The Good Shepherd vs Bad Goats
Intro
I. SEEK THE LORD (v. 1).
A. The Spring rain.
B. The LORD gives the blessings.
II. SEEK NOT THE IDOLS (vv. 2-3).
A. The idols of choice (v. 2a).
Teraphim –
Diviners - Ezek. 21:21 “For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the household idols, he looks at the liver.”
B. Consequences (v. 2b):
C. God’s response to the goat-leaders (v. 3a) –
1) Cf. Ezek. 34:2-10.
2) Goat leaders today.
Church –
Government -
3) God’s anger and punishment of the goat-leaders.
III. THE COMING OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (vv. 3-12).
- The compassion of the Shepherd (v. 6).
A. The Shepherd transforms His sheep (vv. 3d-5b).
B. From the sheep will come the Shepherd-Messiah (v. 4).
C. The Good Shepherd’s blessings for his sheep (vv. 6-12).
1) Victory (v. 5) –
2) Salvation (vv. 6-8) –
3) Regathering to the land (vv. 6-12) -
D. Christ the Good Shepherd.
1) Sheep are _______________ by the shepherd. 1Pet. 1:18-19;1Cor. 6:20.
2) The shepherd __________________ his sheep as his own. John 10:3; Zech. 10:8.
3) He ____________________ in caring for His sheep. John 10:11; Heb. 12:2.
4) The shepherd ____________________ his sheep and brings them safely home. Jn. 10:28-29.
Conclusion
Our responsibility -