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on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them
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will I seek out My sheep and deliver them afraid. I will raise up for them a garden of
from all the places where they were scattered renown, and they shall no longer be consumed
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on a cloudy and dark day. And I will bring with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of
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them out from the peoples and gather them the Gentiles anymore. Thus they shall know
from the countries, and will bring them to that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and
their own land; I will feed them on the moun- they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says
tains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the the Lord GOD.’ ”
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inhabited places of the country. I will feed 31 “You are My flock, the flock of My pasture;
them in good pasture, and their fold shall be you are men, and I am your God,” says the
on the high mountains of Israel. There they Lord GOD.
shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich Psalm 130:5–8
pasture on the mountains of Israel. I will feed
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My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
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the Lord GOD. “I will seek what was lost and And in His word I do hope.
bring back what was driven away, bind up the 6 My soul waits for the Lord
broken and strengthen what was sick; but I More than those who watch for the
will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed morning—
them in judgment.” Yes, more than those who watch for the
17 ‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the morning.
Lord GOD: “Behold, I shall judge between 7 O Israel, hope in the LORD;
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sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. Is For with the LORD there is mercy,
it too little for you to have eaten up the good And with Him is abundant redemption.
pasture, that you must tread down with your 8 And He shall redeem Israel
feet the residue of your pasture—and to have From all his iniquities.
drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul
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the residue with your feet? And as for My Proverbs 29:1
flock, they eat what you have trampled with He who is often rebuked,
your feet, and they drink what you have fouled 29 and hardens his neck,
with your feet.” Will suddenly be destroyed, and that
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them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between without remedy.
the fat and the lean sheep. Because you have James 2:1–26
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pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the My brethren, do not hold the faith of our
weak ones with your horns, and scattered 2 Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with
them abroad, therefore I will save My flock, partiality. For if there should come into your
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and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel,
judge between sheep and sheep. I will estab-
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lish one shepherd over them, and he shall
feed them—My servant David. He shall feed
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them and be their shepherd. And I, the LORD,
will be their God, and My servant David a 2:1 the faith. This refers not to the act of
prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken. believing, but to the entire Christian faith
25 “I will make a covenant of peace with them, (Jude 3), which has as its central focus Jesus
and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; Christ.the Lord of glory.Christ is the One who
and they will dwell safely in the wilderness reveals the glory of God.In His Incarnation, He
showed only impartiality (Matt. 22:16)—for
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and sleep in the woods. I will make them and example, consider the nonelite people includ-
the places all around My hill a blessing; and I ed in His genealogy, His choice of the humble
will cause showers to come down in their sea- village of Nazareth as His residence for 30
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son; there shall be showers of blessing. Then years,and His willingness to minister in Galilee
the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and and Samaria, both regions held in contempt
the earth shall yield her increase. They shall by Israel’s leaders. partiality. Originally, this
be safe in their land; and they shall know that word referred to raising someone’s face or ele-
I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands vating the person,but it came to refer to exalt-
of their yoke and delivered them from the ing someone strictly on a superficial, external
hand of those who enslaved them. And they basis,such as appearance,race,wealth,rank,or
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shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor social status.
shall beasts of the land devour them; but they
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