I.　In His recovery by life the first thing the Lord does is to send the watchman to warn His people and cause them to repent, turn, and live—Ezek. 33:7, 11; Matt. 3:1-2.

II.　After the warning of the watchman, the Lord Himself comes as the Shepherd—Ezek. 34:11-31; Matt. 9:36; John 10:11:

A.　In His heavenly ministry Christ is shepherding people, and we need to cooperate with Him by shepherding people—John 21:15-17; 1 Pet. 5:4; Heb. 13:20.

B.　He searches for His sheep and seeks them out—Ezek. 34:11; Luke 15:5, 8.

C.　He brings us out from among the unbelievers to Himself—Ezek. 34:12-13a.

D.　He brings us to our own land, signifying Christ as the good land of Canaan—Ezek. 34:13b.

E.　He brings us back to the high mountains, signifying the resurrected and ascended Christ—Ezek. 34:13-14.

F.　He brings us back to the rivers, signifying the living water of the life-giving Spirit—Ezek. 34:13.

G.　He feeds us by the rivers, signifying His feeding us with His riches—Ezek. 34:13; Rev. 22:1-2a.

H.　He brings us back to the good and fat pasture, signifying Christ as our life supply—Ezek. 34:14; Psa. 23:2.

I.　He causes us to lie down, freeing us from the toil and burden under the law or religion or under any work or responsibility and giving us perfect peace and full satisfaction—Ezek. 34:15; S. S. 1:7; Matt. 11:28-30.

J.　He binds up that which was broken and strengthens that which was sick, signifying His binding up and healing the brokenhearted and sick ones—Ezek. 34:16a; Isa. 61:1-2; Luke 4:18-19; Matt. 9:12; 1 Thes. 5:15; 2 Cor. 11:28-29; 1 Cor. 9:22.

K.　He exercises righteous judgments among us, clearing away all the unjust things—Ezek. 34:17; Col. 2:16.

L.　Christ is the real David, the real Shepherd, set up as the one Shepherd to feed us and cause us to be filled and satisfied—Ezek. 34:23:

1.　He takes care of us, including all our problems and responsibilities and every aspect of our living—Psa. 23.

2.　The issue of the Lord's caring for us as our Shepherd is that we obey Him as our King and come under His kingship—Rev. 7:17.

M.　As we experience the Lord's shepherding and remain under His kingship, we enjoy His covenant of peace and are no longer subject to spiritual troubles and disturbances—Ezek. 37:26:

1.　He breaks all our yokes, including the yokes of sin and the world, and delivers us from all kinds of slavery—Ezek. 34:27.

2.　He promises that we will not be a prey to the enemy and that we will dwell in peace and safety—Ezek. 34:28a, 25b.

N.　He causes us to become a source of blessing to others that they may be supplied with Him as the showers of blessing and as the plant of renown—Ezek. 34:26-27, 29; Ezek. 36:35.

O.　Through the experience of His shepherding, we have God's presence; we are His and He is ours in our fellowship with Him in oneness for the mingling of God and man—Ezek. 34:30-31.