Verse 4
FIRST PARABLE.
The Lost Sheep The stupid sinner, Luke 15:3-7.
4. What man of you Our Lord puts the case home to them as the official shepherds of the people, grounding his appeal on their own conscience.
Having a hundred sheep The hundred and one was a favourite comparison among the Jewish teachers.
Sheep The emblem of the flock of Israel; and, hence, here more principally the Jewish sinner, who more or less knew the law or ought to know it. It hence takes in the case of the publican whom he is defending.
In the wilderness In the pastures of the rural sections. The term does not imply that the ninety and nine are abandoned, or left out of the shepherd’s care.
Until he find it There is no giving over the search until the lost is found; for even here, in the outskirts of Israel, I am seeking and finding them.
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