WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000 Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of The Way UK Podcasts. 2 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:09.120 I'm your host Zoe and I'm joined by my co-host, Izzy and Solomon. 3 00:00:09.120 --> 00:00:14.960 And today we'll be jumping into a new Bible study series, which will be The Songs. 4 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:16.160 Woo! 5 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:18.960 Yeah, that's the best song I know. 6 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:22.960 So if you don't have your Bibles ready, grab them and flip it open to The Songs. 7 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:24.960 We'll be looking at Psalm 23 today. 8 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:28.800 As you're doing that, guys, our mission here at The Way is to reach 9 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:31.840 every single young person online with the good news of Jesus. 10 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:35.760 And one thing that really helps us to do that is if you're watching on YouTube to 11 00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:40.880 subscribe, like, leave a comment, turn on push notifications, all of that jazz. 12 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:45.680 And if you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to follow us and then 13 00:00:45.680 --> 00:00:50.160 leave a rating, an honest one, yeah just because it really helps like 14 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:53.840 push our stuff out. I will personally delete any rating that isn't five stars. 15 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:57.920 Yeah, so make sure it's honest but as you'll be double checking that. 16 00:00:58.400 --> 00:01:02.080 Yeah, guys, flip open your Bibles Psalm 23 and we'll get right into it. 17 00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:02.800 Roll the credits. 18 00:01:06.800 --> 00:01:11.120 Okay, guys, before we dive in, I think the first question to ask is, 19 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:12.720 what are the Psalms? 20 00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:13.920 Well, actually, are they? 21 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:18.800 The Psalms are like a collection of prayers and poems and songs that kind of document 22 00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:20.960 ancient Israel's history. 23 00:01:20.960 --> 00:01:24.080 You know, these are these are prayers that Jesus would have been familiar with. 24 00:01:24.160 --> 00:01:29.120 These are ones that he would sort of meditate over and pray himself. 25 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:32.320 And you see that throughout scripture, but then even to the point where 26 00:01:32.320 --> 00:01:36.000 on the cross, right, he references Psalm 22. 27 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:38.080 You know, my Lord, my Lord, why have you forsaken me? 28 00:01:38.080 --> 00:01:41.760 So yeah, it's really cool that we get to go and read back and see that. 29 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:45.120 I think it gives us context as to who Jesus was and sort of his world as well. 30 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:46.880 So yeah, that's great. 31 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:51.280 And there's a range of authors that are in it, but a lot of them are written by David, 32 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:52.960 including the one we're looking at today. 33 00:01:53.440 --> 00:01:58.400 And he was, he was a very worshipful person that you can read through his life 34 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:01.200 through quite a few of the books, one, two, Samuels and all them. 35 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.800 And he would have, he's the guy who conquered Delaya. 36 00:02:04.800 --> 00:02:05.520 Delaya. 37 00:02:05.520 --> 00:02:06.720 Delaya. 38 00:02:06.720 --> 00:02:09.200 And then became a king of Israel. 39 00:02:09.200 --> 00:02:13.440 And there's a fiddle story of that and went through a lot of struggle and difficulty. 40 00:02:13.440 --> 00:02:16.080 And I threw a lot of these poems and songs. 41 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:16.880 We see that. 42 00:02:16.880 --> 00:02:18.240 We see him wrestling with God. 43 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:22.400 We see his struggles, but then also his joy and delight through it as well. 44 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:24.240 So that's a lot of the Psalms, isn't it? 45 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:29.280 It's like, it's, they're so fundamental to Jesus and how he would have prayed 46 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:32.640 and probably should be there for fundamental to how we also pray, 47 00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:38.960 but also tell the story of someone, someone's journey relationship with, with Jesus and with God. 48 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:40.800 So they're pretty cool to look into. 49 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:41.440 I enjoy it. 50 00:02:41.440 --> 00:02:42.640 Yeah, I enjoy them too. 51 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:45.760 You know, one really cool thing about Psalm 23 is that it's a little bit 52 00:02:46.720 --> 00:02:51.760 broader than a lot of the other Psalms where it's, a lot of Psalms are kind of really specifically tied to 53 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:56.160 moments in history or like very specific traditions, right? 54 00:02:56.160 --> 00:02:59.440 But, but Psalm 23, it's not limited by that. 55 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:00.720 So it's so applicable. 56 00:03:00.720 --> 00:03:02.320 And that's why it's probably one of the most famous 57 00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:07.280 passages in all of scripture, the cost of that, that everyone, 58 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.440 every work and kind of relate to it in a way. 59 00:03:09.440 --> 00:03:10.480 And yeah, I love that. 60 00:03:10.480 --> 00:03:13.920 So that's why it's such an impactful poem. 61 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:14.320 I love it. 62 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:16.000 Yeah, it's great. 63 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:16.800 It's great song. 64 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:18.640 Well, great synopsis, guys. 65 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:19.680 We learned about David. 66 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:20.800 We learned about the Psalms. 67 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:22.480 Now let's read it. 68 00:03:22.480 --> 00:03:22.880 Nice. 69 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:23.920 Let's do it. 70 00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:26.720 Wait, what versions has everyone got today? 71 00:03:26.720 --> 00:03:28.320 I'm an NIV gal myself. 72 00:03:28.320 --> 00:03:28.800 NIV. 73 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:29.760 I've got NIV. 74 00:03:29.760 --> 00:03:31.200 I actually also have NIV, 75 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:33.600 but I've got, I've got a little bit of NRSV as well. 76 00:03:33.600 --> 00:03:34.880 Oh, what does that sound for? 77 00:03:34.880 --> 00:03:36.320 New Revised Standard Version? 78 00:03:36.320 --> 00:03:37.520 Oh, look at that. 79 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:37.760 Look at that. 80 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:38.560 Love it. 81 00:03:38.640 --> 00:03:41.120 Okay, well, um, is. 82 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:41.760 Yep. 83 00:03:41.760 --> 00:03:46.080 Please may you do us the honor of reading through Psalm 23. 84 00:03:46.080 --> 00:03:46.640 Of course. 85 00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:47.120 Thank you. 86 00:03:47.760 --> 00:03:48.640 Psalm 23. 87 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:50.720 The Lord is my shepherd. 88 00:03:50.720 --> 00:03:51.840 I lack nothing. 