This Second Main Section In Chapter s 9-14 Probably Came Later in Zechariah's Life and It Concentrates on the Eschatalogical Future When God Will Finally Bring All His Work to Fruition. Many years have passed. The building of the Temple has been completed, but it has not produced the spiritual reviv... [ Continue Reading ]
A LAMENT OVER THE CONDITION OF ISRAEL (ZECHARIAH 11:1). Zechariah 11:1 ‘Open your doors, Oh Lebanon, That the fire may devour your cedars. Howl, Oh fir tree, For the cedar is fallen, Because the glorious ones are spoiled. Howl, Oh you oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest is come down. A voi... [ Continue Reading ]
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 false shepherds as found in Zechariah 10:2. Up to now the future has on the whole seemed rosy. But... [ Continue Reading ]
ZECHARIAH IS TO FEED THE FLOCK DOOMED FOR SLAUGHTER (ZECHARIAH 11:4). There is an interesting contrast here between the false shepherds of Zechariah and the true shepherd of Ezekiel. In Ezekiel 34 YHWH Himself will save the sheep, here He hands them over to the false shepherds. In Ezekiel 34:23 YHWH... [ Continue Reading ]
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'). And I took to me two staves, the one I called Beauty (or Favour') and the other I called Bands (or ‘U... [ Continue Reading ]
ZECHARIAH ASKS FOR HIS WAGE TO BE PAID BECAUSE HE IS GIVING UP HIS POSITION (ZECHARIAH 11:12). AND USES IT AS A SYMBOL OF ISRAEL'S REJECTION Zechariah 11:12 ‘And I said to them, “If you think good, give me my wages, and if not, do not do so.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.'... [ Continue Reading ]
ZECHARIAH IS CALLED ON TO ILLUSTRATE YHWH'S REJECTION OF HIS PEOPLE BY APPEARING LIKE A FOOLISH SHEPHERD (ZECHARIAH 11:15). Zechariah 11:15 ‘And YHWH said to me, “Take to yourself yet again the tools of a foolish shepherd, for lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not number those th... [ Continue Reading ]