What can we learn about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ from looking at the duties and character of a Shepherd?
Christ, and the graces of Christ, are called Manna. Manna means to prepare, because it was food prepared from heaven for the Israelites in the wilderness.
This simile alludes to the legal type of the High-Priest, who might marry none but a Virgin.
How, and in what respects Christ may be called a Lamb?
Bible Dictionary Entry. The rod was probably in the form of a walking-stick, but it could also have been used as a shepherd’s staff or even a weapon.
