Ezekiel 37:24-25
“And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.”
King James Version · the opening — all 2 verses are below
David's servant-king (Christ) over the unified nation with one shepherd, fulfilled in the millennial kingdom.
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37:24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
37:25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
Fulfillment References
Luke 1:32 John 10:16 Revelation 20:4-6
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'David my servant shall be king over them... one shepherd' — not the historic David but the Son of David, the Lord Jesus, the one Shepherd (John 10:16) and King for ever (Luke 1:32-33). The one God shepherds His people in the person of the glorified Christ.
JewishThe promise of a restored, reunited kingdom under a Davidic prince (Messiah ben David), one shepherd over a regathered, obedient Israel — a central messianic hope.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ the Good Shepherd and Son of David, gathering one flock (John 10:16) and reigning for ever.
ProtestantThe Davidic Messiah, Jesus, reigns as the one Shepherd-King; premillennialists read 'for ever' of the millennial and eternal kingdom.
AcademicA restoration oracle envisioning reunified Israel under a Davidic ruler; 'David' denotes the ideal Davidic king, identified by NT writers with Jesus.
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