For uttering the words of John 10:30, this was the position of the Jews who understood the wordings of His asseveration: John 10:33 “The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” Did Jesus make an asseveration of His Deity? Yes, so He did in John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” You may wonder, “What’s the big deal in being a shepherd?” This is the big deal. The minute Jesus uttered the words of John 10:11, He raced their Jewry minds to Psalms 23 and 80. The opening verse of Psalm 80 reads, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.” Read this Psalm carefully and none needs to intimate you with this Shepherd of Israel. Who will a psalmist call on in prayer? He, absolutely, is the One of Psalms 5 and 55. Who is this Shepherd of Israel? Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:23; John 10:14; Hebrews 13:20; 1Peter 2:25 and 5:4 will tell you it is the LORD God of the Bible. Who led Joseph like a flock? Is it not the One and only Jehovah of Psalms 77:20 and 78:52; Isaiah 49:9-10 and Isaiah 63:11? It is the LORD, the Holy Spirit,God, Who dwells between the cherubim, the covering for the Ark of Covenant situated in the holy of holies (Psa 99:1; Exo 25:20-22; 1Sam 4:4; 2Sam 6:2; 2Ki 19:15; Eze 1:13; Eze 10:4). Psalm 23 commences with “The LORD is my Shepherd;” where the 'LORD’ is Hebrew יהוה Yehôvâh. Now, I believe you understand the reason why I said that the utterance of John 10:11 would have raced their Jewry minds to the Psalms. If Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd, then He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and of the entire world. Yes, Jesus, the Son of man did come out of Mary in the annals of human history; but the Christ, dwelling in Him is ‘which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty;’ Who has no beginning and no ending, the Creator!Read More