Safaite Rock Drawing Found in the Desert East of Amman, Jordan
Safaite Rock Drawing Found in the Desert East of Amman, Jordan Shepherds driving their flock into a fortified sheepfold erected to protect the animals from marauders. Extended walls shield the narrow entrance; a Safaite rock drawing found in the desert east of Amman, Jordan. Throughout the NT , sheep are used in a figurative sense for human beings. Jesus speaks of “the lost sheep of the house of Israel” ( Matt. 10:6; 15:24; cf. Isa. 53:6 ) and has compassion on a crowd, which he considers to be like sheep without a shepherd ( Matt. 9:36 ). Sheep also play a role in several parables of Jesus ( 12:11; 18:12; Luke 15:2–6 ), and the Gospel of John pictures Jesus as a protecting shepherd, willing to give his life for his sheep ( 10:7–9; cf. Ezek. 37:24; Ps. 23:1; Heb. 13:20 ). Jesus indicates that at the final judgment the Son of Man will separate the nations of the earth as a shepherd separates sheep from goats ( Matt. 25:32 ). He is himself compared to a sheep led to slaugh...