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The Good Shepherd

The image of God as a shepherd runs from the earliest patriarchs through the Psalms, the prophets' laments over Israel's false shepherds, and finally Jesus' own declaration — "I am the good shepherd."

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Journey note

Jacob blesses his sons and calls God "the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel" — one of the oldest shepherd metaphors.