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1. The reason David could write this psalm is because:
(A)
he was a shepherd,
(B)
he was a sheep,
(C)
he had observed shepherds and sheep.
2.
King David’s relationship with God
was:
(A) as a sheep,
(B) as a sheep-dog,
(C) as a shepherd.
3.
One reason why this Psalm is so beloved is the great number
of personal pronouns (“I, My, Me”)--17 times in 6
verses.
(True / False)
4.
David the sheep looked to God the Shepherd
for his:
(A) past,
(B) present,
(C) future needs.
(D) All the above.
5.
When we say “I shall not want,” it is because God is our:
(A)
Creator,
(B)
Father,
(C)
Owner.
6.
The “green pastures” in Psalm 23 is where the sheep:
(A)
Feeds,
(B)
Rests,
(C)
Imagines it to be so.
7.
The phrase “He leadeth me” is joined to:
(A)
in green pastures,
(B)
by still waters,
(C)
in paths of righteousness.
Which
one of the three phrases is out of place?
8.
The description “He leadeth me” pictures the Shepherd:
(A)
in front of,
(B)
alongside,
(C)
behind the sheep.
9.
“Still waters” is appreciated by sheep because:
(A)
they are easily frightened,
(B)
their wool might be wet,
(C)
they cannot hold a spoon to drink.
10.
In the gospel song by John W. Peterson, Surely Goodness
and
Mercy”, the phrase “he restored my soul” is the result of:
(A)
When I am weary,
(B)
When I am hungry,
(C)
When I am happy.
11.
“He restoreth my soul” means:
(A)
forgiveness & peace,
(B)
increasing in knowledge,
(C)
heart transplant.
12.
The reason why God will rightly lead His sheep is because of:
(A)
His faithfulness,
(B)
His reputation,
(C)
His grace.
13.
In the entire Psalm 23, the most dangerous step for the
sheep
was:
(A)
steep valley,
(B)
valley of death,
(C)
valley of the shadow of death.
14.
Since David knows that God is with him, he would:
(A)
not fear,
(B)
never fear,
(C)
fear no evil.
15.
The reason why the sheep need not fear death is:
(A)
“Thou art with me”,
(B)
“Thou comfort me”,
(C)
After death is non-existence.
16.
The shepherd’s rod and staff bring
(A)
punishment,
(B)
protection,
(C)
comfort to the sheep.
17.
In front of the sheep’s enemies, the Shepherd sets forth:
(A)
A banquet,
(B)
An enclosure,
(C)
A ditch.
18.
The sheep’s being anointed with oil symbolizes the
Shepherd’s selection, calling, and care of the sheep.
(True / False)
19.
“My cup runneth over” is an idiom for:
(A)
uncontained joy & satisfaction,
(B)
uncontrollable drinking,
(C)
an accident prone life.
20.
In Psalm 23, which blessing is described as lifelong and which
as
forever (respectively)?
(A)
To have goodness & mercy, and To dwell in God’s house
(B)
To dwell in God’s house, and To have goodness & mercy
(C)
Both
21.
The “house of the Lord” means:
(A) Jerusalem Temple,
(B) Christian Church,
(C) Heaven.
22.
In the Bible, Christ is called--
the “Good
Shepherd” (by Himself),
the “Great Shepherd” (by writer of Hebrews),
and the
“Chief Shepherd” (by Peter).
(True / False)
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1
(A). Ever since his youth.
2
(A). Oriental kings often call themselves shepherds of the people;
here David the shepherd-king calls himself a sheep.
3
(T). Charles Spurgeon said: “The sweetest words of the whole is that
monosyllable, ‘my’. He does not say, The Lord is the shepherd of the
world at large, and leadeth forth the multitude as His flock. He is a
Shepherd to me.”
4
(B). Christian life is a day-by-day experience with the Shepherd. The
sheep instinctively trust the shepherd to provide for the morrow. Someone
has paraphrased it as: “What more shall I want?!”
5
(C). A sheep is an object of property, not a wild animal. It is well to
know, as certainly as David did, that we belong to the Lord.
6
(B). The sheep has already eaten, and are even resting on lush
pastures.
7
(A).
8
(A). (See illustration below)
9
(B).
10
(A) The second verse of “Surely
Goodness and Mercy”
reads: “He restoreth my soul when I’m weary, He giveth me strength day
by day; He leads me beside the still waters, He guards me each step of the
way.”
11
(A).
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12
(B). “For his name sake.”
13
(B). Not death itself, but near-death experiences, which often occurs in
life.
14
(C). More terrifying, because of an object.
15
(A). Whether on earth or in heaven, a believer is always “in
Christ.”
16
(C).
17
(A). This is better than mechanical, static hedges.
In ancient Near East, an honored guest to a feast is under the
Host’s personal protection.
18
(True).
19
(A).
20
(A).
21
(C). A Vest-Pocket Edition
Beneath me: green
pastures;
Beside
me: still waters;
With
me: my Shepherd;
Before
me: a table;
Around
me: mine enemies;
After
me: goodness and mercy;
Beyond
me: the house of the Lord.
(Tan’s
Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations)
22 (True) John
10:14, Heb. 13:20, and 1 Pet. 5:4. |
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THE
BIBLE TEXT (KJV)
Psalm
23:1-6
[1]
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
[2]
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still
waters.
[3]
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his
name's sake.
[4]
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
[5]
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
[6]
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I
will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
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Illustrations
from Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations:
1955
That’s Enough
The
Rev. R. I. Williams telephoned his sermon topic to the Norfolk Ledger
Dispatch.
“The
Lord is my Shepherd,” he said.
“Is
that all?” he was asked. He replied, “That’s enough.” And the
church page carried Mr. William’s sermon topic as: “The Lord is my
Shepherd—that’s enough.”
The
minister rather liked the idea. He used the expanded version as his sermon
title that Sunday at Fairmont Park Methodist Church.
—Gospel
Herald
4700
Three Brief Documents
There
is too much speaking in the world, and almost all of it is too long. The
Lord’s Prayer, the Twenty-third Psalm, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,
are three great literary treasures that will last forever; no one of them
is as long as 300 words. With such striking illustrations of the power of
brevity it is amazing that speakers never learn to be brief.
—Bruce
Barton
3015
“Language Of Leadership” Book
New
York (UPI)—A dictionary of modern magic words has been compiled. It’s
called Buzzwords: A Guide to the Language of Leadership and is
described as a guide to the “inside” vocabulary of upper-level
leadership in industry, finance, government and the professions.
Author
Mueller gives as the supreme example of this by a rewrite of the
twenty-third Psalm.
It
starts: “The Lord is my external-internal integrative mechanism, I shall
not be deprived of gratifications for my vice-rogenic hunger’s or my
need-dispositions. He motivates me to orient myself towards a non-social
object with effective significance. He positions me in a non-decisional
situation. He maximizes my adjustment. … ”
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