Sheep

Clean and used as food — De 14:4.

Described as

Innocent. — 2Sa 24:17.

Sagacious. — Joh 10:4,5.

Agile. — Ps 114:4,6.

Being covered with a fleece. — Job 31:20.

Remarkably prolific. — Ps 107:41; 144:13; Song 4:2; Eze 36:37.

Bleating of, alluded to — Jdj 5:16; 1Sa 15:14.

Under man’s care from the earliest age — Ge 4:4.

Constituted a great part of patriarchal wealth — Ge 13:5; 24:25; 26:14.

Males of called rams — 1Sa 15:22; Jer 51:40.

Females of, called ewes — Ps 78:71.

Young of, called lambs — Ex 12:3; Isa 11:6.

Places celebrated for

Kedar. — Eze 27:21.

Bashan. — De 32:14.

Nebaioth. — Isa 60:7.

Bozrah. — Mic 2:12.

Flesh of, extensively used as food — 1Sa 25:18; 1Ki 1:19; 4:23; Ne 5:18; Isa 22:13.

Milk of, used as food — De 32:14; Isa 7:21,22; 1Co 9:7.

Skins of, worn as clothing by the poor — Heb 11:37.

Skins of, made into a covering for the tabernacle — Ex 25:5; 36:10; 39:34.

Wool of, made into clothing — Job 31:20; Pr 31:13; Eze 34:3.

Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age — Ge 4:4; 8:20; 15:9,10.

Offered in sacrifice under the law — Ex 20:24; Le 1:10; 1Ki 8:5,63.

Flocks of

Attended by members of the family. — Ge 29:9; Ex 2:16; 1Sa 16:11.

Attended by servants. — 1Sa 17:20; Isa 61:5.

Guarded by dogs. — Job 30:1.

Kept in folds or cotes. — 1Sa 24:3; 2Sa 7:8; Joh 10:1.

Conducted to the richest pastures. — Ps 23:2.

Fed on the mountains. — Ex 3:1; Eze 34:6,13.

Fed in the valleys. — Isa 65:10.

Frequently covered the pastures. — Ps 65:13.

Watered every day. — Ge 29:8-10; Ex 2:16,17.

Made to rest at noon. — Ps 23:2; Song 1:7.

Followed the shepherd. — Joh 10:4,27.

Fled from strangers. — Joh 10:5.

Washed and shorn every year — Song 4:2.

Firstlings of, not to be shorn — De 15:19.

Firstlings of, not to be redeemed — Nu 18:17.

Firstlings of, could not be dedicated as a free-will offering — Le 27:26.

Tithe of, given to the Levites — 2Ch 31:4-6.

First wool of, given to the priests — De 18:4.

Time of shearing, a time of rejoicing — 1Sa 25:2,11,36; 2Sa 13:23.

Were frequently

Given as presents. — 2Sa 17:29; 1Ch 12:40.

Given as tribute. — 2Ki 3:4; 2Ch 17:11.

Destroyed by wild beasts. — Jer 50:17; Mic 5:8; Joh 10:12.

Taken in great numbers in war. — Jdj 6:4; 1Sa 14:32; 1Ch 5:21; 2Ch 14:15.

Cut off by disease. — Ex 9:3.

False prophets assume the simple appearance — Mt 7:15.

Illustrative

Of the Jews. — Ps 74:1; 78:52; 79:13.

Of the people of Christ. — Joh 10:7-26; 21:16,17; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 5:2.

Of the wicked in their death. — Ps 49:14.

Of those under God’s judgment. — Ps 44:1.

(In patience and simplicity,) of patience, of Christ. — Isa 53:7.

(In proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God. — Ps 119:176; Isa 53:6; Eze 34:16.

(Lost,) of the unregenerate. — Mt 10:6.

(When found,) of restored sinners. — Lu 15:5,7.

(Separation from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked. — Mt 25:32,33.