Saturday, April 21, 2012

Pastor

Jer_17:16  As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

Pastor - H7462 - A primitive root; to tend a flock, that is, pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend): -  X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep [sheep] (-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Gen 4:2  And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 

Gen 13:7  And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

Gen 29:7  And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.

Gen 29:9  And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

Gen 30:36  And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

Gen 46:32  And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

Num 14:33  And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Jdg 14:20  But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Job 24:21  He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

Psa 80:13  The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

Pro 13:20  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Pro 22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 

Pro 29:3  Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

Jer 2:8  The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Jer 2:16  Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

Jer 22:22  The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

Wow...used in 142 verses 171 times...I have given a sampling of the different words translated from H7462 - râ‛âh - raw-aw'.  I fully expected the word to be about Pastors and/or Shepherds...the Word of God is always a blessing to explore, learn and grow.

That covers the Old Testament....hmmm....what about the New?

Well....search for Pastor in the NT yields - zero...tried teacher, which had several verses, but decided to start with Shepherd since that was the primary word translation in the OT.

Mat 9:36  But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd

G4166 - Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively): - shepherd, pastor.

I obviously did not do a proper search for the word pastor:

Eph 4:11  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ahhh...I get it now...no 's' *sigh* wish the search engine would not be so persnickety.

Used in 17 verses, 18 times...here is passage to reflect upon:

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. ~ John 10:11-14

May the ever watchful, ever attentive Master Shepherd guard you spirit, soul and body.  May you continually feed within His pasture provided.  Being cognizant and aware of those who are but hirelings and are destined to come in and destroy.  May He bless each of us with an ever growing desire to sit at table with Him and partake of His provision.  His manifold blessings upon ye.

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