Date of Award
2-1-1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Divinity (M.Div)
Department
Exegetical Theology
First Advisor
Alfred Sauer
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Genesis 27:9,16; 1 Samuel 25:2; 2 Chronicles 17:11; 2 Chronicles 35:7; Deuteronomy 14:4; Exodus 12:3-5; Ezekiel 27:21; Ezekiel 34:17; Genesis 30:31-32,35; Genesis 31:12,38,41; Genesis 37:2,12,14; Genesis 38:17,20,23; Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 5:7; Jeremiah 50:8; Leviticus 1:10; Leviticus 22:27; Leviticus 3:6,12; Leviticus 5:6; Numbers 18:17; Song of Solomon 1:8;
Abstract
The problem which this paper is concerned with, therefore, has to do with the meaning of flock imagery when itis applied to the nation of Israel, especially when Israelis compared to a goat or to a mixed flock of sheep and goats. Consequently, it is my purpose: (a) to examine the nature and composition of the flocks in the Old Testament; (b) to place a new emphasis on the nature, value, and necessity of goats as members of a flock; (c) to demonstrate the fact and significance of the combined flock, especially when it becomes a phrase which refers to the people of God; (d) to establish the significance of Yahweh as the Shepherd of Israel; (e) to point out the destiny of Israel in terms of the scattered and gathered flock of God; and (f) to show how the promised Messiah is portrayed as the Shepherd of God’s flock.
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Jack, "Shepherd, Sheep, and Goats; A Study in Old Testament Concepts and Imagery" (1972). Master of Divinity Thesis. 18.
https://scholar.csl.edu/mdiv/18
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