David Guzik commentary on Jeremiah 23, where God warns the shepherds who destroy, giving a promise to restore the wounded and scattered flock.

The “Branch of David” means that the Messiah will be a descendent of King David, and thus a rightful heir by human standards to the throne in Jerusalem. This ...

God vows to attend to the shepherds who have failed to attend to God's flock (Jeremiah 23:2). Injustice, inequity and oppression have become the way of the land ...

In this chapter the prophet, in God's name, is dealing his reproofs and threatenings, When all have thus corrupted their way they must all expect to be told ...

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 23. This chapter contains threatenings to the Jewish governors, and to their priests and prophets, on account of their manifold sins; ...

In the days of Christ's government in the soul, the soul dwells at ease. He is here spoken of as "the Lord our Righteousness." He is so our Righteousness as no ...

Our passage issues judgment to shepherds who have not upheld their duties to their flock. Jeremiah is not concerned with actual livestock and real shepherds.

4I 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.

Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a Davidic King would rule in the future.

Jeremiah 23 deals with the stark contrast between false shepherds who led God's people astray and the promised true Shepherd who will reign in righteousness.