Ezequiel 34:31

31 y afirmo también que yo soy su Dios y que ustedes son mis ovejas, las ovejas de mi prado”».

Ezequiel 34:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men
This is observed, to show that all that had been said in this chapter concerning sheep, and a flock of sheep, was to be understood, not in a literal sense, but in a figurative one, of such as were rational and spiritual persons; a set of men whom the Lord had chosen, and separated from others, as his peculiar flock; and whom he took a special care of, and led them to, and fed them in, green pastures of his own providing; they are the souls of men that Christ is the Shepherd and Bishop of, ( 1 Peter 2:25 ) . The Talmudists F21 frequently make use of this text, to prove that Israelites are only called men, and not the Gentiles; see ( Matthew 15:26 ) and I am your God, saith the Lord God;
which is often repeated for the certainty of it, because a blessing of the greatest importance, and which includes all others in it; see ( Ezekiel 34:24 Ezekiel 34:30 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F21 T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 61. 1. Bava Metzia, fol. 114. 2. & Ceritot, fol. 6. 2.

Ezequiel 34:31 In-Context

29 Les daré una tierra famosa por sus cosechas. No sufrirán hambre en la tierra, ni tendrán que soportar los insultos de las naciones.
30 Entonces sabrán que yo, el SEÑOR su Dios, estoy con ellos, y que ellos, el pueblo de Israel, son mi pueblo. Yo, el SEÑOR omnipotente, lo afirmo,
31 y afirmo también que yo soy su Dios y que ustedes son mis ovejas, las ovejas de mi prado”».
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