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Psalm 23:1-6
Stephen Caswell © 2004
Butcher Drives Sheep
A party of tourists was on its way to Palestine and its guide was describing some of the quaint customs of the East.
He said, you are accustomed to seeing the shepherd following his sheep through the English lanes and byways.
Here in the East things are different.
The shepherd always leads the way, going on before the flock.
And the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
The party reached Palestine, and, to the amusement of the tourists, almost the first sight to meet their eyes was that of a flock of sheep being driven along by a man.
The guide was astonished and immediately made it his business to reprimand the shepherd.
/How is it that you are driving these sheep?/ he asked.
I have always been told that the Eastern shepherd leads his sheep.
You are quite right, sir, replied the man.
/The shepherd does lead his sheep./
*/But you see, I’m not the shepherd, I’m the butcher./*
The *23rd Psalm* is a comfort to the sick and those who are grieving.
It gives us great hope.
The Lord is also the Good Shepherd described in *John chapter 10*.
/Yet I believe that this Psalm says much more about our Shepherd's care for us in life than in death.*
Verse 6 says that goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.
*Truly we need the Good Shepherd’s guidance and care all the days of our life, not just at the end./
/7 different Hebrew words describe the Shepherd’s care for His sheep.
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1.
Jehovah Rohi - The Lord My Shepherd
*Psalm 23:1:*/ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want./
The Lord cares for His children like a shepherd cares for his sheep.
The word */Lord, /*יהוה */ /*describes God in a covenant relationship with His people.
David, who wrote the Psalm had a close relationship with God.
He mentions the Lord 13 times and himself 17 times.
David knew God intimately.
He was his best friend.
*/The Lord wants to have a personal relationship with all of us./*
In the Middle East Shepherd's take much greater care of their flocks.
Sheep are more like pets than beasts to be slain.
They were valuable and kept for their wool.
The chief responsibility of a shepherd was to provide for the sheep's welfare.
He was concerned about the health of his sheep.
He loved them individually and took care of them.
He knew each one.
/Every child of God can testify that the Lord meets our needs.
We know Him and He knows us personally./
*John 10:3-4:* /To him (the Good Shepherd) the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; *and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out*.
And when he brings out his own sheep, *he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
*/
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Girl At Sunday School
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After a Sunday-school lesson one week, a little girl was heard quoting *Psalm 23:1*, a familiar Bible verse that many children have memorized.
Although the child did not quote it quite right, she had the right idea when she said, */The Lord is my shepherd; I’ve got all I want./*
*/Is the Lord your Shepherd?
Do you know Him personally?
Has He called you by name?
Have you followed Him?
Does He lead you through life?
/*He wants to be your Shepherd!
/Will you let Him?
Will you follow the Good Shepherd?
How will you respond to the Shepherd’s call?/
/ /
2. Jehovah Shalom - The Lord My Peace
*Psalm 23:2:* /He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters./
Part of the Shepherd's care is to provide */peace/* for the sheep.
Sheep don't like to be hurried along.
They like to graze quietly in the fields.
In this busy life it's so easy to become unsettled.
So the Good Shepherd provides a peaceful place where we can share fellowship with Him.
In verse 1 we read how the Lord meets all of our needs.
In *verse 2* we find that He provides clear cool water and lush green pastures.
Sheep won't drink from fast flowing rivers.
/Sheep will never lie down to rest unless their thirst and hunger have been satisfied first./
*John 10:9:* /I am the door.
If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, *and will go in and out and find pasture.
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The Shepherd And Flock
In our country we do not realize the intimacy of a shepherd with his flock as they do in Syria and in parts of Southern Europe.
If you were to visit there you would see a shepherd has this incredibly close communion with his flock.
You would see Him accompany them through the green pastures and by the stream.
If the shepherd wished to lead his sheep from one pasture to another, he went before them, and he was usually singing.
He led them with a song or with a sweet, low, wooing whistle like the call of a bird, and the sheep raised their heads from the grass, looked at their guardian and guide, and followed on.
He sang and went before; and the sheep followed his course over the rocky boulders to the still waters, where they were refreshed.
At noon he would sit down in a place of shadows, and all his flock crowded around him for rest.
At night, when the darkness was falling, he gathered them into the fold.
/In the same way, God's sheep enjoy perfect peace because they're not concerned about their basic needs.
The Good Shepherd provides these.
*Our only concern is to follow Him.*/
*Matthew 6:31-33: */Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?
For after all these things the Gentiles seek.
For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you./ */Do you know God’s peace or are you anxious?
Does the Good Shepherd meet all your needs?
Is He leading you day by day? /*
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3. Jehovah Ropheka - The Lord My Health
*Psalm 23:3:* /He restores my soul; /
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*/Why do we need the Shepherd to restore our soul?/*
/Because it is the nature of sheep to go astray./
Like sheep we have wandered off into the wilderness of sin.
*1 Peter 2:25:*/ For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls./
*/Only the shepherd can restore our souls from the ravages of sin./*
Only He can make us right with God again.
/The restoration He gives is forgiveness of sin and peace with God.
/We can’t restore our own souls.
Only He can.
This is why Jesus the Good Shepherd came to earth.*/
How can lost sheep be restored to the fold?/*/
Through repentance and faith.
*To repent*/ means */that we stop going our own way and return to the Shepherd.
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