Part 53 in on the book of Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 34 is a chapter of contrasts. First we saw the shepherds of Israel who had failed miserably contrasted to God himself as shepherd. Here in Ezekiel it is YHWH God who says he will be the shepherd, and in John 10 Jesus says that he is the Good Shepherd, identifying himself as being one with YHWH.
David is referred to as a prince over them, rather than a king, so it does not appear to be talking about Jesus. The Lord Jesus will be king over all Earth in that great coming day, but according to the text a resurrected David will also be a prince over the people.
We've gone through a lot of judgment passages, and now we have much more positive ones. "a covenant of peace..." points to the new covenant in its perfection and culmination in the millennial kingdom. This new covenant will bring peace to the world, restore Israel and their temple, and more. What drives the text of Scriptures are the covenants, when God swares by an oath that He will do something. It started with Noah, then Abraham, and then Moses -- the first time it was conditional: the people had to agree to certain things, i.e., t he Law.
There is one covenant that guarantees the success of all the others: The New Covenant.
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