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The Lord issued a proclamation that He would save His flock and surely He will in a great and grand fashion. Eze. 34:22 The true Shepherd, Jesus, of whom we previously made mention, was to be established as the descendent of king David, (whose name means, loving), as the eternal, everlasting King (prince) of His people. Surely Jesus is the greatest example of love and leadership to ever have existed and He is just beginning. He is the righteous Branch. The King who will reign in righteousness bringing forth judgment and justice in the earth. In His reign all will dwell safely, be they Jew or Gentile. As king of all He is given a very special name and is called the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jer. 23:5-6 Sharing in that Millennial reign will be His bride to whom is given the same name. Her character will have been made to be like His for she shall be called, the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jer. 33:16 He will have a glorious church without spot of wrinkle. Eph. 5:27.
One shepherd to lead and feed the sheep of His pasture. A man who was to be a servant of the Lord and king of the people. A descendent of David.
Eze. 34:23 Both, Jesus (Mt. 2:1) and David (1 Sam. 16) were born in Bethlehem. Both Jesus (Luke 3:23) and David (2 Sam. 5:4) started their lifeís work at the age of 30. While the Lord did not condone the failures of David, in essence, he was a man after the heart of the Lord. 1 Sam 13:14 Acts 13:22 When Jesus was baptize the Father called out proclaiming that He was his beloved Son, in whom He was well pleased. Mt. 3:17 The similarity of type and antitype continues on and on. Jesus is the true David, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Rev. 19:16 Of the reign of His government there will be no end. His kingdom is eternal.
Jesus is the, one and only true shepherd, the servant of the Lord, the root and off spring of David, the King/Prince and as such has made a covenant of peace with the sheep of His pasture. Eze. 34:23-25 It is an everlasting, unbreakable covenant which involves the certain mercies of David. David was constantly the recipient of the mercies of the Lord but the Lord Jesus is the one who imparts to His own, the positive mercies of heaven. A portion of those mercies according to Ezekiel is to be manifest in a wilderness. The interjection of a statement such as this, involving the covenant of peace, are not circumstantial but deliberate and foreshadow an event which will take place under that covenant. Under the most difficult of conditions when we are living under the covenant of peace we find the Lord preparing a table before us, in the very presence of our enemies. Ps. 23:5 Situations in life do not alter the promise of the presence of the Lord.