Luk 15:4 | TNotes | STEP | 15:4 A flock of a hundred sheep was of average size for a shepherd of modest means. God’s people are often identified as the Lord’s flock (Ps 23 ; Isa 53:6 ; Jer 13:17 ; Ezek 34 ; Zech 10:3 ). • leave the ninety-nine others: Other shepherds could watch the ninety-nine, so those left behind were not in danger. The shepherd would do anything to find the one that was lost.

cIsa 53:6►

dJer 13:17►

eEzek 34►

fZech 10:3►

‏ Luke 15:4

15:4 ^a A flock of a hundred sheep was of average size for a shepherd of modest means. God’s people are often identified as the Lord’s flock (Ps 23 ^b; Isa 53:6 ^c; Jer 13:17 ^d; Ezek 34 ^e; Zech 10:3 ^f).

• leave the ninety-nine others: Other shepherds could watch the ninety-nine, so those left behind were not in danger. The shepherd would do anything to find the one that was lost.