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Aug 14, 2019 · Shepherds and sheep are not merely token characters in a handful of stories in the Bible. They're integral to the stories of God. Learn more in this Bible Gateway Blog post.
10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.
May 11, 2014 · John 10:2: “But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.” The Greek construction warrants the better translation, “is the shepherd of the sheep” (Morris, p. 502). Jesus was referring to Himself as the legitimate shepherd of God’s flock because He entered the fold by the door.
The shepherd is the first profession mentioned in the Bible (Gen 4:2). Sheep are utterly dependent upon their shepherd to lead them to pastures (they eat grasses), provide them with water, and protect them from danger.
Apr 21, 2024 · Church shepherds as Jesus’ under-shepherds. After rising from the dead, Jesus, the Good Shepherd, authorised Peter to shepherd God’s people (Jn. 21:15–17). The command to “Shepherd my sheep” includes feeding the sheep. The mandate for shepherding is not limited to Peter.
In the East, shepherds brought their flocks into one central sheepfold every evening where half-a-dozen flocks gathered together and were guarded by a porter or gatekeeper behind locked doors. In the morning the shepherds returned and each called his own sheep.
Sep 26, 2022 · Why Do Sheep Benefit From Shepherds? Although wild sheep can survive on their own, domesticated sheep require shepherds for protection, shearing, and safeguarding general sheep welfare. The shepherd-sheep relationship has existed for over five thousand years.
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep - “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters ...
It is not simply that the sheep know the Shepherd's voice, but they partake of His nature, and the solemn form in which He expresses this union is in likening it to that between His Father and Himself.
Jan 10, 2018 · When Jesus spoke of Himself as the Good Shepherd, saying “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber....
