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Old Testament Vistas

1. From Fight to Flight

The Lord is My Shepherd …

…You Are With Me

2. God As My Shepherd

The Lord is My Shepherd

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 ESV "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. (5) You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

I Shall Not Be In Want

Psalms 84:11 NLT For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

God’s Provision – I Shall Not Want (vss. 2-3)

1. He makes me lie down in green pastures.

2. He leads me beside quiet waters.

3. He restores my soul.

4. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

God’s Protection – I Will Not Fear (vs. 4)

23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,

For you are with me;

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

3. God As My Host

God’s Provision – I Shall Not Want (vs. 5)

5. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

6. You anoint my head with oil;

7. My cup overflows.

4. David’s Final Affirmation of

Faith

Pursued By Goodness & Mercy

23:6 Surely goodness and love shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

1,000 Years Later David’s Shepherd Was Born

John 10:3b-5 NIV … He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. … his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

John 10:11 NIV I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Revelation 7:15-17 NIV

Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.

Revelation 7:15-17 NIV

For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

God is the ShepherdAre You one of His

sheep?