A Nature Walk Through Psalm 23 - Lesson 76
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
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🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Take a nature walk through Psalm 23! Enjoy green pastures and restful waters as you learn about sheep, bummer lambs, shepherds, and still waters.
Here’s our trail map:
- Why Do Sheep Need Shepherds?
- What Is a Bummer Lamb?
- What Are the Still Waters in Psalm 23?
- How Can We Trust God and Follow His Lead?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” Psalm 23:1-2 (ESV)
“If a man has a hundred sheep but one of the sheep gets lost, he will leave the other ninety-nine on the hill and go to look for the lost sheep.” Matthew 18:12 (NCV)
“...I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.” Hebrews 13:5 (NCV)
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 (NCV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
- Grazers: Animals that feed on low-growing vegetation like grasses and herbs.
- Ruminant Animals: Animals with separate compartments in their stomachs and a unique way of digesting food, including chewing their food two times.
- Vulnerable: To be without protection. Something that is vulnerable can be easily hurt.
- Bummer Lamb: A baby sheep that has been rejected by its mother. The mother does not nurse the baby, meaning the baby cannot get the milk it needs from its mother. The mother also does not protect the lamb. A bummer lamb is cared for by its shepherd.
- Stagnant Water: Water that is not moving or circulating.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:03.9 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
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| 0:13.5 | and a bonus video of content every single week so you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com |
| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.2 | Hello world. |
| 0:32.7 | Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:39.0 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:52.4 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:56.8 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:10.7 | The Lord is my shepherd. |
| 1:13.3 | I shall not want. |
| 1:14.9 | He makes me lie down in green pastures. |
| 1:18.0 | He leads me besides still waters. |
| 1:21.3 | Have you ever heard those words before? |
| 1:23.7 | I just read the first two verses of Psalm 23. |
| 1:27.8 | My kids and I, we recently worked on memorizing Psalm 23, and this chapter of the Bible |
| 1:33.5 | is so comforting and full of peace. |
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