Zechariah 11:15

"Then I cut apart my other staff, Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel."

Key Reflection

Zechariah 11:15 speaks of a symbolic act where the prophet breaks a staff named "Union," signifying the severance of the brotherly relationship between Judah and Israel. This action reflects the divine judgment and the breaking apart of previously close alliances, mirroring the tumultuous historical period of division and conflict between these two groups.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Take to thee yet the instrument -o Of a foolish shepherd -Osorius: “Yet He had enacted one tragedy, in which he clearly set forth the future guilt of Judas; now another is set forth, the accumulated scoffing through antichrist. For as Paul said, because they receive not the Spirit of truth, the Allrighteous Judge shall send them a spirit of “delusion, that they should believe a lie”2 Thessalonians 2:10-11. He calls him a foolish shepherd, for since the extremest folly consists in the extremest wickedness, he will be the most foolish, who reached the highest impiety, and this he will do by arrogating to himself divinity and claiming divine honors2 Thessalonians 2:4.

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