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Illuminating the theological character of these prophetic books, Matthew Levering provides a detailed examination within the context of a holy land and people. Highlighting God’s covenantal gifts of purity, he discusses the leaders’ efforts to renew and reform Israel, and how these labors have become part of the church’s own story.

mighty Lord, the king of glory, is also “the good shepherd” (John 10:11) and “the door of the sheep” (10:7). The Lord is the Sheep Gate. “I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (10:9–11). Bede remarks that the rebuilders of Jerusalem and all those who have
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