shepherd of the sheep'.-- 1 Peter 2:25, 'Ye are now returned unto the

shepherd and bishop of your souls'.-- 1 Peter 5:1,2,4, 'The elders, I exhort,

feed the flock of God; and when the chief shepherd shall appear ye shall

receive a crown'.

§ 10.  Messiah was to be a king, superior to all others, the head and ruler

Prophecy.-- Psalm 2:6, 'Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of

Zion'. --Psalm 132:11, 'The Lord hath sworn to David, "Of the fruit of thy

body will I set upon thy throne"'.  (See also Isa. 9:6; 55:4; Zech. 6:13).--

Jeremiah 23:5,6, 'A king shall reign and prosper; this is the name whereby he

shall be called, "The Lord our righteousness"'.  (See also Isa. 32:1).--

Ezekiel 37:24,25, 'David my servant shall be king over them'.  (See also

Ezek. 34:23,24; Jer. 30:9; Hos. 3:5).-- Zechariah 9:9, 'Shout, O daughter of

Jerusalem; behold, thy king cometh unto thee'.  (Cited as fulfilled in Matt.

21:5; John 12:15; Luke 19:38).

Fulfilment.-- Matthew 2:5,6, 'Thus it is written by the prophet, "Out

of thee shall come a governor, that shall rule my people Israel"' (Mic.

5:2).-- Luke 1:32,33, 'The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his

father David, and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever'.-- John

1:49, 'Nathaniel answered, "Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the king of

Israel"'.-- John 18:33,36,37, 'Pilate said, "Art thou the king of the Jews?"'

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world: now is my kingdom not from

hence".  Pilate said, "Art thou a king then?"  Jesus answered, "Thou sayest

that I am a king"'.  (See also Matt. 27:11).-- Acts 5:31, 'Him hath God

exalted with his right hand to be a prince and a Saviour'.

Prophecy.-- Psalm 89:27,36, 'I will make him my firstborn, higher than

the kings of the earth'.  'His throne as the sun before me'.-- Daniel

7:13,14, 'One like the Son of Man;-- There was given him dominion, and glory,

and a kingdom; that all people, nations, and languages should serve him: his

dominion is an everlasting dominion'.  (See also Dan. 7:27; 2:44).

Fulfilment.-- Revelation 1:5, 'The Prince of the kings of the earth'.--

1 Timothy 6:15, 'Who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings,

and Lord of lords'.  (See also Rev. 17:14; 19:16).-- Ephesians 1:21, 'Far

above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name

that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come'.--

Philippians 2:9, 'God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is

above every name'.-- Ephesians 1:22,23, 'God hath put all things under his

feet, and gave him to be Head over all things to the Church, which is his

body'.-- Colossians 1:18, 'Christ is the Head of the Church, which is his

body'.  (See also Eph. 5.23).-- Ephesians 4:15,16, 'Who is the Head, even

Christ; from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted ...

maketh increase'.-- 1 Corinthians 12:27, 'Ye are the body of Christ, and

members in particular'.