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I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Earlier, King David is described in similar terms: “He fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands” (Psalms 78:72).
Pastoring images recur throughout the Bible. An Israelite prophet depicts his people as “sheep that have not a shepherd” (I Kings 22:17). The prophet Ezekiel applies the pastoral motif to God’s shepherding of His people (see Ezekiel 34:11–31). In the New Testament, Christ Jesus defines his pastoring role when he calls himself “the good shepherd” (John 10:11).
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Resources quoted in this issue
Cits. 2 and 4: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 7, The Gospels and Narrative Literature, Jesus and the Gospels, Matthew, Mark. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.
Cit. 3: The Message, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Cit. 7: Buttrick, George Arthur, Nolan B. Harmon, et al., eds. The Interpreter’s Bible: A Commentary in Twelve Volumes. Vol. 5, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah. Nashville: Abingdon, 1951–57.
Cit. 8: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.
Cit. 11: Ellicott, Charles John, ed. A Bible Commentary for English Readers by Various Writers. London: Cassell, 1897–1905. Also available at studylight.org/commentaries.
Cit. 13: France, R. T. The Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007.
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