' To that life may
he in his mercy bring us all. Amen.
SERMON XXVII. THE GOOD SHEPHERD
JOHN x. 11.
I am the good shepherd.
Here are blessed words. They are not new words. You find words like
these often in the Bible, and even in ancient heathen books. Kings,
priests, prophets, judges, are called shepherds of the people. David
is called the shepherd of Israel. A prophet complains of the
shepherds of Israel who feed themselves, and will not feed the flock.
But the old Hebrew prophets had a vision of a greater and better
shepherd than David, or any earthly king or priest--of a heavenly and
almighty shepherd. 'The Lord is my shepherd,' says one; 'therefore I
shall not want.' And another says, 'He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd. He shall gather his lambs in his arms, and carry them in
his bosom, and shall gently lead those who are with young.'
This was blessed news; good news for all mankind, if there had been
no more than this. But there is more blessed news still in the text.
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