Luke 15:4. The ninety and nine in the wilderness, i.e., in the accustomed pasture; not a desert place, as might be supposed. In Matthew the place whither the one sheep has wandered is mentioned; here the ninety and nine come into greater prominence. The shepherd evidently represents the Son of God. It was His office to seek the lost sheep (Ezekiel 33:6; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 33:23), yet with this they found fault

Till he find it. The persistent seeking is indicated more fully than in Matthew: ‘If so be that he find it.'

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