Despite this, God was ready, to become their Good Shepherd, to save His people and send them sincere pastors, just as Moses and David were. The Bible uses pastoral metaphors; the terms "shepherd" and "flock" and the "Lamb of God" and "redemption by bloodshed", all come from the thought forms of the pastoral countryside.
Mbali na hayo, Mungu alikuwa tayari kujifanya kuwa Mchungaji wao Mwema, kuwahimiza watu wake na kuwapatia wachungaji waaminifu, jinsi walivyokuwa Musa na Daudi. Biblia hutumia maneno na mifano ya kichungaji; kama vile Mchungaji / Kundi / na Mwana Kondoo wa Mungu, pia na tendo la ukombozi kwa kumwaga damu; yote hayo yanatokana na matamshi ya mazingira ya kichungaji.