Last week we discussed in verses John 10:7-10 how Jesus is the Doorway. In the next verses (John 10:11-18) Jesus is now stating that He is the good shepherd. This is a continuation of Jesus speaking. God is often described as the shepherd of Israel, and similarly, the patriarchs, Moses and David were shepherds. Leadership …
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In chapter 10 of the Book of John, Jesus criticizes the Jewish leaders for failing to give Israel proper spiritual guidance. By contrast, Jesus is the good shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep. Chapter 10 provides a commentary on chapter 9, which revealed the Jewish leadership’s legal pettiness, rigidity, and hardness toward …
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Jesus as the “light of the world” is His second I am statement. Jesus was “the light of men” and that “the light shines in the darkness” (John 1:4-5). Jesus told His hearers to put their trust in the light while they had Him with them, so they might become “son of light” (John 12:35-36). …
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