---
title: "Images of the Desert — Shepherd"
description: "Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the first in a series of images found in the desert—what it means to be a shepherd in the biblical world."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/26
published: 2017-04-06
---

# Images of the Desert — Shepherd

Shepherds

- Published: 2017-04-06T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `26`
- Episode number: 26
- Session: 1
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks

## Description

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the first in a series of images found in the desert—what it means to be a shepherd in the biblical world.

## Show notes

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the first in a series of images found in the desert—what it means to be a shepherd in the biblical world. Presentation for Images of the Desert — Shepherd (PDF) Walking with God in the Desert — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler The Good Shepherd by Kenneth Bailey “Lawning and Gardening [with goats]” Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 26 The Companion for BEMA 26 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 26 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 30 June 2025 Original audio from 6 April 2017 Transcript for BEMA 26 of 6 April 2017

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/26)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/26)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/26)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/d62aa96d-58de-4f49-854c-ab16574af58a.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSYB2rH-VItigZEvV4GBVyCsC_ppkGYEIdDx3s6UC_sm3fFM5fKC_-tfYsrtexZadx2_cq8WOnKFsTM/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/26)