The duty of shepherds wasto keep their flock intact, protect it from predators and guide it to market areas in time for shearing. In ancient times, shepherds also commonly milked their sheep, and made cheese from this milk; few shepherds still do this today. How did Jesus refer to himself?
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. “Sheep” and “flocks” are mentioned hundreds of times in the Bible...
Free E-mail Bible StudyHumility: Disciple's Guide to a Humble Life William Brassy Hole, 'The Angel of the Lord Announces the Arrival of Jesus to the Shepherds' (1906), oil on canvas. "8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night....
The roads descending to the east of Bethlehem lead through the mostly Christian village of Beit Sahour (or Bait Sahur), which includes the Shepherds' Fields: the fields identified since ancient times with the shepherds who saw the Star of Nativity. advertisement History of Shepherds' Fields The...
(2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Pr 22:3). Tyndale House Publishers.]Here are the first of three Barriers to Finishing Well#1 – Finances – Their Use & Abuse. Leaders who hold power positions that allow for decisions to be made regularly regarding finances can in fact encourage...
We are here to glorify God, He is very clear in the bible (his word) what is right and what is wrong. Read the gospels. But, we do have to work with Him, be receptive to the Holy Spirit and say no to sin whilst realising that He has actually given us a personality too. I’ve...
So obviously shepherds tended their flocks even in rather cool times and those around Bethlehem would have a milder climate than Jacob several hundred miles to the north. So if Jacob tended flocks much further north, have you ever wondered what the average December temperatures are around Bethlehem...
If the gay activists want a "showdown" with religion, those Christians who hold to the Bible will be like Gary Cooper in High Noon, abandoned even by their friends and family members, outnumbered and outgunned, but refusing to back down....
In fact, if I so desired, I could become a pastor, or start a church. All it took was going to Bible school. I could even start a Bible school and ordain others to the ministry as well! But clearly, an “authority” which I could choose or manufacture could not have God as its ...
But there it is in Scripture - a core task for pastors, ordained by God. Yet as I have been reflecting during these unsettling times, my heart has been troubled as I consider the people I know who are in churches but aren't known by their pastor. People whose souls aren’t being ...