1. The Gospel of King Jesus
The Good Shepherd
The Gospel of King Jesus

2. The Reign of the Messiah
Psalm 2 – Break them with a rod of iron
Psalm 45 – In majesty ride out victoriously
Psalm 110 – Rule in the midst of your enemies

3. Matthew 10
34 Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

4. The Reign of the Messiah
“Hail, King of the Jews” (Matt. 27:29)
“This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” (Matt. 27:37)
“He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross” (Matt. 27:42)

5. Divine Definitions of the Kingdom
Matthew 18:1-5 – Not for the proud
Mark 10:35-45 – Not for the powerful
John 18:33-38 – Not for the violent

6. What Kind of King Was Jesus?
A Humble King – Matthew 21:1-11
Quoting Zechariah 9:9
A Servant King – Matthew 12:15-21
Quoting Isaiah 42:1-3
A Shepherd King – Matthew 2:6; 26:31
Quoting Micah 5:2; Zechariah 13:7

7. The Shepherd King - Background
Leaders were called shepherds

8. Preface to Hammurabi’s Law Code
I, Hammurabi, the shepherd,
have gathered abundance and plenty, have stormed the four quarters of the world, have magnified the fame of Babylon, and have elated the mind of Marduk my lord.
Preface to Hammurabi’s Law Code

9. Inscription of Pharaoh Amen-Hotep III
The good shepherd, vigilant for all people, whom the maker thereof has placed under his authority.
Inscription of Pharaoh Amen-Hotep III

10. The Shepherd’s Crook

11. Isaiah 44 28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd,
and he shall fulfill all my purpose’;
saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’
and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’”

12. 2 Samuel 5
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’”

13. Psalm 78 70 He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from following the nursing ewes he brought him
to shepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his inheritance.
72 With upright heart he shepherded them
and guided them with his skillful hand.

14. Psalm 80 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh,
stir up your might
and come to save us!

15. Isaiah 40
Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

16. Psalm 95 3 For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.

17. The Shepherd King - Background
Leaders called shepherds
Israel’s shepherds served themselves – Ezekiel 34:1-10
God would shepherd Israel through a new David – Ezekiel 34:11- 24

18. Jesus – King, Shepherd, Servant
Jesus came to be a Shepherd King

19. John 10
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

20. John 10
22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

21. Jesus – King, Shepherd, Servant
Jesus came to be a Shepherd King just like David
He did this by becoming like one of the sheep as a suffering servant

22. Isaiah 53 6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he opened not his mouth.

23. The Reign of the Messiah
“Hail, King of the Jews” (Matt. 27:29)
“This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” (Matt. 27:37)
“He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross” (Matt. 27:42)