Drover’s Dermis
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears” (2 Timothy 4:3)
Drover’s Discomfort
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them” (Luke 9:56)
Derelict Drover
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence” (Isaiah 62:6)
Moses and the Marauder
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4)
Moses Makes Do
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Timothy 6:8)
Desperate Drover
“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light” (Ephesians 5:14)
Dentulous* Drover
“But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another” (Galatians 5:15)
Scratching Fleas
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57)
Moses Makes Tracks
“Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden underfoot the Son of God . . . ?” (Hebrews 10:29).
Disillusioned Drover
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12).
Distracted Drover
“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62).
Moses in Conflict
“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also” (Matthew 5:39).
Moses the Mouser
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
Dumb Drover
“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11).
Deaf Drover
“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them” (Matthew 13:15).
Dependable Drover
“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me” (Ezekiel 33:7).
Disciplined Drover
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).
Merciless Moses
“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment” (James 2:13)
Disgusting Drover
“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries” (1 Peter 4:3)
Defensive Drover
“If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18).
A Predictable Pair
“And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil” (1 Kings 22:7–8)
Multitasking Moses
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: when I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches (Psalm 63:5–6)
Moses and Sam
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5).
Dancing Drover
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:13–14).
Driven Drover
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11).
Weary Footman?
“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And if in the land of peace . . . how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5).
Dare to Care
“He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18-19).
A Closed Door
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”(Revelation 3:20).
Wisdom of Sons, Foolishness of Fathers
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men” (1 Corinthians 1:25)
A Lion on the Loose
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
