Preface: This post is scandalously bare and naked. I am still committed to the enjoyable spotting of the shepherd motif God employs in scripture, but I'm no longer going to try to record them all.
I'm going to try to list and categorize all the verses in the Bible that use shepherd imagery using Psalm 23:1-4 and John 10 as my main templates for certain (though not comprehensive) things a shepherd would do. After all, David and Jesus each had a pretty good grasp of what shepherding meant. This list will also help me to understand what it means to be a pastor, since the word actually comes from the Latin pastor (Wow. Crazy etymological application there, I know.), which is the nominative form of the verb pascere, which means, "to feed." Actually, the internet was constructive, and enlightened me that we get our modern understanding from Middle English, from Middle French in the 13th century. Interesting.
It's going to take a long time, and I consider this to be a work in progress.
~Psalm 23~
1b I shall not want. 2a He makes me lie down in green pastures. (Daily Provision and Satisfaction)
2b He leads me beside quiet waters. (Safety in Leadership)
Numbers 27:15-23
3a He restores my soul; (Redeemer, Restorer, Rescuer)
3b He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. (Glorious Guide)
4a Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; (Faithful Guardian who dispels fear)
I Samuel 17:34-35
4b Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Discipline and Protection are my Comforter)
I'm going to try to list and categorize all the verses in the Bible that use shepherd imagery using Psalm 23:1-4 and John 10 as my main templates for certain (though not comprehensive) things a shepherd would do. After all, David and Jesus each had a pretty good grasp of what shepherding meant. This list will also help me to understand what it means to be a pastor, since the word actually comes from the Latin pastor (Wow. Crazy etymological application there, I know.), which is the nominative form of the verb pascere, which means, "to feed." Actually, the internet was constructive, and enlightened me that we get our modern understanding from Middle English, from Middle French in the 13th century. Interesting.
It's going to take a long time, and I consider this to be a work in progress.
~Psalm 23~
1b I shall not want. 2a He makes me lie down in green pastures. (Daily Provision and Satisfaction)
2b He leads me beside quiet waters. (Safety in Leadership)
Numbers 27:15-23
3a He restores my soul; (Redeemer, Restorer, Rescuer)
3b He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. (Glorious Guide)
4a Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; (Faithful Guardian who dispels fear)
I Samuel 17:34-35
4b Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Discipline and Protection are my Comforter)
