1. Moses and David as examples of how God wants to rule
Shepherds as leaders
Moses and David
as examples of how God wants to rule

2. MOSES part 1: education
Israel grows in number  Egyptians are afraid
They make the Israelites slaves
They have the baby-boys killed
Jochebed hides her baby Moses
At 3 months she sets him in a box in the Nile
The princess finds him
Moses is raised at the court of Pharao
• Moses tried to liberate his people from oppression
He tries to help his people through killing an oppressor.
What was the result in the case of Moses?
Now, watch the God’s Story movie from 30 – 55 min.

3. shepherd in the desert Moses part 2:
Moses was 40. He had to flee into the desert, where he found a life as a shepherd, and he found his wife. They had 2 children.
God corrected Moses’ pride (the Pharaoh attitude).
Moses learned to lead his sheep and to trust God.
He still wanted to liberate the people, and so did God...

4. Moses part 3 – the leader
At mount Sinai a covenant is made between God and Israel. Ex This is called the “Old covenant”. [Luke 2220, when Jesus gives a cup of wine to his disciples: “This is the new covenant in my blood” ]
Build a tabernacle (tent) for worship and relationship. Ex 25:8 “They will build me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in their midst”. Detailed description in Ex. 25 – 39.
On the mountain Moses receives “the 10 Words”, written by God. During these 40 days the people make a golden calf, (fertility god) “he led us out of Egypt!!”
Moses sets up a tent outside the camp where he meets God, shown by a cloud that is on the tent. They speak face to face, as friends.
At the end of 40 years, God tells Moses he will soon die. Moses shows himself to be a good shepherd. Read Numbers 27:  Joshua becomes leader.

5. David, a man after God’s heart
Matthew 1: 1, 22: 41 – 46: Jesus is mentioned as Son of David
I Sam 8 God was king, the people want a human king I Sam 15:22 Saul becomes king, is rejected later.
I Sam 16: David, a shepherd boy, is chosen by God to be king
I Sam 17: Goliath challenges Israel to send 1 man to fight him.
vs 34-37, David defeats giant Goliath, becomes army leader
King Saul is jealous of him, and even tries to kill him
David is a refugee for many years
II Sam Is a succesful and loved king, ‘a king after Gods heart’

6. The promise to David Read II Sam 7: 1-17
David wants to build a house for God (for Jahweh, LORD) How does God react? (at least 3 answers)
Whose son is central in Gods reaction?
Several parts of Gods reaction
I never asked for a house (but it is a nice idea)
You will not build a house for me, I will build a house for you
You will not build a house for me, but your son will do it
And your son will be My son!

7. Isaiah
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:6-7

8. Jeremiah
"In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior. “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land."
Jeremiah 23:5-6

9. Ezechiel 34
"I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the LORD have spoken.”  (vs 20)
I will judge between one sheep and another. I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.“ (vs 23/24)

10. Ezechiel 34 short - The LORD Will Be Israel’s Shepherd
1 The Sovereign LORD says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?
3 You eat the curds, you drink the milk, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the best animals to eat their meat, but you do not take care of the flock.
4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bandage the injured. You have not brought back the sheep that went astray and you did not search for the lost. You have ruled over them harshly and brutally.
5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.
6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
10 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against these shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.

11. Ezechiel 34 short - The LORD Will Be Israel’s Shepherd
11 “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.
15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD.
16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak, but the nice-looking and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.
23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.
24 I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the LORD have spoken.
26 …. there will be showers of blessing.
27 The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops …..
28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety, and no one will make them afraid.
30 Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign LORD.
31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”