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Table.....
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Table mountain - Cape Town
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Table Mountain
In summer shepherd leads the sheep
towards table land - mountain top
Common in western United States and
Southern Europe and is called 'Mesas'
'Mesas' is a Spanish word for table
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Prepares the Table Land....
Before summer shepherd goes to survey the
land Jn.10:3-4
He distributes salt and minerals at strategic
places.
Identifies site for his camp
Determines the carrying capacity of the land
that helps to decide grazing pattern
He removes poisonous weeds if any
Eg. Joseph / job
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White and Blue Cammas
Poisonous
Non-Poisonous
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A single white Camma in the midst of blue
Cammas
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He keeps eye on predators Wild beasts cunningly come to snatch the sheep
Beasts like wolf, bear, lion etc.
We need to be careful, be closer to the shepherd
Eg. Peter, Lord warned him, yet he walked afar
off. Lk.22:31-32,54-62
We should not be ignorant of his devices2Cor.2:11
He comes some time like a roaring Lion or like an
angel of light 1Pet.5:8;2 Cor.11:14; Mat.7:15
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He makes provision for water
He clears out water holes and springs
He makes sure that clean, clear, cool, deep
water is available Ezekiel 34:18
He makes sure that sheep are safe there on
the mountain top from weeds and
predators
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Still waters......
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He protects them from storms and
gales Shepherd should know the direction andnature of wind as he goes to higher ground
Satan some times takes us to the top of the
mountain - material prosperity. Matt. 4:8-10
Some times he may allow us to reach the
pinnacle of temple - spiritual progress
Matt.4:5-6
We need to be extremely careful of his
tactics 2Cor.2:11
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Prepared Table is the symbol of
His love
Lord's Table reminds the love of the good
shepherd.
Lord's Table and LORD's Supper
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The Lords supper (I Cor 11:20)
It is Lords and not ours
He invited us to the supper
Observed in the evening (Acts 10:7) . Supper is
defined as the most important meal of the day.(To Indians lunch and for Europeans dinner)
So it is not necessary to be in the evening .Early church did it because of social pressure-
slaves working It is different from Lords table. I Cor 10:21
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Lords table and Lords supper
Both are different
Lords supper is exclusively of NT
Table of the Lord found in OT and also
in Kingdom-Lords daily provision forHis children Mal. 1:7,12 Lk.22:29-30
Provison of priestly family at the alter is
the Table of the Lord He also provided Manna and water.
Prepared a table in the Wilderness