and others of them, to separate between the precious and the vile and then to give them a promise of the Messiah, by whom this distinction should be effectually made, partly at his first coming (for for judgment he came into this world,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:30

Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them ,.... Granting them his gracious and powerful presence, by all the above instances of his goodness and favour to them: and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God : and not utterly cast off, as they seemed to be; the divine Shechinah now being returned to them, which had departed from them; the "loammi" that was written on them being now wiped off from them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:31

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 from others, as his peculiar flock; and whom he took a special care of, and led them to, and fed them in, green pastures of his own providing; they are the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock - That is, under the allegory of a flock of sheep, I point out men; under that of a pasture, my Church, and under that of a shepherd, the Messiah, through whom I am become your God. And he who is your God is יהוה אדני Adonai Jehovah , the self-existent Being; the Governor and Director, as well as the Savior and Judge of men. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:30

The presence of God. I. GOD IS PECULIARLY PRESENT WITH HIS PEOPLE . We know that he is everywhere on the desolate sea and the fair earth, in the high heavens and the dark regions of death ( Psalms 139:1-24 .). Therefore if any would desire to escape from his presence, this is impossible. How, then, can God be said to be in an especial manner present with his people? Spiritual presence is spiritual manifestation. God is more fully present where he more completely manifests... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock . The great utterance, we might call it the "ode of the shepherds," comes round to the point from which its second portion started ( Ezekiel 34:11 ). All blessings were summed up in the thought that, behind every representative of the Father's care, the ideal David and his house, there was the eternal relationship between Jehovah and his people, even that of the Shepherd and his sheep. The LXX . omits the words "are men," and here also is followed by Cornill. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:31

God's flock. Israel was formerly God's flock. Christians are now God's flock. I. CHRISTIANS ARE CONSTITUTED INTO A FLOCK . The wandering sheep are restored. They no longer roam at large over the mountains. They are gathered together. Man is naturally gregarious. Religion should deepen this characteristic by destroying selfishness and quickening the great social instinct, love. Thus Christ founded the Church idea. He recognized that he had many sheep that were not of the fold... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:20-31

Yahweh having promised to be a Ruler of His people, the administration of the divine kingdom is now described, as carried on by One King, the representative of David, whose dominion should fulfill all the promises originally made to the man after God’s own heart. Ezekiel does not so much add to, as explain and develope, the original promise; and as the complete fulfillment of the spiritual blessings, which the prophets were guided to proclaim, was manifestly never realized in any temporal... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:29-30

Ezekiel 34:29-30. And I will raise up for them a plant of renown The Messiah, the branch from the root of David, so frequently foretold by the prophet. And they shall be no more consumed with hunger But shall be blessed with plenty of all things. Spiritual blessings, the blessings peculiar to the Messiah’s kingdom, are chiefly intended. These his subjects shall possess in abundance, and shall be satisfied therewith, whatever their lot may be as to the things of this life. Neither shall... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:31

Ezekiel 34:31. And ye my flock, &c., are men These words at the conclusion of the chapter, explain the metaphor which runs through the whole of it; namely, that what was said of a flock and its shepherds, is to be understood of men and their governors, and especially of God’s people, whom their civil and ecclesiastical governors neglected, or misled and oppressed, but whom God regards, watches over, provides for, and takes care of, as a shepherd does his flock. It is justly observed... read more

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