Ezekiel 34:11-24
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- I.23, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- Epistle LIII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Epistle LXVI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 254)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "By good pasture and deep waters is meant the pure word of God and the administration of justice which they did not distribute to the poor till they had corrupted it."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "The proud and self-sufficient, are enemies of the true gospel and of believers; against such we must guard. He has rest for disquieted saints, and terror for presumptuous sinners."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "One shepherd - Christ, the great good, chief, only shepherd, that laid down his life for his sheep."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "The rich and ungodly of the people are meant, who imitated the bad rulers in oppressing their poorer brethren, as if it enhanced their own joys to trample on others' rights."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Margaret Odell, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "The connection between justice and care is often lost in contemporary Christian practice."
- "On Recognizing the Shepherd," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2014.
- "The ruler YHWH has in mind, the leader we all should have in mind, judges people with righteousness and the poor with justice."
- "The Good Shepherd," Faith Element, 2014.
- "Failed Kings and the Good Shepherd," Walter Brueggemann, ON Scripture, 2011.
- "In a word, good leadership consists in the restoration of the common good so that all members of the community, strong and weak, rich and poor, may live together in a common shalom of shared resources."
- Commentary,
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, James Limburg, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "Applied to our own time, this criticism of Israel's leaders has a word for those who hold public or pastoral (the word 'pastor' comes from the Latin word for 'shepherd') office."
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Commentary,
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Carolyn J. Sharp, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "Luminous promises radiate from this passage in Ezekiel."
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Commentary,
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 (Christ the King), Ralph W. Klein, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "The 'kingship' of Christ is problematic for some of us today because of its male and hierarchical overtones."
- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Ordinary 34: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "Imagining Christ," Kathleen Norris, The Christian Century, 2005.
- The Old Testament Readings:
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "In celebrating Christ?s kingship in this context, then, the character of that kingship is marked by love and justice, not power merely."
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Ezekiel 34:11-24, Christ the King, Commentary, Background, Insights from
Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna
Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "The heavy focus the justice role of the leaders is very interesting. There is no indictment in regards to their religious leadership only the condemnation based on their unjust behaviour."
-
"Signs of
Hope," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "What hope has God given you this day? How has his activity turned you away from dark emotions like anger or self-doubt?"
- Ezekiel 34:11-16, Saint Peter & Saint Paul: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Commentary,
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Margaret Odell, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Adams, Samuel L., "Ezekiel 34:11-19,"
Interpretation, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Baxter, Wayne, "Healing and the 'Son
of David': Matthew's Warrant," Novum Testamentum, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2010. (Section on this text begins on page 284)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Marrs, Rick, "Homiletical Helps
on the LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 311)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McCall, Robin C,
"The Body and Being of God in Ezekiel," The Christian Century, 2014.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Mein, Andrew, "Profitable and
Unprofitable Shepherds: Economic and Theological Perspectives on Ezekiel
34," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Norris, Kathleen,
"Imagining Christ," The Christian Century, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Peeples, Chase,
"Preaching to an Age of Pessimism," The Christian Century, 2014.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Adams, Samuel L., "Ezekiel 34:11-19,"
Interpretation, 2008.
- Sermons:
- "God Has Left the Building," the Rev. Sue Haupert-Johnson, Day 1, 2014.
- The Shepherd King, Robert F. Sims, SermonStudio.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Christ the King / Reign of Christ, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. 2011.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," November 23, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Ezekiel 34:11-16 and I Will Protect You From the Jungle Beasts by Martha Alexander, Ephesians 1:15-23 and Grandpa Green by Lane Smith, Matthew 25:31-46 and Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. 2011.
- "Ezekiel," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "God, the True Shepherd," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
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