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The parable of the good shepherd is a
continuation of a related parable of the
shepherd and his flock, which begins with
the first verse of Chapter 10 of John’s
gospel, where Jesus describes himself as
the shepherd’s gate.When the Pharisees, to
whom he was speaking, didn’t understand
him, he first extrapolates on the parable
of himself as the gate, then describes
himself, here, as the good shepherd.Of the
many titles that are applied to the Lord
throughout the Scriptures, a common theme
is to speak of him as a shepherd, the body
of believers his flock.The Hebrew prophets
spoke of the Messiah in such a manner, as
can be seen in Isaiah and elsewhere. Christ
also spoke of himself as shepherd, as in
the parable of the lost sheep.
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