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Verse Zechariah 11:17. _WO TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD_] רעי האליל
_roi haelil_, "the worthless," or "good for nothing shepherd." The
shepherd in name and office, but not performing the _work_ of one. See
Jo...
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WOE TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD - (A shepherd of nothingness, one who hath no
quality of a shepherd ;) “who leaveth the flock.” The condemnation
of the evil shepherd is complete in the abandonment of the she...
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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 (Zecharia...
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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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IDOL. idol's. For the sequel to this prophecy see Zechariah 13:7.
CLEAN DRIED UP. withered.
DARKENED. blinded....
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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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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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Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be
upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up,
and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
WOE TO THE I...
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11:17 worthless (d-4) Or 'idolatrous.'...
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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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הֹ֣וי רֹעִ֤י הָֽ אֱלִיל֙ עֹזְבִ֣י הַ
צֹּ֔אן חֶ֥רֶב עַל ־זְרֹועֹ֖ו וְ עַל
־עֵ֣ין יְמִינֹ֑ו...
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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 "Zecharia...
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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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Woe to the idle shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword [shall be]
upon his (t) arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be wholly
dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
(t) By t...
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_Shepherd. Septuagint, "ye who feed foolish things, forsaking," &c.
(Haydock) --- Hebrew, "shepherd of nothing." --- Darkened. Caligula
was slain, and had not sense to know what was for this real inte...
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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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In this verse the Prophet teaches us, that though God would inflict a
deserved punishment on the Jews, yet the shepherds themselves would
not escape his vengeance; and thus he reminds them, that even...
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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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WOE TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD,.... Or, "the shepherd of nothing" w; that
is, no true shepherd, that is good for nothing, for an idol is nothing
in the world, 1 Corinthians 8:4 and who is an idol himself, s...
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Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword [shall be]
upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up,
and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Ver. 17. _Woe...
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_Wo to the idol shepherd_ Or the shepherd _of nothing_, or _of no
value_, as רעי האליל should be translated; he who calls
himself the shepherd, ruler, or teacher of the people, but is in
reality nothi...
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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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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 character...
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WOE TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD! to every one of them that are but the images
of shepherds, worthless and useless. THAT LEAVETH, casts off the care
of, THE FLOCK, JEREMIAH 23:1 EZEKIEL 34:2. THE SWORD, of th...
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Zechariah 11:17 Woe H1945 worthless H457 shepherd H7473 leaves H5800
(H8802) flock H6629 sword H2719 arm H2220 right H3225 eye H5869 arm
H2220 completely H3001 (H8800) wither H3001 (H8799) right H3225...
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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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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 11:4, attention turns to...
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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 Corinthians 10:19; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 Kings
13:4; 1 Samuel 2:31; Amos 8:10; Amos 8:9; Ezekiel 13:3; Ezekiel 30:22;...
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The idol shepherd — To them that are but the images of shepherds.
That leaveth — Casts off the care of the flock. The sword — Of the
enemy, shall break his strength and be — fool his counsels. Dried u...