| The Messiah would be as a shepherd. | |
| OT Prophecy | NT Fulfillment |
| Isaiah 40:11 [11] He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. |
John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. Mark 9:36–37 [36] And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, [37] Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. |
| Tanakh – Neviim – Isaiah 40:11 | |
| [40:11] Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck. | |
| Hebrew OT – Isaiah 40:11 | |
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[40:11] כְּרֹעֶה עֶדְרוֹ יִרְעֶה בִּזְרֹעוֹ יְקַבֵּץ טְלָאִים וּבְחֵיקוֹ יִשָּׂא עָלוֹת יְנַהֵל |
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