The document contains passages from Jeremiah 23 discussing God's judgment of corrupt shepherds who failed to properly care for God's people. It promises that God will gather the remnant and raise up a new Shepherd from David's line who will rule righteously. This righteous Branch refers to Jesus, who as the good Shepherd reflects God's righteousness and conveys it to his people.

2. Jeremiah 23:1-2
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and
scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares
the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the
God of Israel, concerning the shepherds
who care for my people: “You have
scattered my flock and driven them away,
and you have not attended to them.
Behold, I will attend to you for your evil
deeds, declares the Lord.
www.networkbible.org
ESV, 2016

3. Jeremiah 23:3-4
Then I will gather the remnant of my flock
out of all the countries where I have driven
them, and I will bring them back to their
fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
I will set shepherds over them who will care
for them, and they shall fear no more, nor
be dismayed, neither shall any be missing,
declares the Lord.
www.networkbible.org
ESV, 2016

4. Jeremiah 23:5-6
“Behold, the days are coming, declares the
Lord, when I will raise up for David a
righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king
and deal wisely, and shall execute justice
and righteousness in the land. In his days
Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell
securely. And this is the name by which he
will be called: ‘The Lord is our
righteousness.’
www.networkbible.org
ESV, 2016

5. Jeremiah 23:7-8
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,
declares the Lord, when they shall no
longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought
up the people of Israel out of the land of
Egypt,’ but ‘As the Lord lives who brought
up and the offspring of the house of Israel
out of the north country and out of all the
countries where he had driven them.’ Then
they shall dwell in their own land.”
www.networkbible.org
ESV, 2016

7. Our text today offers God’s
PERFORMANCE REVIEW of
the shepherds.

8. Our text today offers God’s
PERFORMANCE REVIEW of
the shepherds.
In the ancient near east the metaphor of
SHEPHERD was applied to rulers who were
entrusted with the CARE of those they ruled.

9. Our text today offers God’s
PERFORMANCE REVIEW of
the shepherds.
In the ancient near east the metaphor of
SHEPHERD was applied to rulers who were
entrusted with the CARE of those they ruled.
God is concerned not with the titles you
HOLD but how you WEAR those titles.

10. God doesn’t call us all to the
SAME roles but calls us to be
GODLY in the roles called to

11. God doesn’t call us all to the
SAME roles but calls us to be
GODLY in the roles called to
The problem was not in the OFFICE but in the
office HOLDERS.

12. God doesn’t call us all to the
SAME roles but calls us to be
GODLY in the roles called to
The problem was not in the OFFICE but in the
office HOLDERS.
Here we see that JUDGMENT will serve as an
instrument of CORRECTION leading to HOPE

13. God doesn’t call us all to the
SAME roles but calls us to be
GODLY in the roles called to
The problem was not in the OFFICE but in the
office HOLDERS.
Here we see that JUDGMENT will serve as an
instrument of CORRECTION leading to HOPE
God will raise up One who not only holds the
titles but also wears them RIGHTEOUSLY

14. Jesus not only REFLECTS the
righteousness of God but
CONVEYS it to God’s people

15. Jesus not only REFLECTS the
righteousness of God but
CONVEYS it to God’s people
God will RAISE up a righteous Branch and
PERFORM a greater exodus.

16. Jesus not only REFLECTS the
righteousness of God but
CONVEYS it to God’s people
God will RAISE up a righteous Branch and
PERFORM a greater exodus.
In John 10 Jesus explains how this is
FULFILLED and BEING fulfilled in Him as the
good Shepherd.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on how to live out my faith with the
“hats” I wear
( ) Meditate on the meaning of Jesus being my
Shepherd
( ) Evaluate how well I am listening and
following
( ) Read John 10
( ) Other________________________