Jesus reveals Himself as the Shepherd and describes believers as sheep. We need to know why believers are compared to sheep. Just as sheep needs shepherds, believers also need a pastor.
A sheep is an animal that never harms others but is harmed by other violent animals. Sheep do not have enough teeth and nails to defend themselves. When a violent creature attacks them, they surrender helplessly because their enemy is stronger than they are.
Christians are like sheep who do not harm others. But the devil harms believers. Believers need pastors to persevere in the faith. Who will protect them from the attacks of the devil and help them to walk well? Believers should follow the lead of the flock that protects them from the evil schemes of the devil.
Jesus told Peter to take care of the believers because Satan is always trying to attack them. When Jesus returned to heaven, his disciples guided the believers. At present, believers in the congregation should be led by the pastor.
Let us see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘Bible Verses About Sheep Needing Guidance’.
Why Does the Bible Compare People to Sheep?
“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, not we ourselves; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture”
— Psalm 100:3
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all”
— Isaiah 53:6
“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd”
— Matthew 9:36
“Ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, I am your God, saith the Lord God”
— Ezekiel 34:31
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep”
— John 10:11
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want”
— Psalm 23:1
“My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace”
— Jeremiah 50:6
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd Bishop of your souls”
— 1 Peter 2:25
Key Bible Verses About God as the Shepherd
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, carry them in his bosom, shall gently lead those that are with young”
— Isaiah 40:11
“For thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, seek them out”
— Ezekiel 34:11
“I am the good shepherd, know my sheep, am known of mine”
— John 10:14
“But made his own people to go forth like sheep, guided them in the wilderness like a flock”
— Psalm 78:52
“I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men”
— Micah 2:12
“Hear the word of the Lord , O ye nations, declare it in the isles afar off, say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock”
— Jeremiah 31:10
“Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, I punished the goats: for the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle”
— Zechariah 10:3
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant”
— Hebrews 13:20
How Jesus Fulfills the Role of the Good Shepherd
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety nine in the wilderness, go after that which is lost, until he find it?”
— Luke 15:4
“How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety nine, goeth into the mountains, seeketh that which is gone astray?”
— Matthew 18:12
“When the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away”
— 1 Peter 5:4
“My sheep hear my voice, I know them, they follow me”
— John 10:27
“For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes”
— Revelation 7:17
“To him the porter openeth; the sheep hear his voice: he calleth his own sheep by name, leadeth them out”
— John 10:3
Lessons We Can Learn from Sheep Needing Guidance
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
— Psalm 23:4
“They were scattered, because there is no shepherd: they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered”
— Ezekiel 34:5
“When he cometh home, he calleth together his friends neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost”
— Luke 15:6
“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord”
— Jeremiah 23:1
Applying Shepherd-Sheep Analogies to Modern Life
“When he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, the sheep follow him: for they know his voice”
— John 10:4
“Before him shall be gathered all nations: he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats”
— Matthew 25:32
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind”
— 1 Peter 5:2
“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy dark day”
— Ezekiel 34:12
“Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, they shall hear my voice; there shall be one fold, one shepherd”
— John 10:16