![]() ![]() ![]() Alan Richardson, The Gospel according to St. ![]() Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1932), p. Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1954), p. Hunter, The Gospel according to John (Cambridge University Press, 1965), p. The second half of the chapter ( John 10:22-42) records events of some weeks later at the feast of the dedication, the additional references to the "Good Shepherd" being made necessary by his foes' insistence that Jesus tell them "plainly" if he was the Christ. It was accepted by Christ himself ( Matthew 22:41-46) and was without doubt the reason for Christ's effective employment of the metaphor of the Good Shepherd in this chapter. The concept that the Messiah would be the "Son of David" was not a mere notion but a solid conviction founded upon the Old Testament and honored by the very first verse in the New Testament. This refutes Richardson's notion that "Nowhere does John make anything of the notion of a Davidic Messiah." The importance of the "Good Shepherd" metaphor lies in its use by Jesus: (1) to establish his claim of being God in the flesh, and (2) to identify himself as the "Son of David," Israel's great shepherd king. The expression, "Verily, verily," is one which is not used at the commencement of a discourse" and Robertson said, "The words do not ever introduce a fresh topic." Further evidence for the unity of the two chapters ( John 9-10) is in Jesus' presentation of himself as the divine Messiah under the metaphor of the "Good Shepherd," contrasting with the evil shepherds who had cast out the blind man. The controversy that erupted over the miracle dominates the first 21 verses, as evidenced by "Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" ( John 10:21). "Jesus swiftly turned the tables on his judges and sentenced them. Chapter nine ended on a theme of judgment ( John 9:39) and here the deserved judgment of the evil shepherds is uttered. ![]()
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