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; Psalm 23:4
Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks Song of 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 Psalm 77:20; 78:52; 80:1
- Seeking out good pasture for them 1 Chronicles 4:39-41; Psalm 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 33:13,14; Psalm 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 15:4,5
- Attending them when sick Ezekiel 34:16
An abomination to the Egyptians Genesis 46:34
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of God as leader of Israel Psalm 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 34:2,10; Zechariah 11:7,8,15-17

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