The text from Ezekiel 34 has the Lord railing against the leaders of Israel for their selfish outlook. Jesus echoes the refrain of judgment as he tags the leaders of the nations for their treatment of the "least of these."
Here is an excerpt:
The bigwigs in Israel are clearly not looking out for the best of all but just themselves. Now I realize that much of the discussion so far has been of rich and poor, rather than dealing with rulers… and Ezekiel is dealing with rulers… but one of the stark realities that the Occupy movement is attempting to bring to light is precisely the notion that money is power. The Supreme Court has ruled that campaign contributions are protected free speech. Today to be rich is to wield power that most of us have no access to. Ezekiel’s opening of chapter 34 is a brief theological summary of politics. Those who wield political power is an opportunity to exercise righteousness. They can be a part of ordering a community that is based on mutual love. But in the end they reject that opportunity and seek their own good. And the sheep are then subject to forces that treat them as prey. The flock scatters.
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