Thematic Bible: Flocks of
Thematic Bible
Kedar » A nomadic clan of the ishmaelites » Flocks of
“All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you [as the eastern pastoral tribes join the trading tribes],
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
They will go up with acceptance [as sacrifices] on My altar,
And I will glorify the house of My honor and splendor.
Concerning Kedar and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord,
“Arise, go up against Kedar
And destroy the men of the east.
And destroy the men of the east.
Sheep » Flocks of » Attended by members of the family
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Verse Concepts
Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” Jesse replied, “There is still one left, the youngest; he is tending the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send word and bring him; because we will not sit down [to eat the sacrificial meal] until he comes here.”
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While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
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Sheep » Flocks of » Fed on the mountains
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro (Reuel) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.
Verse Concepts
My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.”’”
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I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
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Sheep » Flocks of » Kept in folds or cotes
On the way he came to the sheepfolds where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the cave’s innermost recesses.
Verse Concepts
So now, say this to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
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Sheep » Flocks of » Made to rest at noon
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who is veiled
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Sheep » Flocks of » Watered every day
But they said, We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together; then [the shepherds] roll the stone from the well's mouth and we water the sheep. While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she shepherded them. When Jacob saw Rachel daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his uncle, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the flock of his uncle Laban.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.
Sheep » Flocks of » Attended by servants
So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, picked up the provisions and went just as Jesse had directed him. And he came to the encampment as the army was going out in battle formation shouting the battle cry.
Verse Concepts
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,
And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.
Sheep » Flocks of » Followed the shepherd
Sheep » Flocks of » Fed in the valleys
“And [the plain of] Sharon will be a place for flocks to graze,
And the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who seek Me [who long for Me and require My presence in their lives].
Sheep » Flocks of » Frequently covered the pastures
The meadows are clothed with flocks
And the valleys are covered with grain;
They shout for joy and they sing.
Sheep » Flocks of » Conducted to the richest pastures
He lets me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and quiet waters.
Sheep » Flocks of » Fled from strangers
Sheep » Flocks of » Guarded by dogs
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.