89 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:54.400 He makes me lie down in green pastures. 90 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:56.480 He leads me beside quiet waters. 91 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:58.560 He refreshes my soul. 92 00:03:59.200 --> 00:04:02.080 He guides me along the right paths for his namesake. 93 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:04.880 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, 94 00:04:04.880 --> 00:04:07.600 I will fear no evil for you are with me. 95 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:09.680 Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 96 00:04:10.480 --> 00:04:13.840 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. 97 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:15.360 You anoint my head with oil. 98 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:16.480 My cup overflows. 99 00:04:17.200 --> 00:04:20.800 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. 100 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:23.360 And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 101 00:04:24.080 --> 00:04:24.880 Amen. 102 00:04:24.880 --> 00:04:26.080 Amen. 103 00:04:26.080 --> 00:04:27.200 So beautifully read. 104 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:28.480 Thanks. 105 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:29.920 I've read this one quite a lot in my heart. 106 00:04:30.880 --> 00:04:32.640 No, just let the stumbles on that one. 107 00:04:32.640 --> 00:04:33.760 It's really good. 108 00:04:33.760 --> 00:04:37.280 I mean, I reckon we just go through this verse by verse. 109 00:04:37.280 --> 00:04:38.080 Absolutely. 110 00:04:38.080 --> 00:04:39.440 Have a little bit of a breakdown. 111 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:43.200 So let's just read through verse one again. 112 00:04:43.200 --> 00:04:44.800 And then I can just dive right in. 113 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:45.200 Yeah. 114 00:04:45.840 --> 00:04:47.360 Is you want to just read it again? 115 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:48.400 The Lord is my shepherd. 116 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:52.960 Surely, the Lord is my shepherd. 117 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:54.320 I lack nothing. 118 00:04:54.320 --> 00:04:54.800 Wow. 119 00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:56.640 The Lord is our shepherd. 120 00:04:56.640 --> 00:04:57.600 Amen. 121 00:04:57.600 --> 00:04:58.560 Thoughts on this. 122 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:02.400 I think this introduces quite the key theme for Psalm 23. 123 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:05.040 There's obviously bits and bobs in it, 124 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:09.920 but this theme of being a shepherd is a real core theme for Psalm 23. 125 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:13.600 And David would have really understood what being a shepherd meant, 126 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:16.800 because he grew up as a shepherd and spent many years on the field. 127 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.360 And again, like in that Middle Eastern culture as well, 128 00:05:19.360 --> 00:05:21.200 which I think a lot of this is what I read. 129 00:05:21.200 --> 00:05:24.480 We can read through the lens of what would it actually have been like to be a shepherd? 130 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:28.400 What are these parallels that he's pulling from to describe God? 131 00:05:28.400 --> 00:05:32.000 And so I think, yeah, let's remember the word shepherd as you read through. 132 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:35.920 But I also think the whole I lack nothing is such a short little, 133 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:39.600 it's three words, but it's like, gosh, even that in itself, you could sit upon 134 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:41.280 for a long time. 135 00:05:41.280 --> 00:05:41.840 Yeah. 136 00:05:41.840 --> 00:05:44.000 It's like the Lord is my shepherd. 137 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:45.760 Whatever that means, we'll break that down. 138 00:05:45.760 --> 00:05:47.040 But also that I lack nothing. 139 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:49.520 I need nothing else other than the Lord as my shepherd. 140 00:05:49.520 --> 00:05:52.160 It's like, gosh, that's a bit of a challenge. 141 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:52.800 Yeah. 142 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.360 There's like so much trust in that one phrase. 143 00:05:56.960 --> 00:06:01.920 You know, we see God described as a shepherd in so many other places in the Bible as well. 144 00:06:02.320 --> 00:06:07.680 And like Jesus himself is known as like, or one of the ways he's known as the good shepherd. 145 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:12.160 And I'm reminded of like, how in John 10, he's like, my sheep follow me and they know my voice. 146 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:12.560 Yeah. 147 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:20.240 So it's like just this recurring theme all throughout scripture of God as our guide, as our protector. 148 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:26.320 And I think as well, back then, like the occupation of a shepherd was quite lowly. 149 00:06:27.280 --> 00:06:31.840 I think, if I'm remembering correctly, because they literally be in the nitty gritty, 150 00:06:31.840 --> 00:06:38.560 like in the dirt, looking after the sheep, fending off any like bears, whatever it is, like 151 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:39.920 the shepherd was always there. 152 00:06:41.200 --> 00:06:46.640 And so I think that also speaks to God's like ever-present like nature that he's always with us. 153 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:51.280 Is our protector as well as our shepherd, the one who guides us. 154 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:52.320 Yeah. 155 00:06:52.320 --> 00:06:54.960 One thing that's really interesting is in the NRSV, 156 00:06:55.440 --> 00:06:58.480 yeah, I like nothing is I shall not want. 157 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:02.480 It's both a declaration and a decision, right? 158 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:06.800 A declaration that I shall not want when I'm with my shepherd. 159 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:09.520 But it's also I'm not going to look elsewhere. 160 00:07:09.520 --> 00:07:11.440 I have all that I need with my shepherd. 161 00:07:11.440 --> 00:07:16.560 And I think that's really cool that it's like, it's yes, we still have our free will and we choose 162 00:07:16.560 --> 00:07:17.520 to be with God. 163 00:07:17.520 --> 00:07:18.000 Yeah. 164 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:18.880 And that's awesome. 165 00:07:18.880 --> 00:07:24.800 And another thing actually, for David to say, to call God his shepherd, it means 166 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:28.080 that he, a king, has to understand himself as a sheep. 167 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:28.560 Wow. 168 00:07:28.560 --> 00:07:30.160 I think it's so, because like what is that? 169 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:32.800 I mean, Aristotle calls it like a sluggish creature, right? 170 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:34.800 He understands himself to be foolish. 171 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:35.120 Yeah. 172 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:36.720 David's foolish in this. 173 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:40.800 And he's, he is wholly reliant upon the shepherd. 174 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:42.960 Without the shepherd, he is exposed. 175 00:07:42.960 --> 00:07:43.840 He is vulnerable. 176 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:47.200 He just kind of wonders around, you know, it's a bit of grass. 177 00:07:48.080 --> 00:07:51.280 And there's a sort of, yeah, I think that's really interesting. 