An Ancient Christmas: The Coming of Jesus in the Old…
The Lord's Day Morning December 23, 2012 “An Ancient Christmas: The Coming of Jesus in the Old Testament — The Shepherd” Ezekiel 34:1-31 The Reverend Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ezekiel chapter 34 as we continue working our way through this series, “An Ancient Christmas: The Coming of Jesus in the Old Testament.” In the year 597 BC, Ezekiel was called to the ministry by a river in Babylon with a vision of the glory of God. Ezekiel as a teenager would perhaps have heard Jeremiah preach. Think of that, to, as a teenager, have heard Jeremiah preach. Many of the passages in this sometimes very difficult book are reflections on passages from Jeremiah's preaching. We studied the branch passage together as a part of this…