This is one of the titles of the Lord, who is called the good Shepherd in connection with His death (John 10); the great Shepherd in connection with resurrection (Heb. 13), and the chief Shepherd in connection with His return (1 Peter 5), and with the under shepherds whom He has left to take the oversight of His flock, not to divide it up and call it theirs (1 Peter 5) Falsa shepherds are spoken of in terrible terms in Ezek. 34; Is. 56.; Jer. 1.; Zech. 11, &c.