178 00:07:51.280 --> 00:07:53.360 It kind of paints a picture of who God is to us. 179 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:54.080 Yeah. 180 00:07:54.080 --> 00:07:54.560 Yeah. 181 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:55.600 That's as sheep. 182 00:07:55.600 --> 00:07:56.320 That's as sheep. 183 00:07:56.320 --> 00:07:56.880 Ah. 184 00:07:56.880 --> 00:07:57.360 Ah. 185 00:07:58.320 --> 00:07:59.280 It's just a lowly position. 186 00:07:59.280 --> 00:07:59.760 We didn't buy. 187 00:07:59.760 --> 00:08:00.640 I was going for you to buy. 188 00:08:00.640 --> 00:08:01.120 Oh, sorry. 189 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:01.600 Do it. 190 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:02.400 Do it one more time. 191 00:08:02.400 --> 00:08:03.200 Do it again. 192 00:08:03.200 --> 00:08:04.800 The absolute look of disappointment in my face. 193 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:07.680 I was, I was, I was, I was thinking about a shepherd. 194 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:09.120 That was so cool to come. 195 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:12.160 I mean, it's been like, but I love that. 196 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:17.360 And I think that speaks so much into no matter your position, like in, in the 197 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:22.560 world, whatever it is in your job, no matter how hard you could be the CEO or 198 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:23.360 a global company. 199 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:27.360 But you are still like, you still have to submit to the leadership of God. 200 00:08:28.880 --> 00:08:29.440 Yeah. 201 00:08:29.440 --> 00:08:29.840 Okay. 202 00:08:30.960 --> 00:08:31.680 Verse two. 203 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:32.480 Verse two. 204 00:08:32.480 --> 00:08:34.560 Solomon, please may you need verse two. 205 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:37.440 He makes me lie down in green pastures. 206 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:39.360 He leads me beside quiet waters. 207 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:42.320 I have some action to say. 208 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:42.960 Gone is. 209 00:08:42.960 --> 00:08:43.440 Takes them. 210 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:43.920 Takes them. 211 00:08:43.920 --> 00:08:45.840 I think a word that really stood out to me. 212 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:48.240 That's actually a lie. 213 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:49.760 A word that was pointed out to me. 214 00:08:49.760 --> 00:08:50.240 Yeah. 215 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:53.840 I'm not going to pretend that it's a release. 216 00:08:53.840 --> 00:08:57.840 Is the word makes is that he makes us lie down in green pastures. 217 00:08:57.840 --> 00:08:59.440 Like he knows we need rest. 218 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:03.840 He knows that we need quiet waters. 219 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.360 And I think that's that's so interesting where sometimes it's like we can just be 220 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:10.800 going and going and actually as a as a shepherd as a good shepherd, he can be like 221 00:09:10.800 --> 00:09:13.600 actually like you actually just need to rest now. 222 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:18.560 And then I think again, thinking of like sheep in this context is actually like 223 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:21.280 sheep cannot drink from flowing water. 224 00:09:21.760 --> 00:09:23.920 And so like they would they were drowned in it. 225 00:09:23.920 --> 00:09:28.160 And so actually the shepherd they would have like carved out a little channel to make 226 00:09:28.160 --> 00:09:31.360 this pool of of still water so they're able to drink. 227 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:34.720 And so again, if we're thinking of that imagery, it's like actually where is God 228 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:38.560 carving out areas for us to rest in these green pastures. 229 00:09:38.560 --> 00:09:39.360 That is quite beautiful. 230 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:40.560 It's very intentional rest. 231 00:09:40.560 --> 00:09:42.800 It's very still and present rest. 232 00:09:42.800 --> 00:09:44.240 And I like that imagery. 233 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:45.120 That's beautiful. 234 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:46.560 Yeah, it's amazing. 235 00:09:46.560 --> 00:09:49.440 I think it I think it tells us a lot about the character of God. 236 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:54.480 It emphasizes sort of the comfort and care and desire for our well-being that God has. 237 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:55.920 You know, you take us to this. 238 00:09:55.920 --> 00:10:00.800 It's like such a great image of like peace, right? 239 00:10:00.800 --> 00:10:03.680 Of this green pastures and waters and yeah. 240 00:10:03.680 --> 00:10:05.200 So that's what I think of verse two. 241 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:06.000 Big fan. 242 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:06.960 Big fan. 243 00:10:06.960 --> 00:10:07.760 Thanks God. 244 00:10:08.800 --> 00:10:10.400 Okay, straight on to verse three. 245 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:11.840 Is he? 246 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:12.720 He's my reader. 247 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:14.880 He refreshes my soul. 248 00:10:14.880 --> 00:10:17.600 He guides me along the right path for his namesake. 249 00:10:18.400 --> 00:10:19.840 I think he wants to refresh us. 250 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:21.280 I think that's a beautiful truth. 251 00:10:21.920 --> 00:10:23.360 Again, he wants us to rest. 252 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:24.400 He wants us to be refreshed. 253 00:10:24.400 --> 00:10:27.040 He doesn't want us to be living in chaos. 254 00:10:27.040 --> 00:10:29.520 He wants us to be refreshed by him. 255 00:10:29.520 --> 00:10:33.120 And I also think it's how he guides me along. 256 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:34.960 I think that's really interesting. 257 00:10:34.960 --> 00:10:38.160 Again, we're thinking of it a little shepherd in that time 258 00:10:38.160 --> 00:10:40.240 that they would have gone ahead of the sheep 259 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:42.800 and the sheep would have known their voice 260 00:10:42.800 --> 00:10:45.200 and would have gone after the shepherd 261 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:46.720 just from the sound of his voice. 262 00:10:47.280 --> 00:10:50.560 And if we apply that to us being the sheep 263 00:10:50.560 --> 00:10:51.760 and Jesus being the shepherd, 264 00:10:51.760 --> 00:10:53.760 it's like actually just at Jesus's voice, 265 00:10:53.760 --> 00:10:57.040 he guides us through paths for his namesake. 266 00:10:57.040 --> 00:10:59.280 And I think that's again, it's just beautiful imagery, isn't it? 267 00:10:59.280 --> 00:11:00.960 Yeah, great imagery. 268 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:05.440 I feel like there's just such a like a theme of submission 269 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:07.200 to God the Father. 270 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:08.320 I mean, in this whole song, 271 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:10.400 especially in these first three verses, 272 00:11:10.400 --> 00:11:13.840 it's like really repositioning yourself 273 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:17.520 under God as his sheep and allowing him 274 00:11:17.520 --> 00:11:22.480 to like take precedence and hold 275 00:11:22.480 --> 00:11:27.200 and like protection over your soul. 276 00:11:27.200 --> 00:11:30.960 It's like recognizing that God is the only one 277 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:34.000 that actually can fully refresh our souls. 