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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