Verse 11
11. For the Son… is come to save… lost And this is the reason why their representatives are admitted to the face of God. Lost Such was their condition in themselves. And their lost condition is a reason why they are in danger of being despised. But it was for them that the Son of man came.
Having in the last verse described the Christian as originally lost, our Saviour proceeds from that very word to enhance our view of the value of his soul. Just because he was lost, the Son of God came to seek and save him. Had he not been a lost one he would have concentrated less interest upon himself. And this principle the Saviour illustrates by the case of the lost sheep, who by his loss gains to himself all the interest of the owner, who to save him leaves the rest of the flock comparatively uncared for.
And how shall we dare to be careless of the salvation of those on whom Christ lavishes such interest? The parable is given more fully in Luke 15:4-6. Leave the ninety and nine… into the mountains The true rendering is, Doth he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains. That is upon the mountain pasture, where flocks were often richly fed.
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