The people rejected Him; therefore He broke His staff “Favour,” and so annulled the covenant He had made with the nations in behalf of His people. This was fulfilled at the close of the glorious Maccabean period, when the nation became corrupted, and as a consequence was harassed by the nations on every side. This verse is the converse of Ezekiel 34:25.
People. — Better, nations. (Comp. Zechariah 12:6.)
Verse Zechariah 11:10. _I TOOK MY STAFF - BEAUTY, AND CUT IT ASUNDER_] And thus I showed that I determined no longer to preserve them in their _free_ and _glorious_ state. And thus I _brake my covenan...
AND I TOOK MY STAFF BEAUTY, AND CUT IT ASUNDER - Not, as aforetime, did He chasten His people, retaining His relation to them: for such chastening is an austere form of love. By breaking the staff of...
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...
PEOPLE. peoples: i.e. here, tribes....
_the people_ Lit. THE PEOPLES. This may mean either (1) _the nations of the earth_, in which case the sense will be that the prosperity which the shepherd on assuming office had guaranteed to the floc...
THEN SAID I, &C.— These are the words of the Messiah to the priests of his time, whom he quickly forsook, and broke his staff of _loveliness_ or _delight,_ being no longer inclined to spare them, nor...
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 I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. AND I TOOK MY STAFF, EVEN BEAUTY, AND CUT IT ASUNDER, THAT I MIGHT BREAK M...
11:10 peoples. (a-24) _ Ammim_ . see Deuteronomy 33:3 ; Psalms 66:8 ; Psalms 67:3 ,Psalms 67:5 ....
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...
וָ אֶקַּ֤ח אֶת ־מַקְלִי֙ אֶת ־נֹ֔עַם וָ
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...
_All people. Hereupon all fell upon the Jews._...
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 confirms the same truth, but a metaphor is introduced: for he says, that when he freed himself from the office of a shepherd, he broke the two rods, even _Beauty _and _Gathering_. He speaks of the...
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 I TOOK MY STAFF, [EVEN] BEAUTY, AND CUT IT ASUNDER,.... Signifying that he dropped his pastoral care of them: the Gospel indeed, which is meant by the staff "Beauty", cannot be made void; it will...
And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. Ver. 10. _And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder_] In token...
_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 I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, to indicate the withdrawal of God's favor from His people, THAT I MIGHT BREAK MY COVENANT WHICH I HAD MADE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. The person of the...
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...
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...
AND I TOOK MY STAFF, EVEN BEAUTY; which I gave that name to, which was the beauty and glory of them, the covenant of God with all the blessings of it, his presence with them, his love to them, and his...
Zechariah 11:10 took H3947 (H8799) staff H4731 Beauty H5278 two H1438 (H8799) break H6565 (H8687) covenant...
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...
_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....
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 11:10 Zechariah BROKE his staff named FAVOR, breaking his COVENANT with the nations around Israel, leaving the flock exposed to them....
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...
1 Samuel 2:30; Acts 6:13; Acts 6:14; Daniel 9:26; Ezekiel 16:59;...
Even beauty — Which was the beauty and glory of them, the covenant of God, with all the blessings of it. That I might break — Declare it null. Christ calls it his covenant, for he was the mediator of...