Glorifying God : The Shepherds

And The shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of The shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside The shepherds' tents.

It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall The shepherds make their fold there.

The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

And The shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

A voice of the cry of The shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Son of man, prophesy against The shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto The shepherds; Woe be to The shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not The shepherds feed the flocks?

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but The shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against The shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall The shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of The shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Mine anger was kindled against The shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

There is a voice of the howling of The shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, The shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by The shepherds.

• Joy
• Thankfulness

And The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.