Zechariah 11:8

"So I fed the flock to be slaughtered, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor” and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 11:8, God uses the imagery of a shepherd to convey his care for his people, even as they are destined for sacrifice. By naming two staffs "Favor" and "Union," he emphasizes his intention to unite his flock and show favor upon them despite their oppression and impending suffering.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And I cut off three shepherds in one month -Jerome: “I have read in some one’s commentary, that the shepherds, cut off in the indignation of the Lord, are to be understood of priests and false prophets and kings of the Jews, who, after the passion of Christ, were all cut off in one time, of whom Jeremiah speaketh, “The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew Me not; the pastors also transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things which do not profit”Jeremiah 2:8, and again, “As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the

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