TweetThis is the third of a three part series on the role of God as our shepherd and we as His sheep. So far I’ve presented two aspects: 1) That sheep are dependent, defenseless, and directionless—and we are like sheep [1 Peter 2:25]. 2) That when we understand what shepherding was like in biblical times, [...]
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Sheepology 102: The Shepherd
TweetIn the Bible our relationship with God is likened to that of a shepherd and his sheep. In the first part of this blog series, I examined what the nature of sheep is like. They are dependent, defenseless, and directionless. God created incredibly needy animals, and then declares repeatedly that people are like sheep [Ezekiel [...]
Sheepology 101
TweetI’m glad to introduce a three-part guest post series by one of my very favorite people, Sarah Draves. Sarah has been an incredible friend to my wife and me over this past year. This series, which explores the biblical use sheep and shepherding imagery, is close to her heart, and it’s my hope that God [...]