Shepherds
34 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
20 sections
- (Ignorant and Foolish) of Bad Ministers
- (Searching out Straying Sheep) Christ Seeking the Lost
- (Their Care and Tenderness) Tenderness of Christ
- An Abomination to the Egyptians
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Attending Them when Sick
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Defending Them when Attacked by Wild Beasts
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Going Before and Leading Them
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Knowing Them
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Numbering Them when They Return from Pasture
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Searching Them out when Lost and Straying
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Seeking out Good Pasture for Them
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Tenderness to the Ewes in Lamb, and to the Young
- Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Watching Over Them by Night
- Carried a Staff or Rod
- Dwelt in Tents While Tending Their Flocks
- Early Mention of
- had Hired Keepers Under Them
- Members of the Family Both Male and Female Acted As
- The Unfaithfulness of Hireling, Alluded To
- Usually Carried a Scrip or Bag
(Ignorant and Foolish) of Bad Ministers
- Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Jeremiah 50:6 My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
- Ezekiel 34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
- Ezekiel 34:10 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their …
- Zechariah 11:7–8 So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock. …
- Zechariah 11:15–17 And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. …
(Searching out Straying Sheep) Christ Seeking the Lost
- Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
- Luke 15:2–7 So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” …
(Their Care and Tenderness) Tenderness of Christ
- Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Ezekiel 34:13–16 I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. …
An Abomination to the Egyptians
- Genesis 46:34 you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth — both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Attending Them when Sick
- Ezekiel 34:16 I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Defending Them when Attacked by Wild Beasts
- 1 Samuel 17:34–36 David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, …
- Amos 3:12 This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Going Before and Leading Them
- Psalm 77:20 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
- Psalm 78:52 He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
- Psalm 80:1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Knowing Them
- John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Numbering Them when They Return from Pasture
- Jeremiah 33:13 In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Searching Them out when Lost and Straying
- Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
- Luke 15:4–5 “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? …
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Seeking out Good Pasture for Them
- 1 Chronicles 4:39–41 and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. …
- Psalm 23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Tenderness to the Ewes in Lamb, and to the Young
- Genesis 33:13–14 But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die. …
- Psalm 78:71 from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Care of the Sheep By, Exhibited in Watching Over Them by Night
- Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Carried a Staff or Rod
- Leviticus 27:32 Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.
- Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Dwelt in Tents While Tending Their Flocks
- Song of Solomon 1:8 If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
- Isaiah 38:12 My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
Early Mention of
- Genesis 4:2 Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
had Hired Keepers Under Them
- 1 Samuel 17:20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
Members of the Family Both Male and Female Acted As
- Genesis 29:6 “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
- 1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”
- 1 Samuel 17:15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
The Unfaithfulness of Hireling, Alluded To
- John 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
Usually Carried a Scrip or Bag
- 1 Samuel 17:40 And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
Related topics
Shepherds of Christ As the Good ShepherdShepherds of Kings As the Leaders of the PeopleShepherds of God As Leader of IsraelShepherds of Ministers of the GospelLost SheepShepherd
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.