Zechariah 11:15-17

Zechariah 11:15-17

[15] 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  nor heal  that that is broken,  nor feed  that that standeth  still: but he shall eat  the flesh  of the fat,  their claws  in pieces.  [17] 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  and his right  eye  shall be utterly 

What does Zechariah 11:15-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"The full fate of Israel is not recounted in the rejection of the good Shepherd God raised up to tend them. The complete tale of woe centers in their acceptance of the bad shepherd God will raise up to destroy them. The one dark episode centers in the events of Messiah"s first advent and death, followed by the dissolution of the Jewish state ( Zechariah 11:1-14). The other tragic experience will occur in the events connected with Messiah"s second advent and glory, and deals with the nation"s final time of unparalleled trouble ( Zechariah 11* [1] 15-17) previous to her entrance into kingdom blessing." [2]