The word ‘shepherd’ is a motif found throughout the bible from the beginning to the end. The idea of shepherding or God acting as a shepherd to His people began in the Old Testament with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Adam’s first job within Eden was to have dominion over everything within the garden. With the animals in mind he was responsible for their well-being and care. Abel was assigned the job of being a shepherd ,unlike his brother Cain who cultivated the land. In Genesis 48:24 Jacob described the Lord as being “shepherd all his life to this day,” while on his deathbed. Shepherding has been a common occupation for Middle Eastern people. Some of the most noteworthy shepherds in the Old Testament have been Moses and David. Each given clear objective to bring guidance and clarity to God’s chosen people through a given trial. A shepherd was designed to guide and protect his animals from any danger that might be after its flock. Moses used a shepherds staff to perform miraculous signs and wonders in Exodus. The shepherds staff was very symbolic to mean protection, power and authority. The shepherd’s crook was a divine symbol of kingship in Egypt (). It …show more content…
They count their flock and provide them with safe pastures where they can lay their heads in rest. Number 27:17 Israel was in need of a king someone to guide the people of God. Instead of the Israelites waiting for the Lord to send them someone responsible they chose Saul to be a ruler. Saul was not a good ruler in the sense that he did not rely fully on the Lord to be his shepherd. He did not fully follow the words of the prophet Samuel when asked by God to commit certain tasks. It was not until David, God’s chosen king, did Israel really have a true leader dedicated to the treatment and care of God’s flock. He led and guided the Israelites with leadership through many battles and troubles. God was always the frontrunner and
The people wanted a man to rule them instead of God; they could not see him and they wanted a leader that everyone could see (Pocock, 2002). God chose Saul to be the king and He was initially happy with the decision. God later regretted the decision regarding choosing Saul to be king, because of Saul’s disobedient ways. Saul wasn’t chosen because God thought it would be a wonderful idea; Saul was chosen because of the demands of the people. “And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! This same shall reign over my people” (KJV, 1 Samuel 9:17). God knew in advance what would happen, and He expresses His feelings in Scripture using human language so we can try to understand Him. God knows the end from the beginning, and is not caught unexpectedly by surprise because of the way things work out here on the planet
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... middle of paper ... ... God desired for his nation to be prosperous and righteous, but he was unwilling to step in if they did not want Him in their nation. Israel had consistently fallen into idolatry, and they were unable to break the cycle.
Did you know that Ryan Dungey has already won every motocross title by the time he was 24. He won in 2009 in the Lites supercross Championship (250cc) and also the 250 Motocross Championship. In 2010 he went up to the 450 class and won the supercross Championship and the Motocross Championship when he was a rookie. Ryan Dungey was the 2nd youngest rider in the history of Motocross to accomplish that feat. In 2010 Ryan Dungey lead Team USA to victory in the Motocross Des Nations. He doesn’t always just focus on Motocross and himself, Ryan is a key spokesperson for Nike’s LIVESTRONG Campaign for cancer awareness, after losing his grandmother to cancer in 2005. He races in her memory. In 2011, Ryan Dungey became a LIVESTRONG Global Envoy member.
...hard to understand fully because of its comprehensive metaphoric language and the difference in culture from present day. It is also sometimes hard for us to understand God's actions because we think of him simply loving and caring rather than ruthless and violent. We need to understand that the creation of mankind is taking place in the recordings of these scriptures and so things may not be as customary as we would like to think. I believe that God has a plan for everyone. And, in the case of Saul, he had a plan to take away his kingdom in order to pass it on to David so the formation of history could continue. I also think this passage, like many other passages from the Bible, has a message linked to it, a lesson to the story if you will. The lesson is to prove that God's unlimited power must never be taken for granted or there surely will be hell to pay.
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We begin with the God appointed priest, Eli. God shows His power through the events surrounding Eli; He can exalt one to strength and power, He can also bring one down when His covenant is mistreated. While Eli is not directly disobedient to God, his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas are. God sees this and tells Eli he is going to cut off the strength of his family and raise up a faithful priest, one that will do according to what is in His heart (1 Sam. 2:34-36). God
During the time of Samuel the nation of Israel did not want to wait on God they wanted a king instead of a Judge so that they could be like all the other nations 1Samuel 8:5
As had happened time and time again throughout the Bible, the people were not happy with where things were going. Instead of looking at all that God was doing right, they looked at all the ways things had been going wrong which caused their hearts to drift away from God. Unfortunately we sometimes have a hard time seeing God at work when things don’t go right in our lives. Israel had experienced a period of triumph and victory under Joshua. God was with him because of his faith in God, h...
In the Book of Exodus the relationship between god and man was similar to relation between a master and servant or in other words a king and a subject respectively. God says “you shall speak all that I command you”(Exodus,7:2), it is very clear through this vision that Moses had that God wanted to have dominion and control over peo...
Samuel, a prophet anointed to speak of God’s word to the nation, represents one way of governing. God works through the prophet’s words to remind the people of Israel to be faithful to the terms of the Covenant. A second ...
The suzerain is the more powerful party, but is willing to grant the vassals certain blessings if they are able to uphold their half of the agreement. God’s covenant with the Israelites closely mirrors this relationship. In The Song of Hannah, as mentioned earlier, she exclaims various blessing that God will give to his people. However, God will not give the blessings to just anyone. The people have to act a certain way in order to receive them. These are the moral implications that I discussed in part one. In this particular passage of Samuel, God is willing to give his gifts to those who are faithful to him and those who are lowly. Hannah herself is an example of this. She upheld her end of the covenant with faith and loyalty, so she was blessed with a son even though she was physically barren. The song also applies to the Israelites more generally when it says, “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.” Here she asserts the power of God and calls to attention that he is all knowing of what they do. God will know if the people are faithful to him or if they act in a way to promote their self-importance. Like any suzerain that has the ability to know what his people are doing, God will look at his
The redeemed Israelites exodus from Egypt, has brought them to Mont Siani, where they struggle with obedience. Jehovah teaches the chosen children of Israel His character of holiness, sovereignty, healer and provider, the who blesses and makes His children fruitful, as He is the keeper of the covenant and everything is brought under Him. God sets up His earthly throne with his people reveal Himself as holy, as in Leviticus 20:26, “You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own,” God also builds his people to be holy.
Robert Burns was a man who was well respected during his time. His songs, his poetry, and other writings was one of the most influential to present the country of Scotland during that time. Burns leff a great legacy passionate poetry that is remained sung and perform to this day. Not only his poems and his song were cherish, but also for his character.
YHWH gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments. These Ten Commandments “set the Israelites apart and enabled them to mold a distinctive culture” as said in the text book The Human Records sources of global history volume 1: to 1500. The Human Records mentioned that “Israelites evolved the idea that they enjoyed the special protection of god (YHWH)”. The Ten Commandments are the exact words of God which were engraved on a stone that was given to Moses by god. As mentioned in the text book The Human Records , in return for protection of the YHWH, the Israelites deity demanded their sole devotion. They were going to success in Canaan, a land the YHWH had promised them and had to maintain religious and cultural distance from all other people.