1 / 23

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. PSALM 23. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS. PSALM 22—THE GOOD SHEPHERD PSALM 23—THE GREAT SHEPHERD PSALM 24—THE CHIEF SHEPHERD. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS. 22— S AVIOR 23— S HEPHERD 24— S OVEREIGN. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS. 22--- PAST /HE GAVE HIS LIFE.

mlowell
Download Presentation

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD PSALM 23

  2. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS • PSALM 22—THE GOOD SHEPHERD • PSALM 23—THE GREAT SHEPHERD • PSALM 24—THE CHIEF SHEPHERD

  3. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS • 22—SAVIOR • 23—SHEPHERD • 24—SOVEREIGN

  4. THE SHEPHERD PSALMS • 22---PAST/HE GAVE HIS LIFE. • 23---PRESENT/HE GIVES HIS LOVE. • 24---FUTURE/HE COMES TO REWARD.

  5. “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD” • The LORD– (JHWH) Jehovah, Jahweh. • “I AM WHO I AM.” Ex. 3:14 • “This is my name forever.” Ex. 3:15.

  6. John 10:11& 14 • “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” • “I am the good shepherd: I know my sheep and my sheep know me.”

  7. JEHOVAH---YHWH • To what can you compare Him? • David was a shepherd too. • “My” shepherd. • “I” shall not want.

  8. THE 23RD PSALM • There are 6 needs that the Great Shepherd will provide for all of His sheep. • 1st—Our physical needs • 2nd—Our spiritual needs • 3rd—Protection in death • 4th—Protection in life • 5th---Life-long blessings • 6th—Eternal blessings

  9. 1st--The Shepherd provides for our physical needs (23:1-2). • The LORD (Jehovah) is my shepherd. • Therefore I will not lack… • Green pastures • Still waters • He leads me

  10. John 7:37-38 • “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”

  11. 2nd--The Shepherd provides forour spiritual needs (23:3). • He restores and refreshes my soul/life. • He leads me in paths (not the usual name for a path. Lit. “wagon tracks”) of righteousness. • Why? For His name’s sake.

  12. Psalm 17:5 • “My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not slipped.”

  13. Prov. 4:11 • “I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.”

  14. Prov. 4:26-27 • “Make level paths for you feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil”

  15. 3rd—The Shepherd provides protection in death (23:4). • The valley of the shadow of death. • Through the valley. • You are with me. • You protect and comfort me.

  16. 4th—The Shepherd providesprotection in life (23:5). • Prepares a table. • Anoints my head with oil. • My cup runs over.

  17. Genesis 19 • Lot takes care of the 2 angels when the men of Sodom try to abuse them.

  18. John 6:35 • “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

  19. John 15:11-12 • “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

  20. 5th—The Shepherd provideslife-long blessings (23:6). • Goodness • Mercy (KJV)– Love (NIV)--Loving kindness (NAS). KESED (Hebrew). Occurs 250 times in OT. Loyal and faithful love to those who belong together because of God’s covenant. Closest word to the NT-- AGAPE.

  21. 6th—The Shepherd provideseternal blessings (23:6b) • The house of the LORD. “In my Father’s house are many mansions…” John 14:1ff • Dwell forever.

  22. THE 23RD PSALM • There are 6 needs that the Great Shepherd will provide for all of His sheep. • 1st—Our physical needs • 2nd—Our spiritual needs • 3rd—Protection in death • 4th—Protection in life • 5th--Life-long blessings • 6th—Eternal blessings

  23. John 10:11& 14 • “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” • “I am the good shepherd: I know my sheep and my sheep know me.”

More Related