Emphasis Preaching Journal
L, P)But...
Illustration
(L, P)
"But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter." (vs. 19) What a dynamic image!
Every year it's repeated, necessarily, on countless farms in countless countries. Animals are herded up for the slaughter. By and large we are protected from watching the killing. The trucks on the highway that carry the animals seldom make us think of their approaching death. Even meat in a grocery store doesn't remind us of flesh. It's simply "food," like any vegetable, cereal, fruit or jelly.
"But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter." (vs. 19) What a dynamic image!
Every year it's repeated, necessarily, on countless farms in countless countries. Animals are herded up for the slaughter. By and large we are protected from watching the killing. The trucks on the highway that carry the animals seldom make us think of their approaching death. Even meat in a grocery store doesn't remind us of flesh. It's simply "food," like any vegetable, cereal, fruit or jelly.
