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Verse Zechariah 13:7. _AWAKE, O SWORD, AGAINST MY SHEPHERD_] This is
generally understood of Jesus Christ. The _sword_ is that of Divine
justice, which seemed to have been long _asleep_, and should l...
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AWAKE, O SWORD - So Jeremiah apostrophises the sword, “O thou sword
of the Lord, when wilt thou be quiet?” Jeremiah 47:6. The prophets
express what “will be,” by a command that it should be; “Make
the...
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CHAPTER 13
_ 1. The cleansing (Zechariah 13:1) _
2. The blessed results of the cleansing (Zechariah 13:2)
3. The smitten Shepherd (Zechariah 13:7)
4. Salvation and condemnation ...
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A short fragment, parallel partly to Zechariah 11:15 and partly to
Zechariah 14. The man of the Lord's fellow ship can scarcely be anyone
but a High Priest. For smite read as in Mark 14:27, I will smi...
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AWAKE, &c. This verse stands wholly unconnected, unless we regard it
as looking back from the yet future glory to the time of His
rejection, when Isaiah 53:5 was fillfilled. Compare Zechariah 11:16;
Z...
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Zechariah 13:7-9. The purifying chastisement
The smiting of the Shepherd shall lead to the dispersion of the
flock, which shall not, however, be universal, Zechariah 13:7; for
while two-thirds of it...
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_Awake, O sword_ We have a similar apostrophe in Jeremiah 47:6.
_my shepherd_ This may refer primarily to any Jewish king or ruler,
for even a heathen king raised up by God to befriend His people is
c...
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_The Second Section_. Zechariah 13:7 to Zechariah 14:21
The purification and final glory of Israel
This Second Section of the Second Burden and conclusion of the whole
Book describes the purifying c...
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DISCOURSE: 1260
CHRIST SMITTEN FOR OUR SINS
Zechariah 13:7. _Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the
man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd,
and the sheep sha...
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AWAKE, O SWORD, &C.— The prophet here begins a prophesy concerning
the suffering of Christ, and the rising church of Christians. St.
Matthew, Matthew 26:31 assures us, that these words were spoken of...
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EPILOGUE TO THE FIRST DAY. Zechariah 13:7-9
RV. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is
my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered...
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Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my
fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of host...
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13:7 man (c-10) _ Adam_ , ver. 5; Geber, ver. 7. see Job 3:3 ....
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PURIFICATION OF JERUSALEM
Important results follow this great act of national sorrow. 1. The
land is purged of SIN; 2A, of idols; 2B-6, of prophets, who as a class
have fallen into disrepute, and who...
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GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES
ZECHARIAH
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 13
V1 ‘In that day, a fountain will become open. (It will be) for the
family of David and for everybody that lives in Jerusalem. It...
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MY SHEPHERD. — Unless we are to consider that these verses ought to
be transferred to the end of Zechariah 11 (see Notes there), we must
take this expression as a title of honour.
FELLOW. — This word,...
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(7-9) It has been objected that “_The mention of the_ ‘_house of
David_’ (Zechariah 12:7; Zechariah 13:1) is _inconsistent with the
supposition of the authorship of Zechariah._” The answer is obvious,...
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חֶ֗רֶב עוּרִ֤י עַל ־רֹעִי֙ וְ עַל
־גֶּ֣בֶר
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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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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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A DAY OF TESTING
Zechariah 13:1-9; Zechariah 14:1
This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side.
But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with
the wayw...
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This, however, will be brought about when, recognizing their sin, the
chosen people repent with mourning. In that day, by way of a fountain
opened to them, they will be cleansed from all the things wh...
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Sword. This address rouses attention. (Calmet) --- The sword implies
all the torments which Christ endured. (Worthington) --- He explains
this of himself; only instead of strike, he says I will strike...
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Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my
fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little one...
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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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It was pleasant and delightful to hear what the Prophet said at the
beginning of the chapter, for he promised that a fountain would be
opened, by which the Jews might cleanse away all their filth, and...
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In chapter 13 all is cleansed. The fountain is open to the house of
David, whose sin had ruined the people, without abrogating the rights
or weakening the grace of God; and also to the people of Jerus...
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AWAKE, O SWORD, AGAINST MY SHEPHERD,.... Not Judas Maccabeus, slain in
battle by Bacchis w, as Grotius fancies; but Christ, Jehovah's
Shepherd; for these are the words of Jehovah the Father, concernin...
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Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my
fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep
shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little o...
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_Awake, O sword, against my shepherd_ Here “the prophet goes back to
the great subject of prophecy, the Messiah, after having foretold some
events posterior to his appearance; and he then proceeds to...
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The Shepherd Smitten.
With great abruptness the prophecy here takes a different turn, as the
prophet sets forth the manner in which redemption was secured....
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Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, the same one who addressed the
people in 11:12, AND AGAINST THE MAN THAT IS MY FELLOW, Him who is
true God, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for the
M...
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RESULTS IN GREAT BLESSING
(vv. 1-4)
Zechariah 13:1 is directly connected with what went before in
Zechariah 12:1. Judah's repentance will find a wonderful restoring
answer on the part of God. The fo...
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7-9 Here is a prophecy of the sufferings of Christ. God the Father
gave order to the sword of his justice to awake against his Son, when
he freely made his soul an offering for sin. As God, he is cal...
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Many words are spent by interpreters to show what they think to be the
connexion of the words; it is easier to say what are the contents and
design of them. It is possible they are subjoined to the fo...
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Zechariah 13:7 Awake H5782 (H8798) sword H2719 Shepherd H7462 (H8802)
Man H1397 Companion H5997 Says...
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THE RIGHTEOUS SHEPHERD WHO IS GOD'S FELLOW (ZECHARIAH 13:7).
Zechariah 13:7
“Awake, Oh sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my
fellow,” says YHWH of Hosts, “smite the shepherd and...
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Zechariah 13:7
I. The Person here represented as smitten by the sword of Divine
justice is none other than the Messiah, the Christ. No other being but
He is at once man and the fellow of Jehovah, the...
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Zechariah 13:1. _In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the
house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and
uncleanness._
They shall see that pardon when they have truly seen...
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CONTENTS: Repentant remnant of Israel in the last days. Refined by
great tribulation. «Israel again restored to God's favor.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Zechariah.
CONCLUSION: Israel, at the end of the...
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Zechariah 13:1. _In that day there shall be a fountain opened for sin
and for uncleanness._ The beasts slain without the camp, the execrated
beasts, from whose ashes the waters of sprinkling were secr...
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_Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd _
THE SWORD OF JEHOVAH SMITING HIS SHEPHERD
We have our Lord’s own authority for applying this passage to
Himself.
I. The description here given us of Him. In lo...
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ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 13:7 Fearsome conflicts await the people
of God, but God will intervene and usher in a day in which Jerusalem
is supreme and all the world worships the true God....
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ZECHARIAH 13:7.] A new turn, rather abruptly, to the Messiah, who is
designated SHEPHERD] and FELLOW] lit. the man of my union, _i.e._ not
a neighbour, but conjoined, closely related....
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EXPOSITION
ZECHARIAH 13:1
§ 3._ This repentance will lead to purification from past defilement,
and a reaction against idolatry and false prophet._
ZECHARIAH 13:1
IN THAT DAY. At the time when the...
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And in that day (Zechariah 13:1)
"In that day, in that day." Here it is again, "in that day,"
there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and u...
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1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 4:9; 1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 2:24;...
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O sword — Afflictions, persecutions, and the cross. My shepherd —
Who is my faithful shepherd, and will lay down his life for my sheep.
My fellow — This speaks Christ; man with us, and God with his
fa...