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Matthew 2:6
And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah: Because out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.”
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my ordinances, and keep my statutes and obey them.“‘ They will live in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your ancestors lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and my servant David will be their prince forever.
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Micah 5:4
He will stand and shepherd them in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for then his greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
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Ezekiel 34:23
I will establish over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.
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2 Samuel 7 7
In all my journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever spoken a word to one of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, asking: Why haven’t you built me a house of cedar?’
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1 Samuel 18 13
Therefore, Saul sent David away from him and made him commander over a thousand men. David led the troops
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1 Samuel 25 30
When the LORD does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel,
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Numbers 27:17
who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the LORD’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.”
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John 10:11
“ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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Isaiah 40:11
He protects his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them in the fold of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing.
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Isaiah 55:4
Since I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples,
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Psalms 78:70-72
He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;he brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over his people Jacob— over Israel, his inheritance.He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands.
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1 Samuel 16 1
The LORD said to Samuel,“ How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected for myself a king from his sons.”
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John 10:3-4
The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.
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1 Samuel 16 12-1 Samuel 16 13
So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy, handsome appearance. Then the LORD said,“ Anoint him, for he is the one.”So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully on David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
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1 Samuel 18 16
But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was leading their troops.
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2 Kings 20 5
“ Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people,‘ This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the LORD’s temple.
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1 Samuel 18 5
David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the fighting men, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well.
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1 Samuel 13 14
but now your reign will not endure. The LORD has found a man after his own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over his people, because you have not done what the LORD commanded.”
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1 Samuel 9 16
“ At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel. He will save them from the Philistines because I have seen the affliction of my people, for their cry has come to me.”
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Hebrews 2:10
For in bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God— for whom and through whom all things exist— should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
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1 Samuel 25 28
Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights the LORD’s battles. Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.