278 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:35.600 And I know in other translations, 279 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:38.240 it says he restores my soul as well. 280 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:41.680 And it's like this image of restoration of like, 281 00:11:41.680 --> 00:11:44.480 what you're saying is about an intentionality 282 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:47.360 in meeting with us and pouring into us 283 00:11:47.360 --> 00:11:50.160 in a way that we wouldn't be able to do on our own 284 00:11:50.160 --> 00:11:53.840 and a way that we can only be filled up by the shepherd 285 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:54.720 because we are sheep. 286 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:56.240 I mean, sheep don't have hands. 287 00:11:56.240 --> 00:12:01.600 She can't carve out the little 288 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:02.960 panel for the still water. 289 00:12:02.960 --> 00:12:03.760 Not a chance. 290 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:07.360 I just think as well, like, 291 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:10.240 sorry, I didn't think I'd say that about sheep and allowing hands. 292 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:12.880 But no, it's just a beautiful image 293 00:12:12.880 --> 00:12:15.680 of God's just like active love for us 294 00:12:15.680 --> 00:12:17.440 and his intentional love for us 295 00:12:17.440 --> 00:12:19.280 and how he actually doesn't want us to be 296 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:23.040 to feel like unrested 297 00:12:23.040 --> 00:12:26.800 but he wants our souls to find rest in him and with him. 298 00:12:26.800 --> 00:12:28.880 I guess then our response to that, 299 00:12:28.880 --> 00:12:32.480 like if we want this and we want to be guided by him 300 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:35.760 that then also requires us to one know his voice 301 00:12:35.760 --> 00:12:37.280 and then also decide to follow. 302 00:12:37.920 --> 00:12:40.000 So I think that's also a bit of a challenge in that 303 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:42.320 where it's like we need to trust he knows 304 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:45.040 when we need to rest, he's going to restore us 305 00:12:45.040 --> 00:12:46.560 but we have to also actively choose 306 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:49.520 to listen for him and hear for him and follow. 307 00:12:49.520 --> 00:12:50.160 Like that. 308 00:12:50.160 --> 00:12:51.920 Yeah, that's good is. 309 00:12:51.920 --> 00:12:53.280 It's not always easy to do. 310 00:12:53.280 --> 00:12:54.320 It's actually really hard. 311 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:56.400 We must be like sheep. 312 00:12:58.160 --> 00:12:59.680 Would you like to read verse four? 313 00:12:59.680 --> 00:13:00.240 I would love to. 314 00:13:00.240 --> 00:13:00.960 This is my favourite one. 315 00:13:01.920 --> 00:13:04.080 Even though I walked through the darkest valley, 316 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:06.160 I will fear no evil for you are with me. 317 00:13:06.160 --> 00:13:07.200 You're rodding your staff. 318 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:08.000 They comfort me. 319 00:13:09.280 --> 00:13:10.080 Beautifully read. 320 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:10.720 Thoughts. 321 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:11.520 I like this one. 322 00:13:12.560 --> 00:13:15.840 It seems to be the turning point in the poem. 323 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:19.920 You know, it's going from talking about God to talking to God. 324 00:13:20.400 --> 00:13:20.640 Right? 325 00:13:20.640 --> 00:13:22.240 And I think I quite like it. 326 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:24.880 It kind of reminds me that yes, God is a shepherd. 327 00:13:24.880 --> 00:13:27.520 God is a leader but he's also a friend, right? 328 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:30.880 And then from this we go into the great sort of banquet 329 00:13:30.880 --> 00:13:31.600 and he's a host. 330 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:35.200 And I think once again, it brings me back to the character 331 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:36.320 of who God is. 332 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.640 Is that he's both of these things at once. 333 00:13:39.280 --> 00:13:41.440 That he's a great leader and he's a great friend. 334 00:13:42.160 --> 00:13:44.000 He's in front of you and beside you, you know. 335 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:44.880 So yeah, that's great. 336 00:13:45.520 --> 00:13:48.400 I think verse four actually can be split into also three sections. 337 00:13:48.400 --> 00:13:50.240 And I've got, obviously I've got nights and all of it. 338 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:54.560 And so I'm just going to read some of the stuff that I've got written down. 339 00:13:54.560 --> 00:13:57.440 So like, even as I walk through the darkest valley, 340 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:00.960 why would a shepherd lead his sheep through a dark valley? 341 00:14:01.760 --> 00:14:03.040 It's a good question. 342 00:14:03.040 --> 00:14:05.920 Probably because you knew what was on the other side was worth it. 343 00:14:06.480 --> 00:14:07.920 Like it's not doing it for no reason. 344 00:14:08.400 --> 00:14:10.640 And so I think that's also a truth we can really hold on to, 345 00:14:10.640 --> 00:14:12.400 which is like we're not going through this dark valley 346 00:14:12.400 --> 00:14:15.360 for just the sake of danger and darkness. 347 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:19.360 As I actually know, the good shepherd knows what's on the other side of it. 348 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:22.560 And then it's saying, I feel no evil for you are with me. 349 00:14:22.560 --> 00:14:24.720 And it's like, well, again, the shepherd is present. 350 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:26.560 It's in when he's in the dark valleys, 351 00:14:26.560 --> 00:14:29.600 they're actually, but it becomes beside instead of like a head of. 352 00:14:30.160 --> 00:14:33.760 And the shepherd would have worn like wool and clothing. 353 00:14:33.760 --> 00:14:36.400 They would have smelled like a sheep, would have looked like a sheep. 354 00:14:36.400 --> 00:14:38.880 And again, it's again applying that to Jesus where like, 355 00:14:38.880 --> 00:14:40.720 well, he came to be a human on this earth. 356 00:14:40.720 --> 00:14:43.680 He came and looked so we could look and be like us, 357 00:14:43.680 --> 00:14:46.240 so we could understand him more like he came to us 358 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:47.520 just as a shepherd is doing. 359 00:14:48.560 --> 00:14:51.280 And then we're now then invited to wear his armour in response 360 00:14:51.280 --> 00:14:52.960 and look like him because of all that he's done. 361 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:54.160 But that's another whole thing, well. 362 00:14:55.680 --> 00:14:58.480 And then the rod and your staff, they comfort me. 363 00:14:59.120 --> 00:15:01.280 And like, what is a rod and the staff? 364 00:15:01.280 --> 00:15:03.760 Because to me, I'm not there to start sticking stuff, right? 365 00:15:03.760 --> 00:15:06.640 But actually, a rod is a guidance thing. 366 00:15:06.640 --> 00:15:08.400 I think I may have got these wrong way around. 367 00:15:08.400 --> 00:15:11.760 But one's got the hook and it's like the guidance thing where you yank him out. 368 00:15:11.760 --> 00:15:14.080 And then the staff is like a defense stick. 369 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:17.760 It's like one again is like, it's a guiding thing and one is a defensive thing. 370 00:15:17.760 --> 00:15:21.760 So again, even just in verse four, we see these things where God is like intentional. 371 00:15:21.760 --> 00:15:22.880 He brings us through things. 