Zechariah 11:1

"Zechariah."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 11:1, the name "Zechariah" introduces a prophetic oracle where the prophet speaks as an appointed shepherd to Israel, symbolizing his role in guiding and caring for God's people. The context of Zechariah 11:2-3 sets up a vivid parable of shepherding, where the prophet represents God, emphasizing themes of care, responsibility, and judgment that resonate throughout the book.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Open thy doors, O Lebanon -Lebanon, whose cedars had stood, its glory, for centuries, yet could offer no resistance to him who felled them and were carried off to adorn the palaces of its conquerors (see above atZephaniah 2:14, and note 2. p. 276), was in IsaiahIsaiah 14:8;Isaiah 37:24and JeremiahJeremiah 22:6-7the emblem of the glory of the Jewish state; and in Ezekiel, of Jerusalem, as the prophet himself explains itEzekiel 17:3,Ezekiel 17:12; glorious, beauteous, inaccessible, so long as it was defended by God; a ready prey, when abandoned by Him.

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