Jesus in the prophets:
Ezekiel was another major prophet of the Bible and his service to God was from 593-570 BC. Ezekiel, like Daniel, was a prophet to the Jews during the Babylonian captivity, which lasted seventy years. Ezekiel was unique in that God had him act out things visually in order to send a message, or word picture, to the Jews in Babylon. As you can imagine, many of the Jews thought he was deranged. Ezekiel warned the Jews to remain faithful to God and predicted the fall of Judah for their sins against God.
1. Ezekiel 17:22-24 – As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have poured out My fury on you. And the the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, say to her: You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.”
New Testament – Matthew 13:31-32 – Another parable He put forth to them saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed id the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
2. Ezekiel 21:26-27 – Thus says the Lord God: “Remove the turban, and take off the crown; nothing shall remain the same. Exalt the humble and humble the exalted. Overthrown, overthrown, I will make it overthrown! It shall be no longer, until He comes whose right it is, and I will give it to Him.”
New Testament – Luke 1:52 – He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
3. Ezekiel 34:23-24 – I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them – My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
New Testament – John 10:11 – (Jesus speaking) – I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
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