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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....
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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...
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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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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)....
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_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...
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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...
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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 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...
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11:11 knew (b-20) Or 'and the poor of the flock ... knew assuredly.'...
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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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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 hire...
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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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וַ תֻּפַ֖ר בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא...
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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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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....
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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._...
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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 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...
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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 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...
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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...
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_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...
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THE GOOD SHEPHERDS...
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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...
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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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THE POOR OF THE FLOCK...KNEW:
Or, the poor of the flock, etc. certainly knew...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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_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....
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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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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 1:21; Acts 1:22; Deuteronomy 28:49; Deuteronomy 31:21;...
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Broken — The covenant was disannulled. That waited — Believed in
him, and obeyed him. Knew — Saw, and owned God in all this....