gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (echoing the same call issued by God through Jeremiah 6:16, but spurned by Israel). Even when Jesus says “I am the good shepherd,” He was evoking imagery that partakes of the ideas inherent in the Sabbath rest. Recall that “rest” involves the idea of living in safety and security. Jesus’ claim to be the good shepherd surely evokes Ezekiel’s prophecy of the Davidic shepherd who would come, and of the corresponding time when Israel
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