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When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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A Joyful, Not Grudging, Rescue
Commentators emphasize that the shepherd doesn't scold the lost sheep or complain about the effort. Instead, he rejoices. This illustrates God's heart: He feels an intense, triumphant joy when a sinner repents and returns. This joy is not a reluctant acceptance but an exuberant celebration, free from any condemnation.
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On his shoulders (επ τους ωμους αυτου). He does it himself in exuberant affection and of necessity as the poor lost sheep is helpl…
19th Century
Anglican
And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders.—Here again we have a threefold series of parallel applications: th…
Baptist
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which…
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For the phrase “suppose one of you,” see comment on 14:5. The situation Jesus describes was a common one. One hundred sheep was a normal-sized floc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he has found it In a sad plight and condition: so Christ finds his sheep in a most desolate one, in a pit, …
Presbyterian
The parable of the lost sheep is very applicable to the great work of man's redemption. The lost sheep represents the sinner as having departed fro…
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