Which of you, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. When he comes home, he calls together his friends, his family and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'Do you think Jesus used this parable to mean finding the lamb was about the potential financial loss? Were the shepherd and his friends and family celebrating because of the money saved.
No, Jesus used that parable because people would understand the love of a man for his little lamb. Jesus was speaking to his own people, his own lambs...loving people who he knew this parable would resonate with.
God is a God of love.
>> Do you think Jesus used this parable to mean finding the lamb was about the potential financial loss? Were the shepherd and his friends and family celebrating because of the money saved.
Yes I do believe it was about maintaining the flock that gave them their living. The companion parable right next to it is about simple lucre (coins).
This American obsession with pets is a relatively new thing, even for America.