God as shepherd
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· 5 viewsThe image of God as a shepherd points to his continual direction, guidance and care for his people.
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Shepherd as a title for God
Shepherd as a title for God
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
See also Ge 49:24; Ec 12:11
God’s people are his flock
God’s people are his flock
Israel is God’s flock
Israel is God’s flock
For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you would hear His voice,
See also Ps 79:13; Ps 100:3; Je 50:7; Eze 34:31
The church is God’s flock
The church is God’s flock
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
See also Lk 12:32; Ac 20:28–29
The tasks undertaken by God the shepherd
The tasks undertaken by God the shepherd
The shepherd leads and guides
The shepherd leads and guides
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
See also Is 40:11
The shepherd provides
The shepherd provides
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
See also Ge 48:15; Ps 23:5–6; Ho 4:16; Mic 7:14
The shepherd protects
The shepherd protects
Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.
See also Ge 49:23–24
The shepherd saves those who are lost or scattered
The shepherd saves those who are lost or scattered
Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
And declare in the coastlands afar off,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him
And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
See also Ps 119:176; Is 53:6; Eze 34:11–16; Mt 18:12–14
The shepherd judges
The shepherd judges
“As for you, My flock, thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats.
‘Is it too slight a thing for you that you should feed in the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures? Or that you should drink of the clear waters, that you must foul the rest with your feet?
‘As for My flock, they must eat what you tread down with your feet and drink what you foul with your feet!’ ”
Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them, “Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
“Because you push with side and with shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
therefore, I will deliver My flock, and they will no longer be a prey; and I will judge between one sheep and another.
See also Je 23:1; Zec 10:2–3; Zec 11:16; Mt 25:32–46
God gives shepherds to be leaders over his people
God gives shepherds to be leaders over his people
He gives David’s line
He gives David’s line
“Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd.
See also 2 Sa 5:2; Ps 78:70–72; Eze 34:23–24; Eze 37:24; Mic 5:4; Mt 2:6
He gives individual leaders
He gives individual leaders
Is 44:28; Is 63:11
He gives faithful leaders
He gives faithful leaders
“Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding.
See also Je 23:4; 1 Pe 5:2–4