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Shepherds Who Feed Themselves
Israel’s leaders are condemned as shepherds who consume the flock’s benefits while neglecting the weak, sick, injured, straying, and lost. Their failure scatters the sheep and leaves them exposed, so God promises to remove the self-serving shepherds from control of his flock.
Ezekiel condemns shepherds who “feed themselves” instead of caring for God’s flock. Jude describes corrupt people at the church’s love feasts as “feeding themselves without fear.” The shared picture is simple: leaders who should care for others are using the community to serve themselves.
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