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The Gospel of John lesson. 11.
Chapter 10, The Good Shepherd.
Chapter 10 is a continuation of chapter 7, 8 and 9.
In verse 1 the "you" is the Pharisees of John 9:39-41.
1. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. Ps. 23:1 - "The Lord is my
Shepherd." Therefore He claimed to be the Lord (Jehovah). He
is Deity. "I am come that they might have life and that they
might have it more abundantly." (v. 10b). He gives His life
for the sheep. v. 11. Note also v. 14, 15, 16, 17, and 28
concerning the Shepherd.
2. The Father of the Good Shepherd. v. 15, 17, 18.
The Father gave the sheep to the good Shepherd. The Father is
greater than all. The Shepherd and His Father are one. No
one is able to pluck the sheep out of the Father's hand.
3. The Sheep. Called by name, led out. They follow the
Shepherd, know and hear His voice. They receive eternal life
and shall never perish. None shall pluck them out of the
Shepherd's hand nor out of the Father's hand.
4. The Other Sheep. Not of this fold. They must be brought.
v.16. They shall hear His voice. Cf. Acts 28:28--"The
salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles and..they will hear
it."
There shall be One Shepherd and one fold--the unity of the
body of Christ.
5. The Sheepfold. One. Cf.John 17:11, 21-23, Eph. 4:4-6.
6. The Door of the Sheepfold. v.7, 9. Jesus. His body and blood
bring salvation to us and protect us. By Him if any man enter
in he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.
7. The Porter. v. 3. The Holy Spirit.
8. The Stranger. The sheep will not follow a stranger but flee
from him. They do not know the voice of strangers.
9. Hireling, Seeth the wolf come, leaveth the sheep and fleeth.
He cares not for the sheep. Note the hireling leaders of
Israel in Christ's day and also today.
10. A Thief and a Robber. v. 1, 8, 10. They are the Pharisees
of John 9:39-41 and others of similar nature. The thief comes
to steal, to kill, and to destroy.
11. The Wolf. Satan. He comes, catches the sheep, and scatters
them.
Note Matt.7:15, Acts 20:29, 2 Pet.2:1.
This parable has a threefold aspect, i.e.
(1) the Fold. v.1-10,
(2) The Shepherd. v.11-18, and
(3) the Sheep.v.26-30.
Note the two divisions in this chapter:
1. v. 1-21, spoken at the Feast of Tabernacles in the 7th
month.
2. v. 22-42, spoken at the Feast of Dedication in the 9th
month,at which time there was the joyful illumination of
every house. It is also called the feast of lights.
In these discourses Jesus declares His absolute Deity.
Note v.30 -
" I and My Father are one." v.36 - "I am the Son of
God,"