372 00:15:22.880 --> 00:15:24.000 He knows it's on the other side. 373 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:24.960 We know he can get through it. 374 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:28.080 He's with us in it, beside us, not as this distant 375 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:32.960 thing, but actually something that's beside us that we can understand 376 00:15:32.960 --> 00:15:34.480 and we can feel his presence. 377 00:15:35.040 --> 00:15:37.680 And he also then guides and defends us through that. 378 00:15:37.680 --> 00:15:38.960 That day, I'm... 379 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:40.640 Day, I've got you. 380 00:15:42.160 --> 00:15:43.440 That is amazing. 381 00:15:43.440 --> 00:15:47.360 And I mean, it was just reminds me of the wilderness seasons. 382 00:15:47.360 --> 00:15:52.400 And how the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness and was like 383 00:15:53.520 --> 00:15:54.560 with him in that. 384 00:15:54.560 --> 00:15:57.520 I think it's because on the other side of the wilderness, 385 00:15:57.520 --> 00:16:02.640 there's like a growing of a character and a growing of dependence on the Holy Spirit 386 00:16:02.640 --> 00:16:05.760 when everything else kind of feels like it's been stripped away. 387 00:16:05.760 --> 00:16:06.480 So that's... 388 00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:09.280 I love what you said there about the through the darkness, Father Ything. 389 00:16:10.080 --> 00:16:11.600 All right, verse five, 390 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:14.880 you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. 391 00:16:14.880 --> 00:16:16.960 You're annoying to my head with oil. 392 00:16:16.960 --> 00:16:18.400 My cup overflows. 393 00:16:19.920 --> 00:16:20.560 Wush. 394 00:16:20.560 --> 00:16:20.880 Right. 395 00:16:21.520 --> 00:16:22.320 Take us there. 396 00:16:22.320 --> 00:16:24.240 Mark understands it. 397 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:26.560 Of this verse, I think I genuinely just... 398 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:31.120 I've now, well, I will go into what I've learned, what I believe it to mean. 399 00:16:31.120 --> 00:16:35.040 I generally thought God was just setting up a little dining table with me in my enemies. 400 00:16:35.040 --> 00:16:36.560 I was like, why is he doing this? 401 00:16:36.560 --> 00:16:39.600 Why is he setting up a dining table with me in my enemies? 402 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:40.400 Isn't that fun? 403 00:16:40.400 --> 00:16:42.400 That was my immediate interpretation. 404 00:16:42.400 --> 00:16:45.440 I was wondering what your guys as immediate interpretation was at when you've 405 00:16:45.440 --> 00:16:46.800 like heard this in your life. 406 00:16:47.520 --> 00:16:48.640 I think I see it as... 407 00:16:50.640 --> 00:16:51.760 Yes, God cares. 408 00:16:51.760 --> 00:16:53.120 Yes, God is a comforter. 409 00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:55.040 Yes, God is a provider and a host. 410 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:55.920 At the same time, 411 00:16:55.920 --> 00:16:58.560 these things don't eliminate the presence of enemies. 412 00:16:58.560 --> 00:17:01.040 That regardless of God's provision, 413 00:17:01.040 --> 00:17:04.880 there will be a danger of foot. 414 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:05.920 I don't know. 415 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:07.120 But despite that, 416 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.040 it doesn't change the fact that we can experience God's goodness 417 00:17:11.040 --> 00:17:12.880 in the middle of all that chaos and darkness. 418 00:17:12.880 --> 00:17:14.320 Well, that's what that, that's how I understood it. 419 00:17:14.320 --> 00:17:16.000 Those are immediate interpretations. 420 00:17:16.000 --> 00:17:16.880 Well, I just like... 421 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:18.080 Is that one specific... 422 00:17:18.080 --> 00:17:18.880 It's just that table. 423 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:20.080 Is it the enemies thing? 424 00:17:20.080 --> 00:17:20.720 Yeah. 425 00:17:20.720 --> 00:17:23.440 I mean, mine was just like that I was just at a table, 426 00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:25.200 just me and God and my enemies are over there. 427 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:27.120 Yeah, that's not true. 428 00:17:27.120 --> 00:17:28.320 Yeah, that's true. 429 00:17:28.320 --> 00:17:30.320 So when this was explained to me was more 430 00:17:30.320 --> 00:17:32.160 from like a shepherd point of view. 431 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:35.040 I think it re-framed how I understood what this meant. 432 00:17:35.760 --> 00:17:37.120 Again, I'm just going to read these notes 433 00:17:37.120 --> 00:17:38.800 because I'm going to botch otherwise. 434 00:17:38.800 --> 00:17:41.360 So there's a lot of barren land in the Middle East, 435 00:17:41.360 --> 00:17:45.600 and so shepherds used to go ahead and prepare places or pastures in advance. 436 00:17:45.600 --> 00:17:48.320 So they'll be like very high up on the mountain 437 00:17:48.320 --> 00:17:50.320 and these places they would lead... 438 00:17:50.320 --> 00:17:51.360 They'd be like, 439 00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:52.800 Whoa, I skipped a bit. 440 00:17:52.800 --> 00:17:55.760 These places where they would lead the sheep on, 441 00:17:55.760 --> 00:17:57.120 well, like for hot dry seasons, 442 00:17:57.120 --> 00:17:58.640 and they called them the tablelands. 443 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:01.440 So that's like the areas in like the mountain that's high up. 444 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:05.520 So there would have been a lot of like hostile stuff 445 00:18:05.520 --> 00:18:08.720 and I don't know, bears or whatever you were saying earlier. 446 00:18:09.920 --> 00:18:11.680 But actually, they prepared these areas, 447 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:13.520 and they would have known these areas really, really well. 448 00:18:13.520 --> 00:18:15.840 They would have seen where the weak entrances were. 449 00:18:15.840 --> 00:18:18.880 They would have seen where the things they couldn't eat were. 450 00:18:19.040 --> 00:18:21.440 But they would go ahead and prepare these areas. 451 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:23.920 So again, the sheep would be safe there. 452 00:18:23.920 --> 00:18:26.080 But yeah, I think that's again equivalent to like us. 453 00:18:26.080 --> 00:18:28.480 It's actually like in these tablelands, 454 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:29.840 like the enemies were around. 455 00:18:29.840 --> 00:18:31.600 They were there, they were present. 456 00:18:31.600 --> 00:18:34.320 But the shepherd has gone ahead and prepared it. 457 00:18:34.320 --> 00:18:35.600 Knows what's there. 458 00:18:35.600 --> 00:18:37.600 Like there's nothing that's going to overcome us 459 00:18:37.600 --> 00:18:40.080 because he's there and is so aware of us surrounding. 460 00:18:40.640 --> 00:18:41.600 And so I think that's... 461 00:18:41.600 --> 00:18:43.360 It reshaped the idea of this like, 462 00:18:43.360 --> 00:18:45.600 I'm not sitting at a dining table with my enemies 463 00:18:45.600 --> 00:18:46.880 because that sounds horrible. 464 00:18:46.880 --> 00:18:48.400 Like, well, they'll do that to me. 465 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.760 But actually, it's like, no, he's prepared these safe areas 466 00:18:51.760 --> 00:18:55.280 and high upland when it is these dry seasons 467 00:18:55.280 --> 00:18:58.000 and is protecting me from my enemies 468 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:59.120 even though they are present. 469 00:18:59.120 --> 00:19:00.560 I didn't have to worry about them. 470 00:19:00.560 --> 00:19:01.600 Hmm. 471 00:19:01.600 --> 00:19:03.520 So I can safety in the midst of Jane. 472 00:19:03.520 --> 00:19:04.160 Janeja. 473 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:04.640 Janeja. 474 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:05.280 Janeja. 475 00:19:05.280 --> 00:19:05.840 Yeah. 476 00:19:05.840 --> 00:19:06.400 Janeja. 477 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:07.040 I love that is. 478 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:10.320 Did you have anything on the second half? 479 00:19:10.320 --> 00:19:11.840 Have you ever had stuff on the second half? 480 00:19:11.840 --> 00:19:12.320 Go on. 481 00:19:12.320 --> 00:19:13.280 I've got the breath. 