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Verse Zechariah 11:9. _I WILL NOT FEED YOU_] I shall instruct you no
longer: some of you are appointed to death by _famine_; others, to be
_cut_ _off_ by the _sword_; and others of you, to such _despa...
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AND I SAID, I WILL NOT FEED YOU - God, at last, leaves the rebellious
soul or people to itself, as He says by Moses, “Then My anger shall
be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them,...
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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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THAT, &c.. the dying will die.
EAT EVERY ONE, &c.: i.e. destroy one another....
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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...
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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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Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and
that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat
every one the flesh of another.
THEN SAID I - at last, when al...
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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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Comp. Jeremiah 15:1; Isaiah 9:20....
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וָ אֹמַ֕ר לֹ֥א אֶרְעֶ֖ה אֶתְכֶ֑ם הַ
מֵּתָ֣ה
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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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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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_Not feed. This is the final sentence. God allowed them thirty-seven
years to repent, after the death of Christ._...
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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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God now declares what had been briefly mentioned before, — that his
judgment could not be deemed cruel, for the people had been extremely
wicked, and their wickedness deserved extreme punishment. It s...
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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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THEN SAID I, I WILL NOT FEED YOU,.... That is, any longer; either
personally, or by his apostles; he fed them himself, during his public
ministry; and afterwards by his apostles, whom he ordered to pr...
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Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and
that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat
every one the flesh of another.
Ver. 9. _Then said I, I will not...
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_Then said I, will not feed you_ I will no longer exercise a tender
paternal care over you; _that that dieth, let it die_ Or rather, _the
dying let it die;_ that which has a deadly disease, let it per...
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THE GOOD SHEPHERDS...
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Then said I, I will not feed you, he declared that he would no longer
be their shepherd; THAT THAT DIETH, LET IT DIE, he would let them rush
to their own ruin since they refused to be guided by him; A...
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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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OF ANOTHER:
_ Heb._ of his fellow or neighbour...
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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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THEN; after that time of his patient and vigilant feeding the flock,
and after his cutting off the three unfaithful shepherds, and after
the ill resentment he met with for it; when he deserved love an...
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Zechariah 11:9 said H559 (H8799) feed H7462 (H8799) dying H4191
(H8801) die H4191 (H8799) perishing...
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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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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 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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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...
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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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Acts 13:46; Acts 13:47; Acts 28:26; Deuteronomy 28:53; Ezekiel 5:10
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Then — After that time of his patient feeding the flock, and cutting
off the unfaithful shepherds. Cut off — By the sword or famine. The
flesh — Either live to be besieged, 'till hunger makes the livi...