Psalm 22
“The Suffering of the Shepherd”
Introduction:
Psalm 22 The Suffering Shepherd (Jn 10:1-18 “lays down life for sheep)
Psalm 23 The Sufficient Shepherd (lives for/cares for the sheep)
Psalm 24 The Sovereign Shepherd
I. The Abandonment of the Suffering Shepherd (1-21)
A. Abandoned by God (1-5)
1. His Agony in Being Abandoned by God (1-2)
2. His Affirmation of the Integrity of God (3-5)
B. Abhorred by Man (6-21)
1. The Mockery of Man (6-8)
2. The Meanness of Man (12-13)
3. Murdered by Man (14-21)
II. The Adoration of the Sovereign Shepherd (22-31)
A. The Example of Worship by the Sovereign Shepherd (22)
B. The Exhortation to Worship the Sovereign Shepherd (23-26)
C. The Exaltation of the Sovereign Shepherd (27-31)