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David took all the flocks and the herds, they drove before those other cattle, and said, “This is David’s spoil.” (1 Samuel 30:20)

God called David a man after His own heart and our Lord Jesus chose the line of David, the tribe of Judah as His natural pedigree. David came the closest when representing the loving nature of our Saviour Jesus Christ. … Continue reading

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For the zeal of thine house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me. (Psalm 69:9)

The dictionary defines “zeal” as “great energy or enthusiasm in the pursuit of a cause or an objective.” This is a Messianic verse concerning our Saviour, Jesus Christ. He was zealous, utterly passionate about something and when I tell you … Continue reading

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He set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. (Genesis 30:38)

Here is an interesting excerpt from the life of Jacob. He was a shepherd tending the flock of his father-in-law, Laban. When the time came for him to leave, he asks for all the spotted and speckled sheep out of … Continue reading

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The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1)

Out of all the parallels that God can draw to represent His relationship, He draws the parallel of the shepherd and his sheep. Most of the old testament pictures of Jesus like Abraham, Moses and David were all shepherds. Jesus … Continue reading

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