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Verse Zechariah 11:7. _AND I WILT FEED THE FLOCK OF SLAUGHTER_] I
showed them what God had revealed to me relative to the evils coming
upon the land; and I did this the more especially for the sake of...
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The prophetic narrative which follows, differs in its form, in some
respects, from the symbolical actions of the prophets and from
Zechariah’s own visions. The symbolical actions of the prophets are
a...
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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
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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...
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_And I will feed_ Rather, SO I FED, in accordance with the command
given me in Zechariah 11:4. Comp. "and I fed," at the end of this
verse.
_even you_ or, THEREFORE: i.e. "So I fed the flock of slaug...
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AND I WILL FEED, &C.— In Ezekiel 37:16 the prophet writes the names
of the tribes upon two sticks, which, joined together, aptly express
the union of all the tribes. But here the prophet takes the she...
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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...
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And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the
flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the
other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
AND - rather, Accor...
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11:7 poor (h-10) Or 'afflicted.'...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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WILL FEED. — Correctly, _fed._ The prophet, acting as God’s
representative, performs a symbolical action, figuring thereby God’s
treatment of His people.
BEAUTY. — Or, rather, _favour._
BANDS. — Or,...
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וָֽ אֶרְעֶה֙ אֶת ־צֹ֣אן הַֽ הֲרֵגָ֔ה
לָכֵ֖ן
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, (k) O poor of the
flock. And I took to me (l) two staffs; the one I called Beauty, and
the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
(k) That is,...
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For this. Christ came to feed his flock. (Calmet) --- But the Jews
would not receive him. (Haydock) --- Septuagint read (Calmet) locnani,
as [in] ver. 11, "of slaughter into Chanaan, and I," &c. (Hayd...
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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...
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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...
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He resumes here the thread of the discourse, which he had shortly
before broken off; for he sets forth what had not yet been
sufficiently expressed — that the ingratitude of the people, with
which obs...
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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...
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AND I WILL FEED THE FLOCK OF SLAUGHTER,.... According to the call and
commission he had from his divine Father, Zechariah 11:4 he determines
to do as it was enjoined him, and as he had undertook:
[EV...
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And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the
flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the
other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
Ver. 7. _And will I...
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_And_ Or rather, _but, I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you _
Or, especially you, _O poor of the flock_ Zechariah here, representing
Christ the true shepherd, says, he will enter upon his offi...
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And I will feed the flock of the slaughter, rather, "I fed the flock,"
for the prophet here describes how he undertook the commission which
the Lord gave him, EVEN YOU, O POOR OF THE FLOCK, those in h...
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THE GOOD SHEPHERDS...
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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...
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POOR:
Or, verily the poor
BANDS:
Or, binders...
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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...
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AND, or _But_, as the Hebrew particle is sometimes read: As for the
greatest part, they are so corrupt and obstinately disobedient, I will
cast them off; BUT I WILL FEED, & c. O therefore, so then, be...
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Zechariah 11:7 fed H7462 (H8799) flock H6629 slaughter H2028
particular H3651 poor H6041 flock H6629 took H3947
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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...
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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...
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TWO STAVES
The scene belongs to the first advent. Beauty and Bands -- literally
"graciousness and union"; the first signifying God's attitude toward
His people Israel, in sending His Son (Matthew 21:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land _
A TERRIBLE DOOM, AND AN INVALUABLE PRIVILEGE
I. A terrible doom. “For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the
land.” What is the doom? The aband...
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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....
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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....
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:7 The reason for the Lord’s lack of
compassion for his people becomes clear as the sign-act goes on.
Zechariah tended his flock with staffs named FAVOR and UNION,
symbol...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Samuel 17:40; 1 Samuel 17:43; Ephesians 2:13; Ezekiel 37:16;...
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Bands — The beauty of grace and glory, the bands of love and peace....