11:15,16
Zechariah has been playing the role of a good shepherd, only to be rejected by the people, mirroring God’s rejection of His people. Now Zechariah is to play the role of a foolish shepherd. Note that shepherd is foolish not in the sense of doing daft things, but that he does not care for the weak, lost or young, but rules only to exploit the people for his own gratification.
11:17
God then announces a damning judgement upon the worthless shepherd. See that the worthless shepherd is sent as a judgement upon the people for their wrong attitudes, but the shepherd himself will then receive judgement for his wrong actions. God’s actions are usually multi-dimensional, and if we view them one dimensionally we will never understand God.
No comments:
Post a Comment