Shepherds
Shepherds
Early mention of - Ge 4:2
Usually carried a scrip or bag - 1Sa 17:40
Carried a staff or rod - Le 27:32; Ps 23:4
Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks - So 1:8; Isa 38:12
Members of the family both male and female acted as - Ge 29:6; 1Sa 16:11; 17:15
Had hired keepers under them - 1Sa 17:20
The unfaithfulness of hireling, alluded to - Joh 10:12
CARE OF THE SHEEP BY, EXHIBITED IN
- Knowing them
- Joh 10:14 - Going before and leading them
- Ps 77:20; 78:52; 80:1 - Seeking out good pasture for them
- 1Ch 4:39-41; Ps 23:2 - Numbering them when they return from pasture
- Jer 33:13 - Watching over them by night
- Lu 2:8 - Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young
- Ge 33:13,14; Ps 78:71 - Defending them when attacked by wild beasts
- 1Sa 17:34-36; Am 3:12 - Searching them out when lost and straying
- Eze 34:12; Lu 15:4,5 - Attending them when sick
- Eze 34:16
An abomination to the Egyptians - Ge 46:34
ILLUSTRATIVE