Sermon 1571A - Where David Wrote the Twenty-Third Psalm…..(Sun am 8/14/97)

WHERE DAVID WROTE THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM.....(SUN AM 8/14/97)

In the Twenty-Third Psalm, the LORD is revealed as the Shepherd-Physician, the Shepherd-Companion, the Shepherd-Chef, and the Shepherd-Anointer. First Samuel, chapter twenty-two, shows that when David fled from Saul and escaped to the cave Adullam, his brethren and all his father’s house followed him because they feared that Saul would take vengeance upon them if he could not find David. Then, David went to Moab, which was the home place of his great-grandmother Ruth. There, David appealed to the King of Moab for protection. While he was in Moab, in a hold or fortress, David enjoyed the comforts of the land, but the Prophet Gad told David to depart and go into the land of Judah, into the forest of Hareth. This was a forest, but it was a dry, parched place, without moisture, and it was here that David wrote the Twenty-third Psalm because, in this dry, parched place, the LORD miraculously provided water, bread, green grass, still waters, and trees for David and his followers. This shows us that it does not matter where we are, spiritually or naturally, the LORD, our Shepherd, can provide for all our needs.