The Everlasting Covenant

The Lost Sheep of Israel

Christ is the true Shepherd; the hearing of His voice is the test which determines who are really His sheep. He says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” ² Those who refuse to hear His voice place themselves among the goats. Now it was while He was among His disciples that He said, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd.” ³ So we see that the lost sheep of the house of Israel are scattered throughout all the world, and the voice of Jesus alone can find them. He sends undershepherds, but they must speak with His voice, or else the sheep will be driven away, instead of gathered. The words of Jesus, “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” ⁴ when about to grant the request of the Syro-Phoenician woman, who had been drawn by the sound of His voice, show that the poor, believing, heathen woman was one of the lost sheep of the house of Israel. EVCO 506.1