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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

Psalms Week 11

Psalm 23 Introduction    
•         Psalm 22, 23, & 24 Are In A Deliberate Order
•         The Psalms Are A Trilogy About the Messiah
•         The Psalms Picture Christ in Different Aspects
•         Psalm 22            Psalm 23           Psalm 24
•         Savior (13-15)   Shepherd (1)      Sovereign (10)
•         Dying (15)         Living (6)          Coming (7)
•         Grace (24)         Guidance (1)     Glory (9)
•         Sword (20)        Staff (4)            Scepter (8)
•         Mt. Calvary       Pastures            Mt. Zion
•         Past                  Present              Future 
•         Psalm 23 is Called the Shepherds Psalm & is Written From the Vantage Point of the Sheep
•         Spiritual Man & Sheep Have Much in Common
•         Totally Dependent (Eph. 2:1)
•         No Sense of Direction (Judg 17:6; Is 53:6; Jn 14:6)
•         Dumb (Prov 14:12)
•         Near Sighted (Lk 12:19-21; Rom 2:10-12)
•         Disposition to Disease (Matt 26:41; Rom 13:14; Rom 1:32)
•         No Means of Defense (Rom 3:23)
•         Cannot Cleanse Themselves (Rom 3:20)
•         Obey the Call of the Shepherd (Jn 10:3-5) 
•         Psalm 23 is a Reflection of the Compound Names of God in the OT
•         There Are 16 Names, 8 Meanings Referenced in the Psalm
•         LORD-Jehovah, The Covenant Making God
•         My shepherd-Jehovah-Rohi, The Lord My Shepherd (Ps 23:1)
•         I shall not want-Jehovah-Jireh, The Lord Will Provide (Gen 22:14)
•         Still waters-Jehovah-Shalom, The Lord is Peace (Judg 6:24)
•         Restoreth my soul-Jehovah-Rapha, The Lord Our Healer (Ex 16:26)
•         Paths of righteousness-Jehovah-Tsidkenu, The Lord Our Righteousness (Jer 23:6)
•         Thou art with me-Jehovah-Shammah, The Lord Who is Present (Ezek. 48:35)
•         Presence of mine enemies-Jehovah-Nissi, The Lord Our Banner (Ex 17:15)
•         Anointest my head-Jehovah-Maccaddeshem, The Lord Thy Sanctifier (Ex 31:13)
•         Theme
•         The Great Shepherd Who Cares For His Sheep and Equips Them for Ministry
•         Not Just a Psalm for Funerals
•         Written Later in David’s Life and Not As A Boy
•         The Message is For Mature Christians
•         Many Shepherds in Scripture
•         Abel, the 1st Martyr, Was A Shepherd
•         The Patriarchs of Israel Were Shepherds
•         Moses Spent 40 yrs. Caring for His Father-in-laws Sheep
•         David, Israel’s Greatest King, Served His Father as a Shepherd
•         The Image of God is As Israel’s ShepherdGen 48:15; 49:24;Pss. 28:9; 80:1; 95:7; 100:3; Isa. 40:11; 49:10; Jer. 31:10; Ezek. 34:11–15; Matt. 10:6; 15:24; Mark 6:34).
•         The Promised Messiah Was Also Seen As A Shepherd(Ezek. 34:16, 23; Mic. 5:4; Zech. 13:7; Matt. 2:6; 26:3; Mark 14:27; John 10). 

 

Published Feb 03 2008, 01:27 PM by jbarch

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