482 00:19:13.280 --> 00:19:14.080 Take it there. 483 00:19:14.080 --> 00:19:15.200 I've got lots of shit. 484 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:16.480 You've got lots of shit. 485 00:19:16.560 --> 00:19:18.720 I have to say, I do have to give a shout out to my dad. 486 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:20.560 My dad did like a Bible study 487 00:19:20.560 --> 00:19:22.880 on Psalm 23 a few years ago 488 00:19:22.880 --> 00:19:25.120 and these are all notes that are from him 489 00:19:25.120 --> 00:19:27.520 and that we've discussed for years as a family. 490 00:19:27.520 --> 00:19:29.600 So I feel very well prepared. 491 00:19:29.600 --> 00:19:31.920 So next bit is you are 492 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:33.520 anoint my head with oil. 493 00:19:33.520 --> 00:19:34.640 My cup overflows. 494 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:36.800 Annoyed. 495 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:39.280 What do you guys think that means before I start? 496 00:19:39.280 --> 00:19:40.240 Yeah, for what my dad says. 497 00:19:42.240 --> 00:19:43.840 I'm quite interested in what your dad says. 498 00:19:43.840 --> 00:19:44.720 Okay, I can start with that. 499 00:19:45.360 --> 00:19:47.520 So while there's two parts of that, 500 00:19:47.520 --> 00:19:49.360 I'm going to start with the anoint my head with oil 501 00:19:49.360 --> 00:19:50.880 and then I'll go into my cup overflows 502 00:19:50.880 --> 00:19:52.160 because there's slightly different imagery. 503 00:19:53.280 --> 00:19:54.160 Oil on sheep. 504 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:57.360 They put oil on sheep to prevent nose flies 505 00:19:57.360 --> 00:19:59.760 slash small annoying things that stress them. 506 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:01.760 So that's one purpose of oil. 507 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:04.560 Another purpose of oil is to protect when 508 00:20:04.560 --> 00:20:08.400 ram's headbutt to prevent like permanent damage 509 00:20:08.400 --> 00:20:09.600 when when we clash. 510 00:20:09.600 --> 00:20:11.520 And it's like, oh that's again very relevant. 511 00:20:11.520 --> 00:20:12.480 Another purpose of oil. 512 00:20:13.120 --> 00:20:15.520 They also use oil to cover the wounds. 513 00:20:15.520 --> 00:20:18.880 So the scratches of today and the scrapes and thorns 514 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:20.800 wouldn't create further damage. 515 00:20:20.800 --> 00:20:23.120 So there's like three purposes of this oil. 516 00:20:23.120 --> 00:20:25.440 So it's to prevent small annoying things 517 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:28.320 is to help things slip and slide when things hit us 518 00:20:28.320 --> 00:20:32.560 but also to prevent further wounds when we have like wounds. 519 00:20:33.840 --> 00:20:35.520 And I think that's again, it's so 520 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:38.000 that applies to us so much. 521 00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:40.320 I mean quite a lot of like oil anointing in church. 522 00:20:40.320 --> 00:20:41.120 I'm not one of you in church, 523 00:20:41.120 --> 00:20:42.320 England, maybe more so than others. 524 00:20:42.320 --> 00:20:45.280 But I've seen that before where we can be anointed with oil. 525 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:48.000 And there's so much like imagery around that. 526 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:50.640 And oil often represents the Holy Spirit 527 00:20:50.640 --> 00:20:51.520 in the Bible as well. 528 00:20:51.520 --> 00:20:52.720 And so there's there's stuff in it. 529 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:57.200 But in the context of these like shepherds and sheep 530 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:00.880 is actually it's purely he just it's again it's protecting us. 531 00:21:00.880 --> 00:21:02.720 It's not denying that these things are going to happen. 532 00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:03.440 We're going to clash. 533 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:04.720 We're going to get cuts. 534 00:21:04.720 --> 00:21:05.680 We're going to get wounds. 535 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:09.920 But actually he puts oil on us to like help us and be with us. 536 00:21:10.560 --> 00:21:11.600 Sassy oil bit. 537 00:21:11.600 --> 00:21:12.560 Thoughts. 538 00:21:12.560 --> 00:21:13.760 You're just smiling at me. 539 00:21:13.760 --> 00:21:14.400 It was good. 540 00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:15.200 It's a good thing. 541 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:15.600 Yeah. 542 00:21:16.640 --> 00:21:17.120 Thoughts. 543 00:21:18.080 --> 00:21:18.480 Thoughts. 544 00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:19.280 Yes, I love that. 545 00:21:19.280 --> 00:21:22.400 I'd heard that before in like a preach about 546 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:25.200 the oil being put over sheep to prevent these flies 547 00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:26.880 from like entering in. 548 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:29.760 Because apparently what this from a preach I had ages ago 549 00:21:29.760 --> 00:21:32.960 that sometimes the flies could like enter into the sheep 550 00:21:32.960 --> 00:21:35.600 like their heads through their noses 551 00:21:35.600 --> 00:21:38.000 and like just send them like kind of crazy. 552 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:42.960 And so it's like God is literally protecting us from I don't know. 553 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:44.480 All things are the big things I guess. 554 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:45.440 There are things are the big things. 555 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:46.080 Yeah. 556 00:21:46.080 --> 00:21:46.960 Sorry. 557 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:48.400 No further no further thoughts. 558 00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:49.360 I'd love to hear what you say. 559 00:21:49.360 --> 00:21:50.240 Oh my gosh. 560 00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:51.520 I feel like I'm just asking you. 561 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:54.080 I can't wait so much to say. 562 00:21:54.080 --> 00:21:55.840 I when it comes to the oil thing. 563 00:21:56.640 --> 00:21:59.600 I don't know for me it stopped being about sheep 564 00:21:59.600 --> 00:22:01.680 and it started being about you're almost like a wary traveler 565 00:22:01.680 --> 00:22:02.880 coming to an end. 566 00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:06.480 And it's a way of the host as it were 567 00:22:06.560 --> 00:22:09.680 honoring this traveler and like welcoming him in. 568 00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:11.440 And so that's how I saw it. 569 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:13.600 It's almost just like come on in. 570 00:22:13.600 --> 00:22:14.080 Come on in. 571 00:22:14.080 --> 00:22:15.040 You're welcome here. 572 00:22:15.040 --> 00:22:15.840 Let me in on your head. 573 00:22:15.840 --> 00:22:17.040 And it's like a form of honoring. 574 00:22:17.040 --> 00:22:17.680 Yeah. 575 00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:19.680 Which in itself is a picture of grace 576 00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:21.840 is the why on earth are we being honored by God. 577 00:22:21.840 --> 00:22:22.320 You know? 578 00:22:22.320 --> 00:22:24.000 Well I think that's also beautiful 579 00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:26.400 that we can look at just this word oil 580 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:28.720 and have all these different connotations. 581 00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:30.320 And that's like the beauty of the Bible 582 00:22:30.320 --> 00:22:31.680 is that there's so much depth to it. 583 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:36.240 Like this is why it's God breathing whatever God's words. 