Saving The Sheep From The Slaughter

In verse 27 of our reading, the Lord Jesus says, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Now, sheep in the Bible, in the Old Testament, Sheep, for example, in Psalm 100 and other places, Israel were the sheep of God, ancient Israel.

And of course, in Isaiah 53 and in verse 5 and 6, he was wounded for our transgressions.

Jesus, the prophetic word, he was bruised for our iniquities.

The chastisement of our peace was upon him.

With his stripes we are healed.

In verse 6 it says, all we.

like sheep have gone astray.

We have turned everyone to his own way.

And the Lord, the father has laid on him, the son, the iniquity of his all.

So here Jesus is speaking and he's saying, my sheep hear my voice.

First of all, this speaks and echoes of election.

He says, my sheep.

We look at this and we can see it in distinction and in opposition to the previous verses.

For example, in verse 26 he says to the Jews around about him.

But ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep as I said unto you.

Now I want you to take note here.

He said ye believe not because you're not of my sheep.

He doesn't say to them, because you don't believe you're not my sheep.

He says, you don't believe because you're not my sheep.

It's a big difference here.

Massive difference.

So it speaks of the election of sheep.

George Haddon Spurgeon said these words.

Your unbelief is just an evidence that you were not chosen.

In verse 27 of our reading, the Lord Jesus says, My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Now, sheep in the Bible, in the Old Testament, Sheep, for example, in Psalm 100 and other places, Israel were the sheep of God, ancient Israel.

And of course, in Isaiah 53 and in verse 5 and 6, he was wounded for our transgressions.

Jesus, the prophetic word, he was bruised for our iniquities.

The chastisement of our peace was upon him.

With his stripes we are healed.

In verse 6 it says, all we.

like sheep have gone astray.

We have turned everyone to his own way.

And the Lord, the father has laid on him, the son, the iniquity of his all.

So here Jesus is speaking and he's saying, my sheep hear my voice.

First of all, this speaks and echoes of election.

He says, my sheep.

We look at this and we can see it in distinction and in opposition to the previous verses.

For example, in verse 26 he says to the Jews around about him.

But ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep as I said unto you.

Now I want you to take note here.

He said ye believe not because you're not of my sheep.

He doesn't say to them, because you don't believe you're not my sheep.

He says, you don't believe because you're not my sheep.

It's a big difference here.

Massive difference.

So it speaks of the election of sheep.

George Haddon Spurgeon said these words.

Your unbelief is just an evidence that you were not chosen.