Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
The “sheep gate” was located in the northeast corner of Jerusalem near the Temple area. It was where the sheep were brought to the Temple to be sacrificed on the altar.
Jesus healed a man at the pool of Bethesda who had sat by the pool for thirty eight years. He just laid there by the pool and did nothing to help himself. Many people do that today. They get ill and they just do nothing. What they should do is pray for healing. Trust in Jesus and His healing power. We can never forget the power of prayer and the healing power of Jesus.