Episode 31: Gathering the flock
We've already seen how the closing verses of chapter 2 uses the metaphor of God as the Shepherd-King. And we've seen how the opening verses of chapter 4 paint a beautiful picture of the eventual restoration of Jerusalem. That oracle of hope in chapter 4 continues in verses 6 to 8, again bringing in the metaphor of God as the shepherd who watches over the flock, the remnant who will return from exile.
We've already seen how the closing verses of chapter 2 uses the metaphor of God as the Shepherd-King. And we've seen how the opening verses of chapter 4 paint a beautiful picture of the eventual restoration of Jerusalem. That oracle of hope in chapter 4 continues in verses 6 to 8, again bringing in the metaphor of God as the shepherd who watches over the flock, the remnant who will return from exile.
