Five sheep wandered onto our place when I was a kid. We kept them and ran an ad in the paper, but no one called about them. I was offended and disgusted at how stupid they were. I guess I had cattleman in my genes.
When I first read Isiah 53, I was REALLY offended. Verse 6 says, "all we like sheep have gone astray. we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." The offense slowly bled away as my life proved the truth in that verse. I hate to admit it, but I can be dumber than sheep some days. Thank God, He is the Good Shepherd. I'm happy I'm His sheep.
Good point about humility. To STxAR's point, I find it interesting that scripture compares believers to sheep and contrasts them with goats as unbelievers. He culls the goats and sends them away while taking in the sheep. As a goatherd, what I can tell you is that goats are stubborn. Really stubborn. As in stubborn to the point of stupid. To your point TB, stubbornness is the opposite of humility. The literary devices are appropriate.
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Five sheep wandered onto our place when I was a kid. We kept them and ran an ad in the paper, but no one called about them. I was offended and disgusted at how stupid they were. I guess I had cattleman in my genes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read Isiah 53, I was REALLY offended. Verse 6 says, "all we like sheep have gone astray. we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." The offense slowly bled away as my life proved the truth in that verse. I hate to admit it, but I can be dumber than sheep some days. Thank God, He is the Good Shepherd. I'm happy I'm His sheep.
Good point about humility. To STxAR's point, I find it interesting that scripture compares believers to sheep and contrasts them with goats as unbelievers. He culls the goats and sends them away while taking in the sheep. As a goatherd, what I can tell you is that goats are stubborn. Really stubborn. As in stubborn to the point of stupid. To your point TB, stubbornness is the opposite of humility. The literary devices are appropriate.
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