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Today is the first Sunday after Christmas and we have before us another passage that is quite difficult to interpret. Last time I preached, I dealt with Micah 5 and we saw the various difficulties in interpreting the passage. Today’s passage holds other difficulties. So let us begin.
The passage begins with a denunciation of the shepherds of Judah. From the immediate context, both preceding the passage and in it, we realize that the word ‘shepherd’ refers to the kings of Judah. The charge against the kings is that they have scattered God’s flock, the nations of Israel and Judah, and have driven them away.
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