The good shepherd
This discourse seems plainly to be a
continuation of the closing verses of the ninth chapter. The figure was
familiar to the Jewish ear (from Jeremiah 23:1-40 ; Ezekiel 34:1-31 ; Zechariah 11:1-17, etc.).
"This simple creature [the
sheep] has this special note among all animals, that it quickly hears the voice
of the shepherd, follows no one else, depends entirely on him, and seeks help
from him alone--cannot help itself, but is shut up to another's aid"
[LUTHER in STIER].
Taken from “Commentary Critical and
Explanatory on the Whole Bible” by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David
Brown, published in 1871.
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