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• Luke 2:10-11

  A passage in which an angel announces the birth of Jesus to the shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem, calling him "Savior," "Christ," and "Lord." Because it contains the heart of the Christmas message, it is one of the texts most frequently read in Christmas services and sermons.

• Luke 2:14

  Luke 2:14 is the hymn of praise sung by the heavenly host before the shepherds on the night of Jesus' birth. It is central to Christmas worship and hymnody, and manuscripts and translations differ over to whom peace on earth is given.

• Jeremiah 23

  Jeremiah 23 rebukes the shepherds of Judah who scattered the people, promises a "righteous Branch" to be raised up from David, and then delivers an extended indictment of the false prophets whom God did not send.

• Ezekiel 34

  Ezekiel 34 is a prophecy that rebukes the shepherds (leaders) of Israel who fed only themselves and promises that God himself will shepherd his flock, gather his scattered sheep, and set up "my servant David" as one shepherd over them.

• Luke 2

  Luke 2 records the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds, the encounter with Simeon and Anna in the temple, and the twelve-year-old Jesus conversing with the teachers in the temple.

• City of David

  A phrase used in Luke 2 for Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, designating the hometown where David was born and raised. In the Old Testament, the same original-language expression (rendered *Dawit seong* in the Korean Revised Version) refers instead to the stronghold of Zion in Jerusalem.

• Zechariah 11

  Zechariah 11 records the prophet's symbolic actions: he takes two staffs, "Beauty" and "Bands," feeds the flock of the slaughter, and then breaks the staffs; he also receives thirty pieces of silver as his wages and casts them to the potter.

• Ezekiel 34:11–16

  Ezekiel 34:11–16 is a passage in which God promises that he himself will be the shepherd who seeks out, gathers, and cares for his scattered sheep. It is frequently cited in sermons on Jesus as the "good shepherd" and on the responsibilities of pastors.

• Ezekiel 35

  Ezekiel 35 is a prophecy of judgment against Mount Seir, a name for Edom. Because Edom harbored a long-standing hostility toward Israel, coveted its land, and rejoiced over its desolation in its time of calamity, the chapter declares that the land of Edom will likewise be made desolate.

• Isaiah 56

  Isaiah 56 declares that foreigners and eunuchs who keep the covenant are received as part of God's people, and it calls God's house "an house of prayer for all people." The chapter closes by rebuking blind watchmen and greedy shepherds.

• Jeremiah 24

  Jeremiah 24 records the vision Jeremiah saw before the temple after Jeconiah was carried away to Babylon: two baskets of figs, one good and one bad. The chapter contrasts the future of those taken into exile with that of those who remained in the land.

• Jethro

  Jethro is a priest of Midian in the Book of Exodus, the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah. In Exodus 2 he appears under the name Reuel. He is known for advising Moses to appoint leaders over the people and to share the work of judging with them.

• Zechariah 10

  Zechariah 10 is a prophecy declaring that the LORD, not idols, gives rain. It announces judgment on false shepherds and promises that God will strengthen the house of Judah and the house of Joseph and gather His scattered people once more.

• Genesis 47

  Genesis 47 is the chapter in which Joseph presents his father and brothers to Pharaoh and settles them in the land of Goshen. During the famine he buys up, in turn, the Egyptians' money, livestock, and land on Pharaoh's behalf, and the aged Jacob makes Joseph swear to bury him in Canaan.

• Genesis 29

  Genesis 29 tells how Jacob, after arriving in Haran, serves his uncle Laban seven years for Rachel, is deceived into marrying Leah first, and agrees to serve another seven years. The chapter closes with Leah bearing four sons.

• Zipporah

  Zipporah, a figure in the Book of Exodus, was the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian, and the wife of Moses. She is known for circumcising her son on the way back to Egypt.

• The Good Shepherd

  The Good Shepherd is a figurative expression Jesus used of himself in John 10. It portrays the true leader as a shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, in contrast to the hireling and the thief.

• Psalm 23:1–6

  A psalm of David that begins, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." Portraying God as a shepherd and as the host of a banquet, it confesses His lifelong care and is among the most widely known and beloved psalms in the Bible.

• Psalm 23

  Psalm 23 is a six-verse poem that likens the LORD to a shepherd and to a host who prepares a banquet, expressing trust in his care and abiding presence. It bears the superscription "A Psalm of David."

• The Door of the Sheep

  "The door of the sheep" is the expression Jesus uses in John 10, where he compares himself to the door of a sheepfold, saying, "I am the door of the sheep." It is commonly read to mean that salvation and life are reached through him.