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.
A Heart of Flesh is a tender thing; every small prick will make it bleed: so every sin, may, the smallest sin will offend, and make a tenderhearted Christian cry out, much more a great sin.
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?
