4 When he has brought out all those that are his, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice.. 5 They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not recognise the voice of strangers.'. 20. Contrast between the Good Shepherd and the false shepherds of Israel. An interesting question from a listener named Amy. John 10 - NIV: “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. John 10 – The Good Shepherd A. “Hello, Pastor John! His job was a dirty and dangerous one. The Church is the bride and could not be refused admittance to her own wedding banquet. A parable describing how God’s outlook concerning the lost and their redemption (Matthew 18:12-13, Luke 15:4-7). 25:1-13). The setting there is also the time of the 2nd Coming. A parable that describes Jesus as the Savior in terms of the good shepherd (John 10:1-18). And again, the Church is not a bridesmaid. Master and His Servant. (1-2) Jesus is the true, legitimate shepherd, who enters in the way that is … The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. Similarly, "My Hope Is Built" (Edward Mote, c. 1834) is inspired by the parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders, and "How Kind the Good Samaritan" (John Newton, c. 1779) is inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan.Harmony of parables. Audio Transcript. The three declarations in John 10 present a complete picture of the Lord who is our Shepherd (Psalm 23). This is another slant on the parable of the 10 bridesmaids (Matt. The related word παροιμιαν (figure of speech) appears in 10:6 and refers to the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18). * Figure of speech: John uses a different word for illustrative speech than the “parable” of the synoptics, but the idea is similar. The Good Shepherd. The parables are meant to illustrate doctrine, and the teachings Jesus illuminated are found clearly taught elsewhere in the Bible. Jesus, by calling himself the Good Shepherd, recalls the imagery of Psalm 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd," and the Prophets (Isaiah 40:1-11, Jeremiah 23:1-8, Ezekiel 34:1-16). Jesus’ parables will never contradict the rest of the Word of God, which He came to express (John 12:49). 1. 21. I know you have opposed polygamy on the podcast in episode #860, but I’m curious: If Jesus was so opposed to it, why did he use the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1–13?Why would Jesus use this parable if taking multiple wives was … Did Jesus celebrate polygamy? * [10:7–10] In Jn 10:7–8, the figure is of a gate for the shepherd to come to the sheep; in Jn 10:9–10, the figure is of a gate for the sheep to come in and go out. In it, they hear safety, security, sustenance, joy, hope, encouragement, love, warmth, and correction that does not turn them aside.The voice is the effective means of communication between Christ and us. However, if we broaden our view a bit, it seems that Jesus’ three-part story about the sheep, gate, and shepherd in John 10 can also be considered a parable especially as it chronologically falls right after the related parable of the lost sheep in Matthew 18:12-14. The word parable does not appear in the Gospel of John. A sample Gospel harmony for the parables based on the list of key episodes in the Canonical Gospels is presented in the table below. 6 Jesus told them this parable but they failed to understand what he was saying to them.. 7 So Jesus spoke to them again: In all truth I … The Gospel of John does not contain the word parable.However, in John 10.6 following Jesus' metaphor of the Good Shepard (John 10.1-5) and in John 16.25,29 following the Women in Travail (John 16.20-24), what is translated as "this figure of speech," is the Greek paroimia meaning "wise saying" or "riddle.". In order to understand what Jesus intended to convey with sheep/shepherd imagery, we must understand the Middle Eastern shepherd of biblical times. None of the following "parables" take the same form as the parables in the … John 10:1-4. The voice not only identifies, but it … The sheep, like the lover in Song of Songs 2:14, know the voice because they know the Shepherd and trust Him.They trust His voice. 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