GEN 37:2 1SA 17:14-15
Joseph [seventeen] . . . feeding the flock. Gen. 37:2
David [the youngest] went. . . to feed his father’s sheep.
1 Sam. 17:14, 15
Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law (Ex. 3:1).EXO 3:1
Take heed . . . to all the flock (Acts 20:28).ACT 20:28
Feed the flock of God (1 Peter 5:2).1PE 5:2
The great men of the Old Testament began their “careers” as shepherds. The Lord, in John’s gospel, commissioned Peter to shepherd the lambs and the sheep. Paul tells the elders of Ephesus to take heed to the flock. Peter exhorts the “elders” to feed the flock of God. What does all this mean? Shepherding is a great work. It’s probably always done behind the scenes but it’s VERY important.