A lesson about sheep -- John 10:1-6: Jesus said that only thieves and robbers climb over the fence instead of going in through the door or gate to the sheep pen. He is actually talking about Himself as Shepherd and His followers as sheep. He also will teach us that He is the door into the sheep fold. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep." (John 10:7) In John 10:9 we read, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." Jesus said the porter of gatekeeper opens the gate for the shepherd, and he goes in through it. He recognized the Shepherd and allowed Him to enter. The Jews rejected and killed the Good Shepherd. The sheep know their shepherd's voice. He calls each of them by name and they follow Him. His sheep follow Him because they recognize His voice. The Jews should have recognized the voice of Jesus as being from God, yet they did not know Him. Jesus said, "The sheep will not follow strangers. They do not recognize a stranger's voice, and they run away." Jesus told the people this parable. Sadly, they did not understand what He was talking about.

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