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
Of God as leader of Israel Ps 77:20; 80:1
Of Christ as the good shepherd Eze 34:23; Zec 13:7; Joh 10:14; Heb 13:20
Of kings as the leaders of the people Isa 44:28; Jer 6:3; 49:19
Of ministers of the gospel Jer 23:4
(Searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost Eze 34:12; Lu 15:2-7
(Their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ Isa 40:11; Eze 34:13-16
(Ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers Isa 56:11; Jer 50:6; Eze 34:2,10; Zec 11:7,8,15-17