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“Pastor” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
shepherd
). Figuratively, one who keeps Christ’s flocks (
Eph. 4:11
11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (Ephesians 4:11)
).
“Shepherd” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(herder of
sheep
). A highly honorable occupation among pastoral Hebrews, engaged in by both sexes (
Gen. 29:6; 30:29-35
6
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. (Genesis 29:6)
29
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
30
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:
32
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire.
33
So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
34
And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
35
And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. (Genesis 30:29‑35)
;
Ex. 2:16-22
16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
19
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. (Exodus 2:16‑22)
). Often arduous and dangerous employment (
Gen. 31:40
40
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. (Genesis 31:40)
;
1 Sam. 17:34
34
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: (1 Samuel 17:34)
). Equipment consisted of a sheepskin
mantle
, a
scrip
or wallet, a
sling
and crook. He led the
flock
to pasture in the morning, tended them by
day
and folded and watched them at
night
(
Job 30:1
1
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. (Job 30:1)
;
Luke 2:8
8
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. (Luke 2:8)
;
John 10:4
4
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. (John 10:4)
). The office of sheep-
master
or chief
shepherd
was one of great trust as well as honor (
2 Kings 3:4
4
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. (2 Kings 3:4)
;
Heb. 13:20
20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20)
;
1 Peter 5:4
4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
). It was the shepherd’s duty to count the sheep daily and to tithe them, and he was held responsible for lost ones (
Gen. 31:38-39
38
This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
39
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. (Genesis 31:38‑39)
;
Ex. 22:12-13
12
And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13
If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. (Exodus 22:12‑13)
; Isa. 27:32;
Jer. 33:13
13
In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 33:13)
). Shepherd is used figuratively for
Jehovah
(
Psa. 80:1
1
<<To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.>> Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. (Psalm 80:1)
;
Jer. 31:10
10
Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. (Jeremiah 31:10)
); for kings (
Ezek. 34:10
10
Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. (Ezekiel 34:10)
); in N. T. for Christ (
John 10:11
11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. (John 10:11)
;
Heb. 13:20
20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20)
;
1 Peter 5:4
4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
). It is applied also to teachers in the
synagogue
and to those who preside over it. Hence
pastor
and
minister
of
the gospel
.
“Pastor” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
In the
Old
Testament
the word
is
raah
, “to feed,” and refers to those who should have succored
God
’s people. They, as all others, had failed; they had destroyed and scattered the
sheep
(
Jer. 2:8
8
The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. (Jeremiah 2:8)
;
Jer. 3:15
15
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. (Jeremiah 3:15)
;
Jer. 12:10
10
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. (Jeremiah 12:10)
;
Jer. 17:16
16
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. (Jeremiah 17:16)
;
Jer. 22:22
22
The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness. (Jeremiah 22:22)
;
Jer. 23:1-2
1
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
2
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 23:1‑2)
). In the
New
Testament it is
ποιμἠυ
, which is applied to Christ Himself as the good
Shepherd
, &c. The pastor is one of the
gifts
in the
church
(
Eph. 4:11
11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (Ephesians 4:11)
): he is one who is gifted to help on the saints individually, enter into their trials and difficulties, and bring the word to instruct and comfort them, or to remonstrate with and counsel them if needed.
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“Shepherd” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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Mount
Horeb
A person’s wealth in the
East
frequently consisted of flocks, the shepherd therefore held an important and honorable position.
David
was a keeper of
sheep
.
Joseph
instructed his
brethren
to tell
Pharaoh
that they were shepherds, and they asked permission to dwell in
Goshen
, for every shepherd was an
abomination
to the
Egyptians
. This is supposed to have been caused by some “shepherd-kings” having usurped
authority
over
Egypt
. The difficulties and hardships of a shepherd’s
life
in the East may be gathered from what
Jacob
passed through during the
time
he was with
Laban
(
Gen. 31:39-40
39
That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
40
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. (Genesis 31:39‑40)
). And to this
day
in many places the shepherd has to be well armed against wild beasts and lurking thieves.
The sheep
following
the shepherd is a sight often witnessed in the East, and that each sheep has a name and knows the shepherd’s voice, has been tested and proved again and again. All this is beautifully typical of the relation of
Jehovah
to
Israel
and of Christ to the
church
. The sheep of Christ know the good Shepherd’s voice, and find
salvation
,
liberty
, and pasture in following the One who leads. The
good
Shepherd gives them
eternal
life, having given His life for the sheep. Christ is called the
great
Shepherd, for the work which He accomplished could have been done only by One who was Himself
God
, though become
man
to work out
redemption
.
In the church there are those who by reason of gift are called pastors, to feed and shepherd the sheep; but Christ is the
chief
Shepherd, who is over all,
whose own
the sheep are, and who has given His word that they shall never perish (Psa. 23;
Zech. 13:7
7
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. (Zechariah 13:7)
;
John 10:2-16
2
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. (John 10:2‑16)
;
Heb. 13:20
20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (Hebrews 13:20)
;
1 Pet. 5:4
4
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
; and so forth).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
4166
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
ποιμήν
Transliteration:
poimen
Phonic:
poy-mane’
Meaning:
of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage:
shepherd, pastor
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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