Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! Flocks should be watered at least once a day. He brought him from tending ewesto be shepherd over His people Jacob—over Israel, His inheritance. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap 'sheep' + hierde ' herder '). In Gen. 48:24, as Jacob, on his A shepherd is also a person who leads people. And Moses was a shepherd with the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the west [of] the desert, and he came to the mountain of God, to Horeb. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. Even should two shepherds call their flocks at the same time and the sheep be intermingled, they never mistake their own master's voice (John 10:3-5). and who will appoint me the time? He sometimes carries a sling (qela`) of goat's hair (1 Samuel 17:40). 1. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. a word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy]. Let what is dying die, and let what is going astray go astray; let the rest devour each other’s flesh.”. NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;Death will shepherd them.The upright will rule over them in the morning,and their form will waste away in Sheol,far from their lofty abode. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. At night he brought the flock home to the fold, counting them as they passed under the rod at the door to assure himself that none were missing. The shepherd's equipment is a simple one. “Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who shepherd My people: You have scattered My flock, banished them, and have not attended to them. ( Genesis 33:13 ) In large establishments there are various grades of shepherds, the highest being styled "rulers," ( Genesis 47:6 ) or "chief shepherds," ( 1 Peter 5:4 ) in a royal household the title of abbir "mighty," was bestowed on the person who held the post. “Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,Where do you pasture your flock,Where do you make it lie down at noon?For why should I be like one who is veiledBeside the flocks of your companions?”. Israel (Jacob) said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing [the flock] at Shechem? “My beloved is to me a cluster of henna flowersIn the [fragrant] vineyards of Engedi.”. Desert and Shepherd in Our Biblical Heritage – Nogah Hareuveni (1991). “Like a shepherd he will shepherd his own drove. During that time, hundreds of thousands of sheep and goats perished, not so much from the cold as from the fact that they could get no food. The frequent use of the word "shepherd" to indicate a spiritual overseer is familiar to Bible readers (Psalms 23:1; 80:1; Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 40:4; 63:14; Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:23; 37:24; John 21:15-17; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:1-4). Save Your people, bless Your possession,shepherd them, and carry them forever. He carries a staff or club (see STAFF), and a characteristic attitude is to make a rest for his arms by placing his staff on his shoulders against the back of his neck. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Shepherd, Bible Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Shepherd, Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Shepherd, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The wind will shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into exile. This is sleeveless, and so made that it hangs like a cloak on his shoulders. Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? Shepherd came to designate not only persons who herded sheep but also kings (2 Samuel 5:2) and God Himself (Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:11). But I have not run away from being Your shepherd,and I have not longed for the fatal day.You know my words were spoken in Your presence. “I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. 2:8-20). Even when Saul was king, you led us out to battle and brought us back. NetBible, 100 occurrences in 12 translations, Old Testament (78), Genesis (7), Exodus (1), Numbers (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalm (6), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (10), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (12), Ezekiel (10), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Micah (3), Zechariah (9), New Testament (22), Matthew (4), Mark (2), John (6), Acts (1), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (4), Revelation (4). Us out to battle and brought us back my God says this: “ shepherd the.. Like a pouch of myrrhWhich lies all night between my breasts 29:2,3 ) his life for sheep. “ my beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the hills, unto. 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