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The Hireling

Text: John 10: 12-13

THE HIRELING

Jesus offered a clear contrast between Himself and the hireling, just as He contrasted Himself against the thieves and robbers.

“But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.”

John 10:12-13

1. Clear identification of the hireling

a. What he is

i. He is a hireling.

ii. He is hired to do the job of a shepherd.

iii. He sees being a shepherd as just a job and nothing else.

b. What he is not

i. He is not the shepherd.

ii. He does not own the sheep.

iii. Thus, he does not have a sense of ownership for the sheep.

iv. He feels nothing for the sheep at all.

c. What he will not do

i. He will not care for the sheep.

ii. He will not put himself in danger.

iii. He will not risk his life.

iv. He will not defend the sheep when a wolf threatens to attack the flock.

d. What he will do

i. He will flee in the face of danger.

ii. He is a coward at heart.

iii. He will expose the sheep to be killed by the wolf.

iv. He will allow the wolf to scatter the sheep.

2. The good Shepherd

Jesus stands out in this contrast that was offered! Jesus is the good and true shepherd who will give His life for the sheep. He does all that He can for the flock, because He loves them with a true heart of a good Shepherd.

经文：约翰福音 10：12-13

雇工

耶稣提供了祂和雇工之间明显的对比。类似于祂将自己与贼和强盗作对比一样。

“若是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他自己的，他看见狼来，就撇下羊逃走，狼抓住羊，赶散了羊群。雇工逃走，因他是雇工，并不顾念羊。”

《约翰福音 10：12-13》

1. 明确地识别雇工

a. 他的特征

i. 他是雇工

ii. 他被聘做牧人的工作

iii. 对他来说，这只是一份工作

b. 他的缺点

i. 他不是牧人

ii. 羊不属于他

iii. 因此，他对羊没有感情和责任感

iv. 他对羊一点感觉也没有

c. 他不会做的事

i. 他不会眷顾羊

ii. 他不会把自己置于危险之中

iii. 他不会冒生命危险

iv. 当狼威胁或攻击羊群时，他不会保护它们

d. 他的反应

i. 面临危险时他会逃离

ii. 他内心懦弱

iii. 他会让羊群被狼杀死

iv. 他会让狼分散羊群

2. 好牧人

耶稣是明显的对比！耶稣是为羊舍命的善良和真实的牧人。祂为羊群做尽一切，因为祂以真正牧人的心爱它们。