The Lord is my Shepherd 

The Lord is my shepherd 

Who is a shepherd

A shepherd is someone who simply tends, feeds, guards and guides the sheep.

A shepherd protects, guides, and watches over the flock. That is, the duty of the Shepherd is primarily towards the sheep.

Without the sheep, there will not be a need for shepherds. The term shepherd is the position that the Bible uses to describe leaders based on what their duties are towards the people. Leaders are sometimes referred to as shepherds.

Who is a sheep according to the Bible?

We can go ahead and define who a sheep is. Who is a sheep according to the Bible? We are referred to as sheep the Bible says we are the sheep of his pasture Psalm 100:3

What is the nature of a sheep

A sheep is meek and timid sometimes it can be stupid. A sheep cannot see far which means sheep don’t have sharp vision. Sheep are submissive sheep and only see through their shepherd. Sheep can be playful they can be docile they are so dependent.

If these are the characteristics of the sheep then we as sheep according to the scriptures need the help of the Shepherd which is God. They need the guidance of their Shepherd to get through life and that is the reason why as Christians we need our Shepherd to go through and navigate this life.

Characteristics of a Shepherd Psalm 23

The Shepherd is passionate towards the sheep

The Shepherd is brave enough to drive away Intruders that will want to come and hurt the flock. 1Sam. 17:34-35

The Shepherd is a provider he fends for the sheep.

The Shepherd is trustworthy. Shepherds don’t kill the sheep anyhow they are so gentle towards the sheep. John 10:11-14

Shepherds do not sleep like sheep, they keep watching over them. Psalm 121:4

The Lord fits into this great description of who a shepherd is and even God himself is introduced in the Bible as the Shepherd. David said the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want Psalm 23:1-6. It describes what a shepherd, a Good Shepherd can do for the sheep Jesus also the other hands in the book of John 10 Jesus said I am a good Shepherd he introduced himself as the Shepherd so we have God the Father we have God the Son to look after us as the sheep of his pasture.