Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 - This section of Ecclesiastes begins to resemble the book of Proverbs more. Notice that it contains a number of short wisdom sayings. How does God's wisdom direct and confront us? How are we to understand sections like this in connection to the New Testament assertion that God's foolishness is greater than man's wisdom?
John 10:1-20 - At the beginning of this section I am expecting Jesus to say that he is the shepherd, but I forgot that he also claims the position of the door as well. In essence Jesus is not limiting himself to being one link in the chain of salvation. He's the whole thing. He's the doorway to safety and life, he's the shepherd who protects and gives his life for the flock. He's the one who gives his life and takes it up again. Jesus is it. No wonder that some who listened to him thought he was crazy. If he is not the Son of God, then that's the only other option. But he did indeed take up his life again and this is what his disciples have confessed ever since. He is the door, the shepherd and life itself. He is our all in all.
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