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So…we too…can expect that… If Jesus is the Good Shepherd then…he will: Protect Us Slide - 3 This story…is what is known as a paroimia…that is…a kind of proverb…which acts like an allegory…that is a story used to reveal a hidden meaning…normally…of a moral nature… And Jesus listeners would have been accustomed to such stories…they would be listening intently and looking for the hidden meaning…and in this instance…it was not particularly good listening… Cutting to the chase…and if we read back a little bit into chapter 9…we find that Jesus has been in confrontation with the Jewish leaders…and he was effectively accusing them of being the ones who had responsibility for the flock…but they were no better than a hired hand…who ran away when the wolves came along… And why not…who would put their life at risk against wild animals…for the sake of a few sheep… However…there is something of an anomaly here…which I am sure would have been picked up on… Nobody of any great status…would have looked after their own sheep…and is suggested by one commentator…that the scene here is that of a great estate…where the land owner would have had many hired hands…and shepherds…
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