Shepherds

Shepherds

Early mention of
Genesis 4:2
Usually carried a scrip or bag
1 Samuel 17:40
Carried a staff or rod
Leviticus 27:32 ; Psalms 23:4
Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks
Solomon 1:8 ; Isaiah 38:12
Members of the family both male and female acted as
Genesis 29:6 ; 1 Samuel 16:11 ; 17:15
Had hired keepers under them
1 Samuel 17:20
The unfaithfulness of hireling, alluded to
John 10:12
CARE OF THE SHEEP BY, EXHIBITED IN
- Knowing them
  John 10:14
- Going before and leading them
  Psalms 77:20 ; 78:52 ; 80:1
- Seeking out good pasture for them
  1 Chronicles 4:39-41 ; Psalms 23:2
- Numbering them when they return from pasture
  Jeremiah 33:13
- Watching over them by night
  Luke 2:8
- Tenderness to the ewes in lamb, and to the young
  Genesis 33:13 Genesis 33:14 ; Psalms 78:71
- Defending them when attacked by wild beasts
  1 Samuel 17:34-36 ; Amos 3:12
- Searching them out when lost and straying
  Ezekiel 34:12 ; Luke 15:4 Luke 15:5
- Attending them when sick
  Ezekiel 34:16
An abomination to the Egyptians
Genesis 46:34
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of God as leader of Israel
  Psalms 77:20 ; 80:1
- Of Christ as the good shepherd
  Ezekiel 34:23 ; Zechariah 13:7 ; John 10:14 ; Hebrews 13:20
- Of kings as the leaders of the people
  Isaiah 44:28 ; Jeremiah 6:3 ; 49:19
- Of ministers of the gospel
  Jeremiah 23:4
- (Searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
  Ezekiel 34:12 ; Luke 15:2-7
- (Their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
  Isaiah 40:11 ; Ezekiel 34:13-16
- (Ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
  Isaiah 56:11 ; Jeremiah 50:6 ; Ezekiel 34:2 Ezekiel 34:10 ; Zechariah 11:7 Zechariah 11:8 Zechariah 11:15-17

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Shepherds'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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