The Good Shepherd (Audio)

The Good Shepherd (Ezekiel 34:1-31) Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Advancement” Series Title:  “Kindness in Exile” July 16th, 2023   Follow along in the Bible App: http://bible.com/events/49107674   Those who remained faithful to GOD and obedient to the laws of GOD were often oppressed the most by the national leaders of Israel because they stood in the way of supposed “progress.”  As the national leaders compromised their worship of GOD by allowing pagan worship and cultic practices to enter into the land and the holy places, there was not only a loss of identity as the people of GOD, but a loss of purpose as a nation among nations.  Thus, as we read in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the weakened nation of Israel/Judah succumbed to the physical attacks of foreign nations like Assyria and Babylon and ultimately sent into exile throughout their empires.  But GOD wasn’t through with them as we will see.  He had a plan to bring them home and establish them once more.  However, this time it would be different.  Let’s take a look…