In the context of biblical times, the term "driver" is not explicitly mentioned in the Scriptures as it is understood in modern terminology. However, the concept of a driver, particularly in relation to animals such as oxen, horses, or donkeys, can be inferred from various passages that describe the use of animals for transportation, agriculture, and labor.

Biblical Context and Usage

1. Animal Labor and Transportation: In ancient Israel, animals played a crucial role in daily life, serving as beasts of burden and means of transportation. The role of a driver would have been to guide and control these animals, ensuring they performed their tasks efficiently. Proverbs 12:10 states, "A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty." This verse highlights the importance of treating animals with care and respect, a principle that would extend to those who drove them.

2. Oxen and Plowing: The use of oxen for plowing fields is a common theme in the Bible. In 1 Kings 19:19 , we read about Elisha, who was "plowing with twelve pairs of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth pair." The driver of such a team would need to be skilled in managing the animals to ensure straight furrows and effective tilling of the soil.

3. Chariots and Warfare: Drivers were also essential in the context of chariots, which were used in warfare and ceremonial processions. In Exodus 14:6-7 , Pharaoh "prepared his chariot and took his army with him. He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them." The drivers of these chariots played a critical role in maneuvering during battle.

4. Symbolic References: The act of driving or guiding can also be seen in a symbolic sense in the Scriptures. For instance, the guidance of God is often likened to a shepherd leading his flock. Psalm 23:1-2 states, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters." Here, the imagery of driving or leading is used to convey God's care and direction for His people.

Moral and Ethical Considerations

The role of a driver, whether literal or metaphorical, carries with it moral and ethical responsibilities. The Bible emphasizes the importance of stewardship and the humane treatment of animals, as seen in the laws given to Israel. Deuteronomy 25:4 instructs, "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," underscoring the principle of fairness and kindness in labor.

In summary, while the specific term "driver" may not appear in the biblical text, the concept is woven throughout the Scriptures in various forms, highlighting the importance of guidance, stewardship, and ethical treatment in both human and animal relationships.

Christ all and in All.
... the children of Israel were placed behind the blood, that blood was their salvation;
but they would still have heard the crack of the slave-driver's whip if ...
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The Dilemma in which I am Placed is of Your Making: it is Brought ...
... pierce my throat. Your cries have been as loud as Ceres' complaints [3157]
or a driver's shouts to his horses. Was this to make ...
/.../3 the dilemma in which.htm

Destruction and Help
... It is stupid of the ox to kick against its driver's goad; but that is wise in
comparison with the action of the man who is angry with God because He warns that ...
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The Prophecy of Christ's Godhead and Manhood, Contained in the ...
... [2215] S. Luke 2:11. [2216] This is the right rendering. See Driver's Life and Times
of Isaiah, p. 30, note 2. [2217] Psalm 85.p>[2218] Romans 5:5. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter viii the prophecy of.htm

The Anger and Grief of Jesus
... 'It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.' The ox, with the yoke on his neck,
lashes out with his obstinate heels against the driver's goad. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the anger and grief of.htm

Three Inscriptions with one Meaning
... If that be the inscription on the driver's heart, the horses that he drives will
have it written on their bells, but they will not have it unless it be. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture k/three inscriptions with one meaning.htm

The Septuagint as a Version.
... archaic. Professor Driver holds that the alphabet of their MSS. ... 689] . A
few examples may be given from Driver's list. (1) 1 Regn. ...
/.../chapter v the septuagint as.htm

Genesis
... but is not now so called.] [Footnote 2: A detailed justification of the grounds
of the critical analysis will be found in Professor Driver's elaborate and ...
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Bit and Bridle: How to Escape Them
... The driver of an omnibus was using his whip pretty freely upon one of his horses,
and a gentleman sitting on the box-seat observed, "You never strike the horse ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/bit and bridle how to.htm

Footnotes
... Bibl." on "Jeremiah" and "Scythians;" Driver, "The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah,"
p.21; JR Gillies, "Jeremiah, the Man and His Message," pp.63 ff., who thinks ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/footnotes.htm

Driver's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Driver's (2 Occurrences). ... (See NIV). Job 39:7 He scorneth
the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver. ...
/d/driver's.htm - 6k

Drives (17 Occurrences)

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Drivers (11 Occurrences)

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Zimri (16 Occurrences)
... See further Deuteronomy 4:3, and Driver's note on the verse. See BAAL-PEOR; BALAAM;
PEOR. (2) A king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-20). See special article. ...
/z/zimri.htm - 18k

Weeks (17 Occurrences)
... The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Driver's Daniel, 94;, 143;,
and Dr. Pusey's Daniel the Prophet, lectionaries II, III, IV. ...
/w/weeks.htm - 16k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)
... Africa, at Carthage and other places, in Sicily and Corsica, in Spain at Tartessus,
and even beyond the pillars of Hercules at Gadeira (Cadiz)" (Driver's Isaiah ...
/t/tyre.htm - 45k

Break (257 Occurrences)
... 35. (n.) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top,
with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind. 36. ...
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Box (13 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting
pump. 10. (n.) The driver's seat on a carriage or coach. 11. ...
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Seventy (97 Occurrences)
... The conflicting views may be seen very fully in Dr. Driver's Daniel, 94;, 143;,
and Dr. Pusey's Daniel the Prophet, lectionaries II, III, IV. ...
/s/seventy.htm - 47k

Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)
... It is also no place for chariot warfare. The case against identification with
Ramoth-gilead is conclusively stated by GA Cooke in Driver's Deuteronomy, xx. ...
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