The years David spent in fields and on hills tending sheep prepared him for the demanding duties and responsibilities of shepherding the nation of Israel. * Jesus too has proved to be a model shepherd.
كَانَتِ ٱلسَّنَوَاتُ ٱلَّتِي قَضَاهَا دَاوُدُ وَهُوَ يَرْعَى ٱلْغَنَمَ فِي ٱلْحُقُولِ وَٱلتِّلَالِ مَرْحَلَةً أَعَدَّتْهُ لِمُهِمَّتِهِ ٱلشَّاقَّةِ وَمَسْؤُولِيَّاتِهِ ٱلْعَسِيرَةِ كَرَاعٍ لِأُمَّةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ .‏