The Shepherd and His Sheep Isaiah 53:4-7

4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. Isaiah 53:4-7

Biblical Numbers and Sheep Times used in the NKJV Sheep 194 times Shepherd/shepherds 102 times Flock/flocks 210 times Herdsmen 8 times Sheepfold 3 times Sheep and Sacrifices Offering of Abel First sacrifice Solomon’s sacrifice 120,000 sheep Asa sacrifice 7,000 sheep Hezekiah 17,000 sheep

Sheep/Leaders and Sheep/Goats Sheep and leaders Psalm 23 John 10 David—2 Sam. 7:8; Psalm 78:70 Ezekiel’s “Woe to shepherds” Eze.34 Apostles as shepherds—John 21 Jesus and His one flock—John 10:16 Sheep and Goats Sheep—hear and follow—John 10 Sheep—gentle, submissive—Isa. 53 Goats—rebellious, self-willed Judgment day—sheep and goats

Your Response—Sheep or Goat? Believe John 3:16 Repent Acts 17:30 Confess Faith Rom. 10:10 Be Baptized Into Him Gal. 3:27 Added to His church, His body, His kingdom Be Faithful until death Rev. 2:10