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Shepherd Carrying the Lamb

Name: Shepherd Carrying the Lamb
Brand: GoodSalt
SKU: ebsps0760
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An elderly shepherd stands in a quiet mountain landscape, holding a wooden staff in one hand and a woolly lamb close at his side. His weathered face, head covering, and striped outer garment evoke the world of the biblical patriarchs and the shepherding life of ancient Israel. The lamb rests under his care, making the scene a strong visual symbol of guidance, protection, sacrifice, and covenant faithfulness.

The subject connects naturally with Scripture’s shepherd imagery: the Lord who leads His people beside safe paths, the faithful shepherd who guards the flock, and the compassionate search for the vulnerable sheep. For ministry use, this artwork serves themes of pastoral care, Psalm 23, the Good Shepherd, discipleship, trust, mercy, and God’s tender protection over His people.

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Erik Stenbakken

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Keywords	good shepherd lamb pastoral care Psalm 23 shepherd staff
Secondary Keywords	ancient Israel covenant discipleship flock guidance man mercy mountains patriarch protection trust
Tertiary Keywords	Hebrew shepherd lost sheep shepherding
Scriptures	Ezekiel 34:11-16 Isaiah 40:11 John 10:11-14 Luke 15:4-7 Psalm 23:1-4 Ezekiel 34 11 “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice. Isaiah 40 11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. John 10 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, Luke 15 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

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