We find through-out the Tanakh references that could only be Mashiach, yet could also only be G-d. I find such examples as subtle hints of the divine nature of Mashiach.

"For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, here am I, and I will search for My sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are separated, so will I seek out My sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the day of clouds and thick darkness." Ezekiel 34:11,12

G-d claims that He Himself will be the Shepherd for His sheep, yet a few verses later, in Eze 34:23, He shows it is Messiah who will shepherd them: "And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even My servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd." Both are true: G-d Himself is shepherd; and Messiah, His servant David, is shepherd.

Verse 24 explains:

"And I the LORD will be their God, and My servant David prince among them; I the LORD have spoken."

This properly shows a hiearchy of G-d over Servant David which fits well with David's Psalm 110:1 "The LORD says to my L-rd, Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet." This dialogue David overhears between G-d and Mashiach ben David strongly implies Mashiach will be a divine manifestation, imo. Mashiach is shown throughout the Psalm as a king, a priest and a judge. In mankind we do not see one human filling all these offices, only G-d could fill them all. I think the lines between Messiah and G-d are blurred intentionally, since it hadn't been revealed yet how G-d would manifest Himself through Messiah.

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