Topical Studies Bible verses about Sheep
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook )
Clean and used as food Deuteronomy 14:4
DESCRIBED AS
Bleating of, alluded to Judges 5:16 ; I Samuel 15:14
Under man's care from the earliest age Genesis 4:4
Constituted a great part of patriarchal wealth Genesis 13:5 ; 24:25 ; 26:14
Males of called rams I Samuel 15:22 ; Jeremiah 51:40
Females of, called ewes Psalms 78:71
Young of, called lambs Exodus 12:3 ; Isaiah 11:6
PLACES CELEBRATED FOR
Flesh of, extensively used as food I Samuel 25:18 ; I Kings 1:19 ; 4:23 ; Nehemiah 5:18 ; Isaiah 22:13
Milk of, used as food Deuteronomy 32:14 ; Isaiah 7:21 ,22; I Corinthians 9:7
Skins of, worn as clothing by the poor Hebrews 11:37
Skins of, made into a covering for the tabernacle Exodus 25:5 ; 36:10 ; 39:34
Wool of, made into clothing Job 31:20 ; Proverbs 31:13 ; Ezekiel 34:3
Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age Genesis 4:4 ; 8:20 ; 15:9 ,10
Offered in sacrifice under the law Exodus 20:24 ; Leviticus 1:10 ; I Kings 8:5 ,63
FLOCKS OF
Washed and shorn every year
Firstlings of, not to be shorn Deuteronomy 15:19
Firstlings of, not to be redeemed Numbers 18:17
Firstlings of, could not be dedicated as a free-will offering Leviticus 27:26
Tithe of, given to the Levites II Chronicles 31:4-6
First wool of, given to the priests Deuteronomy 18:4
Time of shearing, a time of rejoicing I Samuel 25:2 ,11,36; II Samuel 13:23
WERE FREQUENTLY
False prophets assume the simple appearance Matthew 7:15
ILLUSTRATIVE (When found,) of restored sinners Luke 15:5 ,7 (Separation from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked Matthew 25:32 ,33
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