Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.I will judge — I will vindicate the poor.The fat cattle — The rich.The lean — The poor. read more
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.One shepherd — Christ, the great good, chief, only shepherd, that laid down his life for his sheep.My servant David — The seed of David, the beloved one, who was typified by David, and is in other places called by his name, as Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 37:24; Hosea 3:5.He shall feed — Do all the office of a good and faithful shepherd, and that for ever. read more
1-10. The shepherds of the people, instead of feeding the flock, were feeding upon the flock, eating the fat (LXX., milk), and living in ease and luxury, while “my sheep” (Ezekiel 34:5, LXX.) were scattered and becoming a prey to wild beasts (surrounding nations). The shepherds of Israel like the contemporary heathen kings who loved to call themselves “shepherds” in their inscriptions have not cared for the sick or lame, but “with rigor have ye ruled over them” (Ezekiel 34:4, R.V.). The... read more
11-16. Jehovah himself is the Good Shepherd (compare Psalms 23:0; Matthew 9:36; John 10:1-16) who will feed his flock and make them lie down in good pastures, and will care tenderly for the sick and those whose bones have been broken, and “will keep the fat and the strong” (Ezekiel 34:16, LXX.), and bring them all back to the home land in peace excepting such as have fattened upon their brothers’ calamity; these he will feed “in judgment.” read more
17-22. The divine Shepherd will not permit the strong, proud rams and the fat he goats (the priests, the prophets, and the rulers) to drive away or take advantage of their weaker companions. They, too, are members of the flock, but they must be disciplined or restrained so that they shall not feed upon the pasture to the disadvantage of the weak. Deep waters (Ezekiel 34:18) R.V., “clear waters.” read more
23-31. The Messianic hope of the coming of my servant David the ideal prince (compare Ezekiel 37:22; Ezekiel 37:24; Psalms 78:70-71; Isaiah 56:3-8; 1 Kings 9:9; 1 Kings 11:4) who shall shepherd the people and make them to dwell in safety in the wilderness (the uninhabited pasture country) and sleep even in the woods the native home of wild beasts (Ezekiel 34:25; compare Leviticus 26:6) closes each prophetic “vision” of the future. The second David of Ezekiel towers high above all the... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Ezekiel 34:18
Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?But ye must tread down — You great ones, eat the fat, and sweet; and what you cannot eat, you waste and spoil.The deep waters — Which are sufficient for all. read more