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“WITHOUT AN ILLUSTRATION HE WOULD NOT SPEAK TO THEM” 125
“Sometimes we enjoyed our noonday rest beside one of
those Judaean wells, to which three or four shepherds
come down with their flocks. The flocks mixed with each
other, and we wondered how each shepherd would get his
own again. But after the watering and the playing were
over, the shepherds one by one went up different sides of
the valley, and each called out his peculiar call; and the
sheep of each drew out of the crowd to their own shepherd,
and the flocks passed away as orderly as they came.”
Jesus could hardly have found a better illustration to make
his point, namely, that if we recognize and obey his teachings
and if we follow his lead, then we can come under the
care of “the fine shepherd.”
18 How can we learn to use illustrations that are drawn
from creation? The outstanding traits of animals may provide
the basis for simple but effective comparisons. Where
can we find information about Jehovah’s creations? The
18. Where can we find information about Jehovah’s creations?