Lead:
Psalm 23 in this cultural moment.
Intro:
(You’ll just have to listen because I tie this in at the end)
Submission is the key to contentment and liberation.
Staying or going depends on hearing the Shepherd's voice
Not just rescued, but rescued to be led in a direction.
Fearlessness comes with eternal perspective.
Fearlessness doesn't mean our enemies are necessarily removed.
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New covenant:
Passage: Acts 6
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 15
Words: ~350
Wisdom:
Passage: Psalm 120, 23
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 13
Words: ~212
Old covenant:
Passage: Judges 20:37-21
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 36
Words: ~1064
Commentary:
Moab
Located east of the Dead Sea, Moab, another Semitic nation, traced its origin to Lot. The chief Moabite god was Chemosh. David’s great-grandmother Ruth was a Moabite, but both he and later Israelite kings fought many bloody battles with Moab. A famous archaeological find, the Mesha stele (about 850 B.C.), describes the Moabite king Mesha’s war of liberation from Israel, probably during Jehoram’s reign. Like Judah, Moab was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar about 587 B.C. and later was dominated by the Persians.
Edom
A Semitic nation southeast of the Dead Sea, Edom traced its roots to Jacob’s brother, Esau. Prosperity in this mountainous nation was primarily due to caravan tolls and mining. During the exodus, Edom refused Israel permission to pass through its territory. Though Moses commanded the Israelites not to hate the Edomites, hostilities existed between the two peoples from that time onward. Israel dominated Edom throughout most of the biblical period.(1)
And as it regards Psalm 23….review those words at the beginning. Again. And listen. :)
Love you!
-Roger
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Sources and resources:
(1) David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 216.