Think about it, what is the end result of a shepherd's work? SLAUGHTER. He takes care of the sheep to be slaughtered...
2007-08-14 10:51:24 · 17 answers · asked by Socratic Pig 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are not suppose to examine the plot, but to just enjoy the story...and, of course, believe...
2007-08-22 09:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by smkeller 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metaphors are given in order to help people understand things. Many of the people in Biblical times were shepherds. Anyway, a shepherd does more than wait for a lamb to grow up enough to be slaughtered. The shepherd protects his flock from predators, and leads them to safe pastures. God loves us all and doesn't want anybody to be destroyed, but he knows that some of us will go astray, like lost lambs. Consider the context of your example. It's too easy to make things sound the way we want them to when we take them out of context. Maybe you just want to pick a fight?
2007-08-21 15:44:52 · answer #2 · answered by alikij 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The end result of a shepherd's work was shearing, not slaughter. You seem to be looking at history through the lens of modern cattle farming.
Sheep weren't slaughtered like cows on modern cattle ranches.
You predicate your question on a false premise and therefore your conclusion is flawed.
2007-08-22 16:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by w3bgrrlknowsall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Jesus is the only shepherd on the earth ! We all are sheep and run aimlessly, but God tries to set us without any reward from us. It is our fault that we rush to slaughter house. Don't try to blame the GOD ! STOP negative thinking !
2007-08-22 12:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor as a literary device is for a specific and limited purpose. You are not supposed to extrapolate it further than its immediate purpose. The shepherd metaphor was used only to illustrate the devotion and care of the shepherd to his flock of sheeps, period. It was used sometimes to illustrate how much care and love Jesus had for us ( we are the sheeps, and He is the shepherd.) The metaphor application stops there.
2007-08-22 12:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by akoypinoy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the silliest thing I have ever heard. Do people have children to be put in a grave? That's the end result. The shepherd tends to His sheep and watches over them because they are helpless against any enemy, just as we are.
It is important to remember, though, that this earth is not our final destination. We must pass through this world to inherit eternity. In order to do that, death is inevitable.
2007-08-22 11:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel F 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no dude the kebab man slaughters the sheep not the Pymander (divine shepherd)
2007-08-14 18:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by Br. Benjamin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only the unfit ones, who try to do their silly spin with everything, are candidates for the slaughter house.
2007-08-22 17:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a Shepherd Boy.
Though The Shepherd is also the keeper of his flock or followers which is us who believe.
And yes one day we will die as well.
2007-08-14 18:08:58 · answer #9 · answered by NoGood 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've often thought the same as you do and find myself feeling guilty for thinking it but I can't help. I'll stay tuned to hear what others think about this. I am a Christian but I do have problems with certain teachings.
2007-08-22 15:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a shepherd and most people in that time were and it was how he could relate to the people of his time.
2007-08-22 14:07:04 · answer #11 · answered by debra g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