7:14
Again we have the shepherd analogy. The fundamental point of all the references to shepherds is that it is the Lord Himself who shepherds the flock. We need to be looked after by the Lord, and we are meant to be looked after by the Lord. Israel made a fundamental mistake when she insisted on a king, rejecting the Lord’s kingship. Mankind as a whole made a fundamental mistake when he rejected the Lord. We were designed to live under His care and guidance, and we should seek to develop a relationship with the Lord. Bashan and Gilead were among the first lands to be taken by Israel when she entered the promised land, and among the first lands to be lost.
7:15,16
Once again God would show His wonders. There are sometimes great arguments over whether or not there are miracles today, or whether there should be miracles. The consistent of testimony of Scripture is that miracles are part of God’s “armoury”, part of His way of working. Miracles are in the hand of the Lord, we go wrong if we think we have control over them. And part of the purpose of miracles is to confound the wise, in this case it is the nations that will be put to shame. If we look at the ministry of Jesus we see that He shamed the religious leaders on several occasions with His miracles. As we live in an arrogant society that thinks it knows so much better than the Lord we should not be surprised if the Lord starts doing miracles to confound the “wise”.
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