584 00:22:36.320 --> 00:22:37.760 Like there's so much in it 585 00:22:37.760 --> 00:22:40.720 and so much of it can just continue pointing to him. 586 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:42.800 And I think actually thinking of this host 587 00:22:42.800 --> 00:22:44.960 meant like idea as well as really interesting 588 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:47.680 as we move on to my cup overflows. 589 00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:50.000 And my notes I've got for that is David Walser Shepherd 590 00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:51.120 but he's also a king. 591 00:22:52.320 --> 00:22:54.800 And king makes people go home 592 00:22:54.800 --> 00:22:56.320 when they stop filling their cups 593 00:22:56.320 --> 00:22:58.960 is basically how it works apparently. 594 00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:02.080 So the imagery is like Jesus will continue to fill our cups 595 00:23:02.080 --> 00:23:03.680 as he doesn't want us to leave his presence. 596 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:05.840 And that's just beautiful. 597 00:23:05.840 --> 00:23:07.520 Where it's like the oil is at the welcoming thing 598 00:23:07.520 --> 00:23:08.560 and then he never wants us to leave. 599 00:23:08.560 --> 00:23:09.680 He just wants us to be there. 600 00:23:09.680 --> 00:23:11.920 He wants to continue overflow in our cup 601 00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:12.960 filling us up. 602 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:14.720 But also just so we never leave. 603 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:16.160 I think we also use that language 604 00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:19.120 quite a lot of like Lord Phyllis fill our cup. 605 00:23:19.120 --> 00:23:20.640 Well that's quite a lot in church. 606 00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:21.840 So I wonder like what you guys 607 00:23:22.800 --> 00:23:24.160 feel like that links to 608 00:23:24.160 --> 00:23:25.680 for your understanding of Lord Jesus. 609 00:23:26.960 --> 00:23:30.240 I mean I think for me when I read this passage 610 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:33.920 like specifically the my cup overflows but 611 00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:36.240 it's like on my own 612 00:23:37.360 --> 00:23:38.560 my cup is empty. 613 00:23:38.560 --> 00:23:39.520 Yeah. Yeah. 614 00:23:39.520 --> 00:23:42.320 Like I actually don't really have anything to bring. 615 00:23:42.320 --> 00:23:43.920 I feel like runs out pretty fast. 616 00:23:43.920 --> 00:23:47.360 Yeah runs out really fast like my capacity like everything. 617 00:23:47.360 --> 00:23:49.120 And when I think of my cup I'm thinking of like 618 00:23:49.760 --> 00:23:54.400 what I can give like my energy, my thoughts, my ideas 619 00:23:54.400 --> 00:23:56.480 even my my worship and everything like that. 620 00:23:57.120 --> 00:23:59.920 And it's actually from Jesus 621 00:23:59.920 --> 00:24:01.120 that my cup has filled. 622 00:24:01.120 --> 00:24:01.600 Yeah. 623 00:24:01.600 --> 00:24:04.160 It's from the Holy Spirit from God that my cup has filled. 624 00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:06.800 And it reminds me of the women at the well 625 00:24:06.800 --> 00:24:09.920 and like Jesus says are living water 626 00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:11.520 and the well that never runs dry. 627 00:24:11.520 --> 00:24:13.760 And it's like actually I have to continually 628 00:24:13.760 --> 00:24:16.800 daily go back to Jesus for my cup to be filled. 629 00:24:16.800 --> 00:24:20.240 For like my soul to be refreshed, 630 00:24:20.240 --> 00:24:21.840 my soul to be restored for my head to be 631 00:24:21.840 --> 00:24:22.880 anointed with oil. 632 00:24:22.880 --> 00:24:23.280 Yeah. 633 00:24:23.280 --> 00:24:25.120 You know like Christ as well. 634 00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:27.440 One of the I think it means anointed one. 635 00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:34.080 And it's like Jesus is this just this image of like communion with 636 00:24:34.080 --> 00:24:36.560 with God and with like humanity. 637 00:24:36.560 --> 00:24:37.120 Yeah. 638 00:24:37.120 --> 00:24:38.400 And I don't know. 639 00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:41.520 So when I read this I just feel it just reminds me of like 640 00:24:42.080 --> 00:24:45.120 how my soul gets to be constantly refreshed by God. 641 00:24:45.120 --> 00:24:48.720 And that I don't need to worry about it ever running out 642 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:52.720 because Jesus never runs out and never wants me to leave his presence. 643 00:24:52.800 --> 00:24:56.400 I also love that just these themes are just through the whole Bible. 644 00:24:56.400 --> 00:24:56.880 Yeah. 645 00:24:56.880 --> 00:24:58.080 I think that's just so beautiful. 646 00:24:58.080 --> 00:24:59.040 Like yeah, you're so right. 647 00:24:59.040 --> 00:25:01.040 This link's so clearly to the woman at the well 648 00:25:01.040 --> 00:25:04.240 and that theme of water and those will never be like thirsty. 649 00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:06.640 Like I'm like, oh, I'm feeling it. 650 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.280 Do you know what I mean? 651 00:25:07.280 --> 00:25:09.840 It's amazing that just this like act of worship 652 00:25:09.840 --> 00:25:16.000 and this poem that David all wrote that it's like that is 653 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:17.440 that's then through the whole Bible. 654 00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:17.760 Yeah. 655 00:25:17.760 --> 00:25:18.640 I think that's just beautiful. 656 00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:18.960 Yeah. 657 00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:19.520 Sorry, I love it. 658 00:25:19.520 --> 00:25:20.000 It's like now. 659 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:22.240 Intuitive and okay. 660 00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:23.680 Great thoughts. 661 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:24.720 Verse six. 662 00:25:24.720 --> 00:25:26.400 Solly, please may you read out. 663 00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:28.080 I can't. 664 00:25:28.080 --> 00:25:31.200 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life. 665 00:25:31.200 --> 00:25:33.760 And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 666 00:25:33.760 --> 00:25:35.040 Oh, man. 667 00:25:35.040 --> 00:25:35.760 Oh, man. 668 00:25:35.760 --> 00:25:36.640 Yes, please. 669 00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:37.440 Oh, man. 670 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:38.240 Hallelujah. 671 00:25:38.240 --> 00:25:42.880 Oh, I think my dad said that goodness and mercy or goodness and love 672 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:44.400 are almost like God's sheep dogs. 673 00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:45.840 And I quite like that. 674 00:25:45.840 --> 00:25:47.120 It's like they will be around us. 675 00:25:47.120 --> 00:25:47.920 They will chase us. 676 00:25:47.920 --> 00:25:48.720 They will nudge us. 677 00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:49.680 They'll remind us. 678 00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:50.160 That's great. 679 00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:51.040 Who the shepherd is. 680 00:25:51.840 --> 00:25:54.160 And so we can see little glimpse of that in our life. 681 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:56.560 We can see a bit of his goodness and his love and his mercy. 682 00:25:56.560 --> 00:25:58.160 And the more we look for it, the more we'll see it as well. 683 00:25:59.120 --> 00:26:01.200 But again, they're just there always pointing us 684 00:26:01.200 --> 00:26:03.360 to to the shepherd and I think that's beautiful. 685 00:26:03.360 --> 00:26:04.320 Yeah. 686 00:26:04.320 --> 00:26:06.160 And then dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 687 00:26:07.280 --> 00:26:08.640 I love the word dwell. 688 00:26:08.640 --> 00:26:09.120 Me too. 689 00:26:09.120 --> 00:26:10.080 I always dwell on the word dwell. 