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Psalms 78:70-71
He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
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Exodus 2:19-22
And they said,“ An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”So he said to his daughters,“ And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said,“ I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
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John 21:15-17
So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,“ Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him,“ Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him,“ Feed My lambs.”He said to him again a second time,“ Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him,“ Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him,“ Tend My sheep.”He said to him the third time,“ Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time,“ Do you love Me?” And he said to Him,“ Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him,“ Feed My sheep.
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Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended sheep.
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1 Peter 5 2-1 Peter 5 4
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
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Luke 2:8
Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
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Hebrews 13:7
Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
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Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.