God will do the most amazing things with the most unlikely person who will rise up PROBLEM This passage involves shepherds—men who herded livestock for a living, who were at the very bottom of the social structure. You’ve heard people say, “She cusses like a sailor.” In those days there was a saying, “He lies like a shepherd.” Fairly or unfairly, the character of a shepherd was not highly regarded. Shepherds tended to be socially inept, hygienically-challenged, and culturally reviled. […]