690 00:26:10.080 --> 00:26:10.560 Yeah. 691 00:26:10.560 --> 00:26:14.320 It's like this inner like his present within us. 692 00:26:15.040 --> 00:26:16.800 Like I think that's just so beautiful. 693 00:26:16.800 --> 00:26:20.560 Like his goodness and his mercy and his love and all these attributes. 694 00:26:20.560 --> 00:26:23.120 Is actually like, is within us and a part of us 695 00:26:23.120 --> 00:26:25.840 because we have to use the nas and I think that's so beautiful. 696 00:26:25.840 --> 00:26:26.800 I love that. 697 00:26:26.800 --> 00:26:28.480 And I feel as well like with the, 698 00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:30.960 and I'll dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 699 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:34.480 It's like when you go home, you feel like, 700 00:26:34.480 --> 00:26:36.240 well hopefully you feel at peace. 701 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:38.960 And it's your place where you feel like you can most be yourself 702 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:41.200 and like be comforted. 703 00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:43.440 And so it's like just such a beautiful way to end this. 704 00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:46.960 I was like, yeah, I'm going to dwell where I can fully be myself 705 00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:49.280 in the presence of the one who created me. 706 00:26:49.280 --> 00:26:50.080 Yeah. 707 00:26:50.080 --> 00:26:51.360 And be in his house. 708 00:26:51.360 --> 00:26:54.240 It's good because it's more than a day. 709 00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:57.120 You know, it's, you can't overstay your welcome. 710 00:26:57.120 --> 00:26:59.040 And it's not, it's not like an acquaintance way. 711 00:26:59.040 --> 00:27:01.280 You know, you have to like be very, and then you leave, 712 00:27:01.280 --> 00:27:02.640 you know, you don't know, overstay it. 713 00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:04.000 It's just, I like it. 714 00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:05.760 There's an understanding that you are. 715 00:27:05.760 --> 00:27:07.440 You are welcome here permanently. 716 00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:07.920 Yeah. 717 00:27:07.920 --> 00:27:10.880 Like this is this is your space as well. 718 00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:11.600 I like that. 719 00:27:11.600 --> 00:27:12.480 Thank you, Jesus. 720 00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.120 Yeah. 721 00:27:13.120 --> 00:27:15.760 That links like Litchie completely to the thing 722 00:27:15.760 --> 00:27:17.280 about the mic up overflowing. 723 00:27:17.280 --> 00:27:17.840 Yeah. 724 00:27:17.920 --> 00:27:21.360 And Jesus will never stop filling our cups 725 00:27:21.360 --> 00:27:22.400 to tell us to leave. 726 00:27:22.400 --> 00:27:27.040 Well, any last thoughts, guys, before we wrap up? 727 00:27:27.040 --> 00:27:29.200 I would just encourage like anyone listening, 728 00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:31.200 I'm sorry, this is such a good 729 00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:32.320 Psalm to memorize. 730 00:27:33.360 --> 00:27:36.400 And especially like when I go through difficult times 731 00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:37.840 and I can't sleep and I'm restless, 732 00:27:37.840 --> 00:27:40.560 I wake up and I'm half awake and I sneak these words 733 00:27:40.560 --> 00:27:41.680 over myself. 734 00:27:41.680 --> 00:27:42.560 This is the Lord's Prayer. 735 00:27:42.560 --> 00:27:44.000 But when you're half asleep, 736 00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:45.760 I literally said the Lord's Prayer so many times 737 00:27:45.760 --> 00:27:46.560 and I forget the words. 738 00:27:46.560 --> 00:27:47.840 Like it doesn't matter. 739 00:27:47.840 --> 00:27:49.440 But it's like actually it's words like these 740 00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:52.720 that we can say over ourselves to know that they're truth 741 00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:54.160 and be rooted in that. 742 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:56.480 Because there's so much in there about restoration 743 00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:59.600 about God being protected, about God loving us 744 00:27:59.600 --> 00:28:00.480 and being there forever. 745 00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:02.480 Like just memorize this. 746 00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:04.800 Bring back the memory verses because it's good stuff. 747 00:28:04.800 --> 00:28:05.600 It's good. 748 00:28:05.600 --> 00:28:06.480 It's really good. 749 00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:07.600 It tells you so well. 750 00:28:07.600 --> 00:28:09.360 It tells you so much about who God is. 751 00:28:09.360 --> 00:28:09.840 Yeah. 752 00:28:09.840 --> 00:28:10.880 Which I love. 753 00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:13.920 And it tells you how we relate to him as humanity 754 00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:15.280 and what our role is. 755 00:28:15.360 --> 00:28:17.200 And I think that takes a lot of pressure off. 756 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:19.120 Okay, no, I'm the sheep here. 757 00:28:19.120 --> 00:28:20.560 I just follow your word. 758 00:28:20.560 --> 00:28:21.760 I follow what I know about you. 759 00:28:21.760 --> 00:28:23.520 I follow what I know to be true. 760 00:28:23.520 --> 00:28:26.960 And I think that's what I take from this. 761 00:28:26.960 --> 00:28:27.760 Yeah. 762 00:28:27.760 --> 00:28:28.240 Yeah. 763 00:28:28.240 --> 00:28:28.960 That's beautiful. 764 00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:30.640 So is he better than how about you? 765 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.080 So is he both thinks that this song is, 766 00:28:34.080 --> 00:28:36.400 like I have this song all over my room. 767 00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:38.800 It's the one I literally look at it every day 768 00:28:38.800 --> 00:28:42.960 and it's just a reminder of like God has it. 769 00:28:42.960 --> 00:28:43.360 Yeah. 770 00:28:43.360 --> 00:28:44.240 God actually has it. 771 00:28:44.320 --> 00:28:46.160 God is my shepherd. 772 00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:48.560 He's guiding me. 773 00:28:48.560 --> 00:28:51.040 And it's like a reminder to follow him. 774 00:28:51.040 --> 00:28:52.480 And to be rooted in his word. 775 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:55.040 And that he makes me lie down in green parses. 776 00:28:55.040 --> 00:28:56.720 And he's made me a psycho waters. 777 00:28:56.720 --> 00:28:57.920 Freshly like the whole thing. 778 00:28:57.920 --> 00:29:01.280 Yeah, it is just it is just rooting myself in truth. 779 00:29:01.280 --> 00:29:02.400 And absolutely. 780 00:29:02.400 --> 00:29:03.600 Yeah, love it. 781 00:29:03.600 --> 00:29:05.920 Well, guys, thank you so much for joining us 782 00:29:05.920 --> 00:29:08.800 in our Bible study of Psalm 23. 783 00:29:08.800 --> 00:29:11.200 Drop a sheep in the comments. 784 00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:13.360 Yeah, sheep emoji. 785 00:29:14.320 --> 00:29:18.160 And like a rod emoji if you can find one. 786 00:29:18.160 --> 00:29:19.920 I want to see literally 99 sheep. 787 00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:20.800 99 sheep. 788 00:29:20.800 --> 00:29:21.520 Hallelujah. 789 00:29:21.520 --> 00:29:24.080 Because Jesus will leave the 99 for the one. 790 00:29:24.080 --> 00:29:24.480 Exactly. 791 00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:25.040 Come on now. 792 00:29:25.040 --> 00:29:25.520 Amen. 793 00:29:25.520 --> 00:29:26.720 Guys, bless you. 794 00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:28.000 Thank you for tuning in. 795 00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:30.160 We hope to see you in the next video. 796 00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:30.640 Bye. 797 00:29:30.640 --> 00:29:31.360 Bye. 798 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:33.360 That was a sheep joke. 799 00:29:33.360 --> 00:29:34.160 Bye. 800 00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:36.160 That was super good.