Psalm, Chapter 23The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.A Psalm of David.23 The Lord is my shepherd, I [a]shall not want.-          Psalm 23 is a famous bible chaptero   It is made up of the number 2 which represent witnesseso   And the number 3 which represents the trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit three-in-oneo   Added together they equal 5 which is the number for graceo   Multiple together they equal 6 the number of mano   So right off the start we have “witness God The Father, God The Son, God the Holy Spirit three-one offering Grace to mankind-          The title is The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherdo   A Shepherd cares for his sheepo   He leads them to still waterso   He leads them to the green pastureso   He protects them with his Rod and his lifeo   He knows them by nameo   And his sheep know his voice as wello   There is safety and security for the sheep because of the good shepherd-          Now we come to the first verseo   The Lord is my shepherd§  David is making a declaration·         The Lord (this is the One True God)·         Is my shepherd (not a shepherd my shepherd)§  In other words, David is relying upon the Lord to lead him and protect himo   I shall not want§  In other words, I will not be in need because my Shepherd takes such great care of me I don’t need anything else (He is all I need)o   Do you consider the Lord, your Shepherd?§  Do you trust Him to provide everything you need?2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside [b]quiet waters.-          He makes me lie down in green pastureso   He makes me (this means the Shepherd is the cause)o   To lied down in green pastures is what He causedo   To lie down means to rest in absolute peace without fearo   In green pastures means it’s soft, it’s beautiful and yummy food is includedo   This speaks volumes about God’s loving care-          He leads me besides quiet waterso   He leads (this means He is directing the steps)o   Besides quiet waters §  Quiet waters are where it is safe to drink§  It’s very peaceful with no threats around§  The water is clear, cold, healthy and refreshing to drinko   So this activity goes beyond rest and food and expands into refreshing water that is safe to drink and be fully satisfiedIntro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com

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