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Laniak describes the shepherd’s task by using the terms “protection, provision, and guidance.� With these tasks, a shepherd must be ready to do everything for the needs of the sheep. Even, a good shepherd must be willing to give his life for the sheep. That is why, first of all a good shepherd...

Tim Laniak says “Israel’s identity was inextricably tied to the presence of God, first demonstrated to the patriarchs and then to his chosen people in the wilderness sojourn. The tabernacle was … the place of God’s ‘dwelling’.� (p. 79). The presence of the shepherd has a deeper meaning...

The Good Shepherd calls the sheep by their names. It means that a good shepherd knows his sheep individually and personally. I believe that every human being is unique and valuable before God. So that is why, every body will be happy if we call his/her name personally and individually. When you call...

Laniak says “Every shepherd leader is first and always a sheep who relates to God as 'my shepherd.' � David understands this clearly in Psalm 23. David states “The Lord is my shepherd.� For David, there is no dichotomy to follow the Shepherd’s way. On one hand, God is our good shepherd whe...

I lived in the city. I do not have much idea about a shepherd. Perhaps, few of us in this post-industrial, postmodern culture have ever actually seen a shepherd. However, Timothy S. Laniak reminds me that shepherds appear throughout the biblical narratives. He writes the shepherd imagery with a broa...