Rod and Staff (and Sling) | Psalm 23 Pt 6 | EP039
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- The rod and the staff, they comfort David. And likely the sling too! These are what the shepherd carries for various situations. Learning about these alone is utterly fascinating, especially when you find out how David uses them against lions, bears, and Goliath (which we discuss). But how these translate into what God does for us in in the midst of our deep valleys is where the power lies. And once we understand that, we’ll find comfort, courage, and hope just like David did.
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Thank You ABBA FATHER
Thank you. We’re covering this psalm in church but for some reason the speaker didn’t cover the rod and staff. Now I understand why those words are used in combination with comfort. I always thought a rod was used for hitting.
Thank you so much for the message. Our Lord watches over us. He is the good shepherd.
Great message and clear teaching! More of God's best!
Thanks so much Ulysses!
This was very Good! It really helped get the picture of that part of Psalms 23. It was articulate and you actually showed us how those items looked. Thank you very much--- this video was Very Helpful!👌🏾🙌🏾👍🏾✨
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Excellent and well spoken
Thanks!
Such beautiful teaching. Thank you SO much. Many blessings to you
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I bless God for that. Thank you for your kind words.
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That's wonderful to hear. Thanks for sharing that.
Starts at 2:17
Thank you for this wonderful teaching. I have one question...I hear explanations saying that rod is sometimes used to hit the sheep' leg in order to protect them from going astray. The shepherd will carry the lamb until the leg gets healed, and teach them not to get lost again. Of course, that is done by love...but the understanding of the use of the rod really changes our image towards God. I would love to hear your opinion.
Hi Jun! Thank you for your kind comments. With respect to your question, yes, a shepherd will break the leg of a wayward sheep in order to teach it not to go astray. This, however, is not a common practice. It's rare, but it is done from time to time.
Hi, thanks for this series, which has really been blessing me.
Clearly you have spent significant time in the Holy Lands, and I wanted to ask whether you’ve been able to connect with Palestinian Christians during your time there, many of whom can trace their time in the land back to the time of Jesus. During this video You commented on a picture of a shepherd from the early 1900s as taken in Israel which is incorrect, as the modern nation of Israel wasn’t established until 1948. This was more likely a Palestinian shepherd in Palestine. I just hope someone with your influence and commitment to the Lord is seeking fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Palestine as well. Thanks again!
Hi Wendy, thank you for your kind comments. We're thrilled the series has been a blessing to you.
And yes, I have some dear friends in the land who are Palestinian Christians. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen "Hope in the Holy Land," I would highly recommend this documentary as it does a great job of depicting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. hopeintheholyland.com
With respect to mentioning "Israel," of course, Israel wasn't a modern nation until 1948. Based on our audience, at times, I use "Israel" more generally as many people do not know the background to the modern founding of the nation, and the point is to simply show a picture and not get into all the history. So it's not me taking sides; it's giving people a general frame for what we're engaging.
Thanks!
Thanks! I actually lived in Palestine for a while and studied under Gary Burge (who was referenced in one of the videos) - actually a recent short film called “The Gift” I thought was a very accurate, brief capture of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. I understand the simplicity of referring to the area as Israel but I think it results in the loss of clarity that is so important to know, especially for Christians. Anyway, this series has continued to be a blessing to me so I am thankful. I also just want to be faithful to my Palestinian friends and the truth I witnessed of the horrific occupation, and nudge whenever I can.
Peace
@@wendymyers-jennings4975 Thank you for your thoughts, Wendy, and for "The Gift" recommendation!
The crook was also used to right a sheep as they are top heavy and fall over and cannot pick themselves up
You mention that the rod was not used to strike a sheep but a shepherd sometimes had to break a leg of a sheep that continually got into trouble the photo of the lion was a male lion
The female lions would have been the hunters
So Proverbs 13:24 is NOT about corporal punishment?
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for your question. It's important to keep in mind the context. In Psalm 23, we're looking at a shepherd guiding and protecting sheep in the midst of danger. In Proverbs 13, the context is of a parent's active love for the child. Unfortunately, most people are familiar with the saying, "Spare the rod, spoil the child," and automatically assume the context is corporal punishment. That saying is a paraphrase of Proverbs 13:24. The context of Proverbs 13:24 is ultimately about active, diligent love.
If you look above in the comments, you'll see an exchange I had with Jun Sakakiyama that I think is closely related to your question. In rare circumstances, a shepherd may use the rod to break the sheep's leg to keep it from going astray BUT the shepherd then carries the sheep until the leg heals. This is important to emphasize. Anytime there is discipline, it's performed within the context of love, and that is the ultimate context of Proverbs 13:24.
The saying "Spare the rod, spoil the child" doesn't do justice to the full context. Ellen Davis's commentary on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs is really helpful on this proverb.
So the size of these stones would be the "5 smooth stones" used by David, trying to imagine men carrying such a load
seems like quite a load to carry, so would these stones ever vary in sizes?
See Even Billy Corgan gets it...
That, sir, is very funny.