Three shepherds also I cut off in one month, the wicked civil authorities, the priests, and the scribes of the Jewish nation being probably meant, who were removed from power in a very short time; and my soul loathed them, since he, the type of the one Good Shepherd and Ruler of His Church, became impatient with their perverse impenitence, and their soul also abhorred me, the sheep foolishly refusing to follow the kind leadership of their shepherd.
Verse Zechariah 11:8. _THREE SHEPHERDS ALSO I CUT OFF IN ONE MONTH_] Taking this _literally_, some think the _three shepherds_ mean the _three_ Maccabees, _Judas, Jonathan_, and _Simon_; others, the...
AND I CUT OFF THREE SHEPHERDS IN ONE MONTH - Jerome: “I have read in some one’s commentary, that the shepherds, cut off in the indignation of the Lord, are to be understood of priests and false prophe...
CHAPTER 11 _ 1. The judgment of the land, the temple and the slaughter of the flock (Zechariah 11:1) _ 2. The true shepherd set aside and rejected (Zechariah 11:7) 3. The foolish shepherd (Z
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH IN FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. The author here assumes the rô le of the chief actor in the events he is describing, and speaks in the first person. Unlike Zechariah, but in accordance wi...
CUT OFF. sent off. They are unnamed. SOUL, Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
_Three shepherds … in one month_ This has been understood to refer either to three historical persons, e.g. Zachariah, Shallum (2 Kings 15:8; 2 Kings 15:13) and some third usurper, not mentioned in th...
DISCOURSE: 1256 THE MUTUAL ABHORRENCE BETWEEN GOD AND SINNERS Zechariah 11:8. _My soul lothed them; and their soul also abhorred me_. THE judgments of God that from time to time are inflicted on mank...
THREE SHEPHERDS ALSO—IN ONE MONTH— The _great Shepherd,_ the Messiah, goes on to speak, agreeably to the ancient custom, of hiring shepherds for a month. The priests were frequently changed among the...
FAITHFUL AND FOOLISH SHEPHERDS. Zechariah 11:4-17 RV. Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter; whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Bl...
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. THREE SHEPHERDS ALSO I CUT OFF, [ waa'akchid (H3582)] - literally, to cause to disappear, to d...
11:8 vexed (i-13) Or 'grieved.' see Judges 10:16 ; Mark 3:5 ....
THE PARABLE OF THE SHEPHERDS The perplexing nature of the prophecies in this chapter renders exposition difficult, especially as we cannot be sure of the circumstances. Apparently, however, the passa...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 11 V1 Open your doors, Lebanon. Then fire will destroy your *cedar trees! V2 Cry aloud, *juniper trees, because (he has) destroyed...
(4-17) The great difficulty of this passage, which is metaphorical and symbolical throughout, consists in the fact that hardly any clue to the interpretation is given to us. Thus commentators are quit...
The effect of the prophet’s (_i.e.,_ God’s) feeding the flock is that He “cut off three shepherds in one month.” As in Ezekiel and Daniel (Ezekiel 4:4; Daniel 9:24, &c.), the space of time mentioned h...
וָ אַכְחִ֛ד אֶת ־שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הָ רֹעִ֖ים בְּ
THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...
7. THE REJECTION AND MURDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Zechariah 11:4; Zechariah 13:7 There follows now, in the rest of chapter 11, a longer oracle, to which Ewald and most critics after him have suitably...
BEAUTY AND BANDS Zechariah 11:1-17 The times were very dark when Zechariah felt called upon to act as shepherd to Jehovah's harried flock. Rulers and priests were actuated by selfish greed and mutua...
The last movement of the message described the rejection of the King. The prophet first foretold the coming of judgment under the figure of the Roman fire devouring the people and spoiling the glory...
(m) Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed (n) them, and their soul also abhorred me. (m) By which he shows his care and diligence that he would not allow them to have evil r...
Month. That is, in a very short time. By these three shepherds probably are meant the latter princes and high priests of the Jews, whose reign was short. (Challoner) --- Ismael, Joseph, and Ananus, al...
Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich; and their ow...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
At the beginning of the verse the Prophet continues the same subject, that God spared no pains in ruling the people, but patiently bore with many grievances; for it is the duty of every good and caref...
In connection with the judgments that should attend it, the Spirit enters into more detail with respect to the rejection of the Messiah, and the particular circumstances of the last days, in consequen...
THREE SHEPHERDS ALSO I CUT OFF IN ONE MONTH,.... Not Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, as is suggested in the Talmud e; nor David, Adonijah, and Joab, who died in the space of a month; nor the three kings, Je...
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. Ver. 8. _Three shepherds also I cut off in one month_] That is, in a short time I took away and...
_Three shepherds also I cut off in one month_ The prophet may be said to do what God did; either in the punishment of certain false prophets, or of certain wicked governors. Some think, that by these...
JUDGMENT BECAUSE THE TRUE SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL IS REJECTED AND A FALSE SHEPHERD ACCEPTED (vv. 1-6) This chapter is all prophetic, dealing chiefly with the suffering of Israel because of their reject...
LOTHED THEM: _ Heb._ was straightened for them...
4-14 Christ came into this world for judgment to the Jewish church and nation, which were wretchedly corrupt and degenerate. Those have their minds wofully blinded, who do ill, and justify themselves...
THREE, put for many, a definite for an indefinite number. SHEPHERDS, negligent or greatly faulty. I CUT OFF; put out of office, or, by discovering their faults, made them lie hid and conceal themselve...
Zechariah 11:8 dismissed H3582 (H8686) three H7969 shepherds H7462 (H8802) one H259 month H3391 soul H5315 loathe
A PROPHECY IN WHICH ZECHARIAH SEES THAT INSTEAD OF TRUE SHEPHERDS THERE WILL ARISE FALSE SHEPHERDS. HE AS THE TRUE SHEPHERD WILL BE REJECTED (ZECHARIAH 11:1). Zchariah now returns to his theme of the...
ZECHARIAH BATTLES AGAINST THE ODDS AND FINALLY RESIGNS (ZECHARIAH 11:7). Zechariah 11:7 ‘So I fed the flock doomed to be slain for the traffickers of the sheep (or ‘truly the lowly of the flock'). An...
Zechariah 11:4. _Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;_ This is a deep prophecy. It may be interpreted concerning many events, but I think it primarily refers to the departure...
CONTENTS: First advent of Christ foretold and His rejection. God's wrath against Israel as the result. The rise of anti-Christ and his judgment. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Those who wil...
Zechariah 11:1. _Open thy doors, oh Lebanon._ This is a word of delicacy for the temple, calling it by another name. Dr. Lightfoot quotes several striking comments on this text. “The east gate of the...
_My soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred Me _ A MUTUAL DISLIKE BETWEEN GOD AND MAN I. This mutual moral antagonism is manifestly abnormal. It is not conceivable that the all-wise and all-l...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:1 Zechariah’s focus turns from the flock back to the shepherds. The fable of vv. Zechariah 11:1 tells of impending destruction. In vv....
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:4 Zechariah himself acts out the role of a shepherd who rescues his sheep only to have the sheep come to detest him. He then leaves the flock to a worthless shepherd....
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:8 In a very short time Zechariah removed THREE other SHEPHERDS and became the shepherd to this flock. This symbolizes a complete purging of the greedy leaders. But he...
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:7. I] The prophet executed the task committed to him by shepherding a sad (_poor_) flock. TWO STAVES] “to set forth the kind of double salvation bestowed upon the nation t...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 11:13 § 8. Restoration to their own land and material prosperity do not free the Israelites from probation or trouble. The prophet, therefore, darkens his late picture with some...
Tonight we have a fascinating area of scripture to cover. Pray the Lord will give me the gift of brevity. For we are surely getting into some exciting areas of biblical prophecy, as the Lord begins to...
Deuteronomy 32:19; Hebrews 10:38; Hosea 5:7; Hosea 9:15; Isaiah 49:7;...