God showed me of this theme all throughout Scripture. This terminology starts in Ezekiel 34:10 and lasts until verse 34. The theme of God being our good shepherd relates back to Jeremiah 23:5-6, which gives us a sense of intertextuality in regards to the passage. This concept of God being a shepherd goes back to John 10:11-18. This passage Jesus is portrayed as our "good shepherd" in how he leads us.
Ezekiel 34:1-8, Ezekiel prophesies against the leaders to Israel. Shepherd terminology is used to show the significance of how the leaders of Israel lead the people astray. In verse ten, we can see how God puts himself in place of the shepherds to show how leads his people. In the preceding verses, 11-20 God gives us a picture on how he leads us people when they are lead astray. While in verse 22, God details his saving work for his people. God is jealous for his people to know him and he desires to lead them.
In the conclusion to this section of verses, starts in verse 24 with Jesus portrayed as our good shepherd and servant king. When we interpret this passage in terms of biblical interpretation in how in relates back to this foretelling in Jeremiah 23:5-6. The preceding verses in Jeremiah give us the shepherd metaphor. This shows us how Jesus is our good shepherd that serves us and leads us in a righteous manner. Lastly, a New Testament passage that gives us a depiction of God as a good shepherd is John 10:11-18.
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