The poor of the flock] those wretched ones whom the prophet had been trying specially to instruct and help. But perhaps we should read, 'the dealers in the sheep.'
12. The prophet, personating a hired shepherd, asks for his wages, in order to see what value they put upon his services. His hearers insult him by offering him the price of a slave (Exodus 21:32).
Verse Zechariah 11:11. _SO THE POOR OF THE FLOCK_] The pious, who attended to my teaching, saw that this was the _word _- the _design_, of God....
AND SO THE POOR OF THE FLOCK THAT WAITED UPON ME KNEW - The rest were blinded; those who listened to God’s word, observed His prophet, waited on Him and observed His words, knew from the fulfillment o...
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...
THE POOR OF THE FLOCK. the sheep-traflickers; as Zechariah 11:7. WAITED UPON. were watching me (1Sa 1:12. 1 Samuel 19:11.Psalms 59, title)....
_it was broken_ i.e. the covenant. _the poor of the flock_ "The rest were blinded: those who listened to God's word, observed His prophet, waited on him and observed his words, knew from the fulfilme...
AND IT WAS BROKEN, &C.— _But when this was broken in that day, the poor_ or _meek of the flock, as also those who watched with me, knew that this was the word of the Lord._ The prophet calls those who...
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...
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. AND SO THE POOR OF THE FLOCK THAT WAITED UPON ME KNEW THAT IT WAS THE WORD OF...
11:11 knew (b-20) Or 'and the poor of the flock ... knew assuredly.'...
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...
וַ תֻּפַ֖ר בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא...
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...
And it was broken in that day: and so the (o) poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it [was] the word of the LORD. (o) He shows that the least always profit by God's judgments....
CHAPTER XI. _ Poor converted to Christ, (Calmet) who retired to Pella, (Eusebius, Church History iv. 5.) as they had been warned of the impending storm, Matthew xxiv. 1., and Luke xxi. 20._...
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...
He concludes by saying, that _in that day the covenant was broken_. By which words he intimates that it was not by chance that the law was destroyed, and that the Jews departed from the just governmen...
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...
AND IT WAS BROKEN IN THAT DAY,.... In right, the day Christ died; apparently, when the Gospel, the substance of it, was removed; and, in fact, at the time of Jerusalem's destruction: AND SO THE POOR...
And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it [was] the word of the LORD. Ver. 11. _And it was broken in that day_] When they filled up the measure of t...
_And I took my staff, even Beauty_ Or, _pleasantness_, or _delight._ See note on Zechariah 11:7: emblematical, as of God's favour, gentleness, or kindness to his people, and of the honour and privileg...
And it was broken in that day, the covenant being annulled by Israel's disobedience; AND SO THE POOR OF THE FLOCK THAT WAITED UPON ME, the lowly among the people, those who were Israelites in truth, K...
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS...
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...
THE POOR OF THE FLOCK...KNEW: Or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew...
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...
IT WAS BROKEN; the covenant was abrogated by the Jews obstinate refusal of it, and the Mediator of it. IN THAT DAY: it is not to be wondered it was done in one day at last, for the unthankful, unbelie...
Zechariah 11:11 broken H6565 (H8714) day H3117 poor H6041 flock H6629 watching H8104 (H8802) knew H3045 ...
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...
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...
POOR The "poor of the flock": that is, the "remnant according to the election of grace" (Romans 11:5) those Jews who did not wait for the manifestation of Christ in glory, but believed on Him at His...
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...
_So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver _ THE GOODLY PRICE OF JESUS Satan’s dealings with the human family may be truthfully described as one gigantic system of bribery and corruption....
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....
CRITICAL NOTES. Zechariah 11:9. Let it] Perish those who are doomed to perish. All kindly control is withdrawn, and the flock is left to the consequences of its fatal rejection of deliverance. The fu...
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...
Acts 1:21; Acts 1:22; Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 31:21;...
Broken — The covenant was disannulled. That waited — Believed in him, and obeyed him. Knew — Saw, and owned God in all this....