In Jesus' parable of the lost sheep, how many sheep were in the field?
100
(Mat 18:12 KJVR) How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
(Mat 18:13 KJVR) And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
(Mat 18:14 KJVR) Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
also in Luke the Lord goes into more detail into explaining the need and the joy that comes from finding the 1 that is lost
(Luk 15:4 KJVR) What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
(Luk 15:5 KJVR) And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
(Luk 15:6 KJVR) And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
(Luk 15:7 KJVR) I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
(Luk 15:8 KJVR) Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?
(Luk 15:9 KJVR) And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
(Luk 15:10 KJVR) Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
just a personal thought here:
What a blessing we have as being like that sheep, for if we should happen to go astray, we have the Holy Spirit that will seek us out no matter where we are and bring us back into repentance; so that we will be walking again on the pathway to our final destination in Heaven.
In Christian love
Dave H.