The Best
Known Psalm
Lesson I
I
The Psalms were written by Divine Inspiration
2 Samuel
23:1-2 David claimed inspiration words
Mark
12:35-36 Jesus said , David
said by the Holy Ghost
Luke
24:44-45 Jesus acknowledged the Psalms as being ‘Scriptures’
II
There is seen the Divine Hand in the order of these Psalms
As often stated ‘design’ demands a ‘ Designer’. ‘plan’ a ‘Planner’
Psalm
22: 1,7,8,16 is the Psalm of the cross
The death of the Saviour
made possible Psalm 23.
We must know the Saviour before we
know Him as the Shepherd
Psalm
23 1, 4 is the Psalm of the crook- the staff of the shepherd
We must know Him as our Shepherd to learn He is Sovereign
Psalm
24:1,7,8,9 is the Psalm of the crown
This Psalm would not have been
possible without the work of the Saviour
John
Acts
III In Both Old
and New Testaments, God’s People are called ‘sheep’
Isaiah
40:11- He shall feed, gather, carry, gently lead. If He promises that to
1 Peter
John 10: 11 He plainly states: “I am the good shepherd”
IV We must
remember what God does not call His people
Matthew
Matthew
25:33 we are never called ‘goats’
Philippians
3:2 we are never called
‘dogs’
2
Peter 2:22 we are never called ‘sows’ or ‘pigs’
Revelation
V
If Jesus is our Shepherd, then we are His sheep
Psalm 23:1 The – Lord – is -- my – Shepherd
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 see what God hath chosen
Galatians
6:3 man is nothing
Acts
Sheep are not noted for their
intelligence, they do need the shepherd
VI Notice what
Jesus Says about Himself
John
10:4 He goeth before His sheep
John
10:7,9 I am the door of the sheep
John
John
John
John
Cf Romans 8:31-32
VII Conclude
Hebrews
1 Corinthians 10:31- 11:1 Paul says:
Follow Christ as I follow Him
It is a natural thing for sheep to
follow.