Section 8
must be released from the fold of the law that they might enjoy all of the riches of the pasture.
Moreover, the Lord is also the shepherd. He is not only the door of the fold, but also the shep herd. He comes to call His people out of the fold, and His sheep can recognize His voice. He is the first one out of the fold, which is the law. Now He walks before His sheep, who all will even tually follow Him. Peter, James, and John came out of Judaism. Even Paul came out of Judaism. All of the Jews who believed in the Lord Jesus followed Him out of the Judaistic fold.
The blind man was one who came out of Ju daism. He was cast out of the synagogue of Juda ism. He was cast out of that fold because of the living Jesus. Therefore, the Lord took the oppor tunity to speak forth this parable. The Lord let the Jews know that their religion was just a fold. He made it known that the pasture is now ready and that it was unnecessary for the sheep to re main in their fold. Now is the time for the sheep to come out of the fold and to enjoy the riches of the pasture. The one the Jewish people cast out of their synagogue became one who enjoyed the Lord as the pasture.
The Lord is first the door, then the shepherd, and finally the pasture. The shepherd takes all of