SHEEP
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Clean and used as food
Bleating of, alluded to
Under man's care from the earliest age
Constituted a great part of patriarchal wealth
Males of called rams
Females of, called ewes
Young of, called lambs
Flesh of, extensively used as food
Milk of, used as food
Skins of, worn as clothing by the poor
Skins of, made into a covering for the tabernacle
Wool of, made into clothing
Offered in sacrifice from the earliest age
Offered in sacrifice under the law
Washed and shorn every year
Firstlings of, not to be shorn
Firstlings of, not to be redeemed
Firstlings of, could not be dedicated as a free-will offering
Tithe of, given to the Levites
First wool of, given to the priests
Time of shearing, a time of rejoicing
False prophets assume the simple appearance
DESCRIBED AS
Innocent
Sagacious
Agile
Being covered with a fleece
Remarkably prolific
PLACES CELEBRATED FOR
FLOCKS OF
Attended by members of the family
Attended by servants
Guarded by dogs
Kept in folds or cotes
Conducted to the richest pastures
Fed on the mountains
Fed in the valleys
Frequently covered the pastures
Watered every day
Made to rest at noon
Followed the shepherd
Fled from strangers
WERE FREQUENTLY
Given as presents
Given as tribute
Destroyed by wild beasts
Taken in great numbers in war
Cut off by disease
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of the Jews
Of the people of Christ
Of the wicked in their death
Of those under God's judgment
(In patience and simplicity,) of patience, of Christ
(In proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
(Lost,) of the unregenerate
(When found,) of restored sinners
(Separation from the goats,) of the separation of saints from the wicked
By Abel
By Noah
By Abraham
The land of Bashan adapted to the raising of
Bozrah
Kedar
Nebaioth
Sharon
Jacob’ s management of
Milk of, used for food
Shearing of
Feasting at the time of shearing
The first fleece of, belonged to the priests and the Levites
Tribute (taxes) paid in
FIGURATIVE
Of backsliders
Of lost sinners
Of the righteous
Of the defenselessness of servants of God (Greek: diakonoi)
Parable of the lost