![]() ![]() I know as a teacher I used to be pretty good at calling Christian audibles. Christians hate to admit that they do not have an answer for everything, especially Christian teachers, so they will formulate some sort of answer that borders very close to I am not sure. I soon learned about something called Christian audibles. After hearing that I really did not want to call my Jesus a Shepherd nor did I want to call my pastor a shepherd (although I met a few pastors I would call a shepherd in that context). They were filthy, dirty scum of the earth types. As to why God chose to reveal the birth of His Son to shepherds, well shepherds were the lowest class of people, sometimes they were even criminals and outcast. ![]() Shepherds often let their sheep graze together and when they did they used the opportunity to share local gossip. I got answers like they watched by night during certain times of the years. These were some of the key questions I planned to ask once I got to Bible college, but somehow the answers I got just did not satisfy me. I had questions like, “Why was the night watch so important that the Bible made sure to mention it and when did the shepherds sleep if they stayed up all night watching their sheep?” But a question which was more important was, “Why did the angels appear to this particular group of shepherds and why to shepherds in the first place?” Another question I thought about was why were there a group of shepherds, did they not work alone? As a child I often thought of these questions, but I simply put them out of my mind. We hear this Christmas story so much around this time of year that we never really stop to think about it or wonder about some obvious questions. Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.” ![]()
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