Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Zechariah 11:15 - 11:17

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Zechariah 11:15 - 11:17


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The Foolish Shepherd

v. 15. And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd,
of a wicked hireling, who bears the insignia of a true shepherd, but cares nothing for the sheep.

v. 16. 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 the young one, those that have gone astray, nor heal that that is broken, suffering with broken limbs, nor feed that that standeth still, those who are strong, but in need of food; but he shall eat the flesh of the fat and tear their claws in pieces, in order to get even the last vestige of meat from the bones.

v. 17. Woe to the idol shepherd,
the worthless shepherd, that leaveth the flock, neglecting his chief duty toward its members. The sword shall be upon his arm, causing him to lose this important member of his body, and upon his right eye, also a most precious possession; his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. It will hardly do to limit this prophecy to an earthly, temporal power. It seems rather that the Spirit of the Lord, looking forward in the history of the Church, outlined in a few strokes the kingdom of Antichrist erected in the midst of those who rejected the Redeemer in the fullness of His grace and mercy, indicating at the same time that his power would be broken by the power of the Lord, as it was in the Reformation.