Zechariah 11:7-10 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took to me two staves; the one I called Beauty… Acted parable. May be taken to illustrate the two great blessings of Christ's kingdom. I. THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD. "Beauty" may indicate the covenant of peace. God's grace restraining, preserving, governing. "Broken. Sign of judgment and woe. Ichabod!" But as whole, emblem of the fatherly love and care of God, and the fairness and beneficence of his vile. II. BROTHERHOOD OF MAN. National covenant. Union of Judah and Israel. One people under the rule of Jehovah. Fulfilled in part in the restoration; more perfectly, and in a spiritual sense, under the gospel of Christ. His kingdom is one. In him all the kindreds of the earth shall be blessed (Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 2:14-22). - F. Parallel Verses KJV: And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. |
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