Said the Night Wind to the Little Lamb, Do You See What I See?

10/1/12
Passage from the text:
“Elrond raised his eyes and looked at him, and Frodo felt his heart pierced by the sudden keenness of the glance. ‘If I understand aright all that I have heard,’ he said, ‘I think that this task is appointed for you, Frodo; and that if you do not find a way, no one will. This is the hour of the Shire-folk, when they arise from their quiet fields to shake the towers and counsels of the Great. Who of all the Wise could have foreseen it? Or, if they are wise, why should they expect to know it, until the hour has struck?”

Pg#: 264

Commentary: [Comparison]
So I feel like Frodo is really making his way into his christ-figure about now. Only Frodo can throw the ring into the fires of Mordor. Only Jesus could throw sin back into hell. When it talks about the “Wise” I get flashbacks from the movie The Nativity Story. The three magi the whole time are like “who would’ve thunk... Bethlehem...whoa.” I think being born in the Shire might also be the equivalent of being born in a manger.