It was more like the sheep with Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
Like the number of wise-men, the number of shepherds is not recorded.
Candy canes represent the a shepherd's crook, like the three shepherds that came to visit Jesus when he was born.
God always used simple people for his work like shepherds an fishermen.
The names of the three shepherds are often associated with the characters from the biblical story in the Nativity scene: they are typically referred to as the shepherds who visited Jesus after his birth. However, specific names for these shepherds are not provided in the biblical texts. In some traditions, they may be given names like Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar, although these are more commonly associated with the Magi or Wise Men rather than shepherds.
Look Jesus never came into the world to marry any lady he came to die for sinners like you and me.
Jesus was a carpenter, and Paul was a tentmaker. Matthew was a tax collector and Luke was a doctor. There were shepherds (ie: David, Old Testament) and kings.
Because Jesus came down on earth to save us and only a man could do it so Jesus came down to earth in the form of a man.
I say that Jesus is the commander of the Lords army, because whenever it is an angel, it SAYS that it is an angel, it is just like Jesus to come like a soldier, think, for example, Jesus came to Abraham and Sara as a traveler, he came to the apostles just like a normal stranger, and he came to Joshua as a soldier, to give him courage.
Well, according to the Bible, there were tax collectors, soldiers, shepherds, fishermen, carpenters, rabbis, farmers, kings, governors, prostitutes,...
The same reason some elders today wouldn't like you teaching negatively about Jesus. The older people get the more afraid of change they become. Jesus 'supposedly' came around saying all this new hip stuff, and the old folks weren't buying it.
Yes, the shepherds were initially frightened when the angel appeared to them, as described in the Bible in Luke 2. However, the angel reassured them not to be afraid and brought them good news of great joy about the birth of Jesus.
There were people like Jesus because it is not just about being Gods son.Other people are like him because he teaches people how to be good.So they become like him a good person.