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John 10:11-18, 25-30
INTRODUCTION
The Message of the Master
John 6, the Bread of Life ‑ God's Perfect Provision; John 8, the Light of the World ‑ God's Personal Revelation; John 10, the Door to Heaven ‑ God's Passage Way; John 10, the Good Shepherd ‑ God's Perfect Sacrifice
A Day in the life of a Judean Shepherd
He rises early and leads his sheep out calling them by name (John 10:4).
Arrives at the pasture where he watches his sheep feed.
If any stray he will go after them (Ezekiel 34:12, Luke 15:4).
He supplies them with water, either a stream or from a well (Psalm 23:2).
In the evening he leads them back into the pen.
He makes sure that none are missing, by passing them “under the rod” as they enter into the pen (Leviticus 27:32, Ezekiel 20:37).
Finally he lies at entrance and protects the sheep at night.
The shepherd's job required watchfulness (Luke 2:8).
It also required tenderness toward the young and feeble (Isaiah 40:11), particularly in driving them to and from the pasture (Genesis 33:13).
He was exposed to the extremes of the weather (Genesis 31:40).
He lived on the bare necessities.
He had to protect the sheep from wild beasts (1 Samuel 17:34) as well as robbers (Genesis 31:39).
To meet these foes he was equipped with…
Ø A mantle: made of sheepskin with the wool still on it.
Ø A scrip or wallet: with food in it.
Ø A sling
Ø A staff: used to protect the sheep as well as to discipline the sheep.
Jesus adds a new dimension to the concept of shepherd.
He is the "good" shepherd, “good (kalos),” beautiful, valuable or virtuous.
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The Sacrificial Death of the Shepherd
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His death was voluntary – “the good shepherd lays down his life”
This phrase occurs four times in this chapter (11, 15, 17-18)
*Matthew 20:28* just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
*Romans 5:8* But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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His death was vicarious (10:11) – “for the sheep”
*1 Peter 3:18* For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
*Isaiah 53:5-6* But He /was /wounded for our transgressions, /He was /bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace /was /upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
*The book of sin*
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