The appointed times of the Lord appear in the Bible as a sacred system of time established by God for the people of Israel. In the New Testament, an additional layer is revealed that does not cancel the God’s appointed times but brings them into fullness.
Ezekiel 34 is one of the sharpest and clearest chapters in the Tanakh concerning the essence of leadership. It is a chapter that serves as Urim and Thummim for every public and spiritual leader, because it defines in a precise way what proper leadership is and what leadership that deviates from its calling is.
David admits that his enemies are many, but his deepest pain comes from the reproach and disgrace he bore for the sake of God’s holiness: “For zeal for Your house has consumed me.”
