For His Names Sake (Psalm 23 Mysteries Book 7)

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He writes from the background of growing up in East Africa and later making his living as a sheep rancher for about eight years. However as Keller points out, 77 the vantage point of the psalm is from the perspective of the sheep, not that of the shepherd. The shepherd theme is introduced in the first verse: The shepherd image was very common in the ancient Near East 78 and very obviously based upon one of the principal occupations of that day.

The Israelites, in particular, were known as shepherds cf. The title of shepherd was given to kings, especially David 2 Sam. When David spoke of Yahweh as his shepherd, he thought of Him not only as his provider and protector but also as his king. He thought of God as his shepherd with the breadth of meaning this term conveyed in the ancient Near East in general and in the Law in particular.

In a similar way, a good father will provide for every need of his child. Now I understand that David meant that since he had the Lord as his shepherd, he had no other want; he was lacking nothing.

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The significance of this statement can hardly be overemphasized. All through the ages Satan has attempted to portray God as a begrudging giver who only provides when He must. Satan desires to deceive those who trust in God, and wants them to believe they are lacking and deprived of the good things in life.

This is the picture Satan tried to paint in suggesting that God had withheld the fruit of every tree of the garden from Adam and Eve Gen. God is also portrayed as a begrudging giver in the temptation of our Lord Matt.

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We need self-confidence and a better self-image, therefore we must wear stylish clothing determined by the garment industry. He who is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-caring, is enough; He is sufficient. With Him we need nothing else cf. Israel had found God to be a faithful provider of their needs during their years in the wilderness: For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; a land where you shall eat food without scarcity, in which you shall not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper Deut.

We must be very careful here, however, that we do not go too far. We should not understand David to mean that with God as his shepherd he had everything one could possibly desire or possess; this would be as wrong as to think that Israel never did without anything while in the wilderness cf. Verses 4 and 5 confirm this as well.

As David wrote elsewhere: The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; but they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing Ps. It is necessary to give a word of caution as we approach these verses filled with poetic imagery and therefore susceptible to abuse. Conversely, we must not let the imagery be carried too far so that we begin to see too much. There is a very delicate balance required when we attempt to interpret this kind of poetic imagery.

I am inclined to think that the emphasis of verses a falls upon the rest which the Good Shepherd provides for his sheep. This seems to be the point of the key terms in each line. Leupold 81 reminds us that sheep do not graze lying down. He does this by supplying him with the necessary provisions of food and water, which sheep require. Rest is certainly related to the required physical provisions of food and water, but rest is also related to restoration. In order to be refreshed and renewed in spirit, rest is a prerequisite. Psalm 23 cannot be fully appreciated apart from the word of God spoken to Israel through the prophet Ezekiel.

As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land. I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down in good grazing ground, and they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

It appears that there is a spiritual meaning implied in Psalm While a shepherd provides his sheep with food, rest, and restoration, God provides His sheep with His Word, which is the principle means of giving spiritual nourishment, rest, and restoration. The second and third lines of verse 3 remind us that as a shepherd leads his flock, so God guides His people: Guidance 86 is recognized as one of the principle tasks of the shepherd. He leads his sheep to places of nourishment and rest v. Often it is necessary for the shepherd to lead his flock great distances to find both pasture and water.

Some paths are dangerous and should be avoided. The good shepherd leads his sheep in the right paths. One of the assurances the psalmist is confident he will never lack is the leading of God in his life. Verse 4 gives us yet another reason why God can be relied on to guide His sheep. Just as parents are evaluated by the way they care for their children, shepherds are judged by the condition of their flocks.

We can be confident that God will guide His people because their lives reflect on Him as their Shepherd. What a wonderful assurance! In addition David sinned and suffered the painful consequences cf. There is a subtle but significant change which occurs in verse 4. You can cancel anytime during the trial period.

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