In those lands sheep require to be supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd for this purpose has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells dug in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. Wolves are often mentioned in scripture as a symbol of treachery. They rarely left off trying to invade the fold and make off with a lamb or young sheep. They were more numerous than lions or bears. Wolves were the worst enemy of the flock. EPrata photoĭavid said he had protected the flock from lions and bears, single-handedly fighting off both at different times (1 Sam 17:34-37). Instead, when a predator appeared, they gather together, giving the predator a big choice on which sheep to pick for his dinner. Lions, bears, wolves, hyenas, and leopards were all interested in a sheep dinner. King James Bible Dictionaryĭavid mentions that one duty of the shepherd was to protect the sheep from predators, of which there were many. Here he watched them all day, taking care that none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his watch and wandered away from the rest, seeking diligently till he found and brought it back. In early morning he led forth the flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot where they were to be pastured. The duties of a shepherd in an unenclosed country like Palestine were very onerous. It is therefore poignant that God chose to send angels to shepherds for the first announcement of the Savior’s appearance on earth. Shepherds were relegated to the lower socio-economic strata of society. Even so, by the time of Jesus, that profession was considered unskilled. Life in Palestine was lived mainly outdoors, and animal husbandry was a major occupation. Of course we know the angels came to announce the birth of Christ to unnamed shepherds protecting their flocks by night near Bethlehem. Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Lot, Laban, Moses, Rachel, David, Amos are a few examples of shepherds in the Bible. Many of the men and women of the Bible were shepherds. Genesis 4:2 says, “ Now Abel was a keeper of flocks…” God told Adam to keep the Garden (Genesis 2:15). Shepherding is one of the oldest professions in the Bible. Today I’m interested in what a day in the life of a shepherd would be like. Then we looked at tanners, such as Simon the Tanner whom Peter lodged with. The first time I looked at the woman of Thyatira, Lydia, a seller of purple. It’s not very often one can find an entire library belonging to a writer with Pessoa’s universal dimension.What was a day in the life like for a person who lived in New Testament Bible times? It depended on what trade the person made their living. The Fernando Pessoa House has a unique treasure: the private library of this great literary figure. It contains all of Cavafy’s major works in the translation of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (edited by G.P.
#KEEPER OF THE FLOCKS ARCHIVE#
The Cavafy Archive website was created by the Center for Neo-Hellenic Studies and is owned by the Onassis Foundation. Work is no longer protected by copyright. Alberto Caeiro is an heteronym of Fernando Pessoa. In Poemas de Alberto Caeiro (Nota explicativa e notas de João Gaspar Simões e Luiz de Montalvor.) Ática: Lisboa. Sentir a vida correr por mim como um rio por seu leito,Į lá fora um grande silêncio como um deus que dorme.įernando Pessoa – Portugal – (1888 - 1935)Ĭaeiro, A. Sem ler nada, sem pensar em nada, nem dormir, O último olhar amigo dado ao sossego das árvores,Į depois, fechada a janela, o candeeiro aceso, Page Number 62.Į a minha voz contente dá as boas-noites. The Foolish Poet Press, Wilmslow, England. In Portuguese and translated to English by David Scanlon. I feel life run through me like a river feels it’s bed,Īnd outside is the great silence of a goddess who sleeps. Without reading anything, without thinking about it, with no sleep, The last friendly look at the calmness of the trees,Īnd then, closing the window, with the lamp lit, Or storms as if we wanted the World to end,Ī gentle afternoon with people passing by I hope my life is like this all the time:
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