January 1, 1970

The Sheep before the Shearers   “As a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”— Isaiah liii. 7.   IT is very suggestive of the way in which our Lord Jesus took the sinner’s place that we are here in the context compared to sheep: “All we like sheep have gone astray,” and then …

Isaiah:53:7

April 28, 1889

One Lost Sheep   “How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more …

Matthew:18:12-13

March 20, 1887

The Breaker and the Flock   “I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the Rock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. The breaker is …

Micah:2:12-13

September 28, 1884

THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP.   “What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when …

Luke:15:4-7