The Lord Is My Shepherd: Why God Made Sheep

God filled his world with props — with trees and eagles and mountains and fish and men — to reveal not just his creativity and power, but himself.One of the most bewildering parables he conceived (before hills ever held them) is that of the shepherd and his sheep. Consider sheep — the most mentioned animal in the Bible. What are their virtues? Their fur is warm in the winter, and they are tasty in a gyro — but they have little more to show for themselves. They are not known for their strength, i