Lk 13:34, Jn 1:9-11, Mt 9:35-36, Mt 23:37
In the Old Testament, the psalmist was convinced that God would protect us with His feathers. (Psalms 91:4)
Psalms 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Jesus, the Christ, tried to protect the nation of Israel as a hen protects its young. But the people of Israel did not want Jesus, the Christ. (Luke 13:34, Matthew 23:37, John 1:9-10)
Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Jesus, the Christ, preached the gospel of the kingdom to the Israelites to save them. (Matthew 9:35-36)
Matthew 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.