![]() Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want His future return for His people as the King of Glory! His present care and provision for His peopleġ Peter 5:4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. Hebrews 13:20-21 May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. Psalm's 22, 23 and 24 give different glimpses of this wonderful Shepherd. What is also interesting, even before we get into the actual verses, is that this Psalm is part two of what we could call a Messianic trilogy. ![]() But it is alluded to such as in Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd he will lead them to springs of living water." And we know the Jesus Himself took upon this title of 'the good Shepherd'. On the one hand it is not quoted in the New Testament directly concerning Jesus. Is it Messianic? That was a question that was once sent to me. So though 3000 years old it is extremely relevant for our lives today! It is a Psalm that encompasses our live here and even extends into eternity future. It is a Psalm of but 6 verses but countless sermons and entire books have been written on it. This is a great shame because it is not a psalm of death! It is a Psalm of life, rest and peace. What 1 Corinthians 13 is to weddings, Psalm 23 is to funerals. even non-Christians have heard it because it seems to be a favourite at their funerals. Sure enough, someone guessed pretty quickly that it would be Psalm 23. I started off by saying that I wanted to have a look at what is probably the most popular chapter in the entire Old Testament. I recently did a study on this psalm for a home group church meeting. ![]() Psalm 23 Bible Study - Jesus our Great Shepherd!
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