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I WILL RAISE UP - God supplies the strength or wisdom which people
abuse to sin. He, in His Providence, disposeth the circumstances, of
which the ambitious avail themselves. antichrist, whom the Jews...
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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 author does not pursue further the history of the good shepherd,
but proceeds to desoribe in similar terms an evil successor. Whether
he has in view Jason, the immediate successor of Onias, or Men...
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LO. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6, This Looks forward to the
Antichrist; for one of his titles is "the idol shepherd "of Zechariah
11:17.
THOSE THAT BE CUT OFF. the perishing.
THE YOUNG ONE....
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_cut off_ i.e. _destroyed_, or _lost_. See Zechariah 11:9, and comp.
Exodus 23:23. "Pastores seduli requirunt siquid est perditum, vel
siquid evanuit in grege: et hoc intelligit Zacharias per
visitati...
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The foolish shepherd, Zechariah 11:15; the misery he inflicts upon the
flock, Zechariah 11:16; and his doom, Zechariah 11:17....
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FOR, LO,—WHICH SHALL NOT VISIT, &C.— _For lo,—who will not look
after those that are perishing, nor seek the wandering one, nor heal
the broken, nor carry the restive or the weary; but will eat the fl...
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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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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not
visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor
heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he...
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11:16 away, (c-29) Or 'is dispersed.'...
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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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CLAWS] RV 'hoofs.' The idea is the cracking of the hoofs of the sheep
by being overdriven....
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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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THE YOUNG ONE. — Better, _the scattered._ The foolish shepherd we
understand to mean all the misrulers of Israel from the time of the
decline of the glories of the Maccabean period to the day when the...
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כִּ֣י הִנֵּֽה ־אָנֹכִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים
רֹעֶ֜ה בָּ †...
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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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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [who] shall not visit
those that are cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal
that which is broken, nor feed that which (s) standeth still:...
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_Hoofs, with excessive travelling. (Calmet) --- They shew no pity, but
are wholly intent on their own pleasures. (Haydock)_...
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And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a
foolish shepherd. 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land,
which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek...
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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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_Behold_, he says, _I will set a shepherd in the land_. God had now,
as we have said, renounced the office of a shepherd; but he afterwards
set over them wolves, and thieves, and robbers, instead of 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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FOR, LO, I WILL RAISE UP A SHEPHERD IN THE LAND,.... Not in the land
of Judea, but in the Roman empire; and so not Herod, nor King Agrippa,
as Kimchi; nor Antiochus Epiphanes, as others; nor those wic...
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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [which] shall not
visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor
heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but h...
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_For lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land_ A shepherd, in the
singular number, denotes a succession of such shepherds as are
described in the following words. So a succession of priests is
repre...
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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, one assuming the
functions of a true shepherd, WHICH SHALL NOT VISIT THOSE THAT BE CUT
OFF, paying no attention to those who perish, NEITHER SHALL SEEK...
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THE FOOLISH SHEPHERD...
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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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CUT OFF:
Or, hidden
FEED:
Or, bear...
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15-17 God, having showed the misery of this people in their being
justly left by the Good Shepherd, shows their further misery in being
abused by foolish shepherds. The description suits the characte...
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I WILL RAISE UP A SHEPHERD; as a just punishment of their sin in
refusing Christ, the wise and good Shepherd; his government they would
not accept to their salvation, that they choose shall be to thei...
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Zechariah 11:16 up H6965 (H8688) shepherd H7462 (H8802) land H776 care
H6485 (H8799) off H3582 ...
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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 IS CALLED ON TO ILLUSTRATE YHWH'S REJECTION OF HIS PEOPLE BY
APPEARING LIKE A FOOLISH SHEPHERD (ZECHARIAH 11:15).
Zechariah 11:15
‘And YHWH said to me, “Take to yourself yet again the tools...
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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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_Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd _
THE INSTRUMENTS OF A FOOLISH SHEPHERD
The command addressed to the prophet was, “to take unto him yet the
instruments of a foolish shepher...
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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 11:15.] Since the Good Shepherd was rejected a very
different class would shepherd them. TAKE] again. Instruments] A
crook, bag, pipe, and knife, &c. Foolish] Bad shepherd ...
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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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1 Samuel 17:34; 1 Samuel 17:35; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 34:16;...
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Who shall not visit — Who seeks not out those that are lost. The
young one — Which are aptest to perish through weakness. Nor heal
— But leaves it to die of its wounds. That stand still — Not able
to...