Zechariah
11:4-5 KJV
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and
they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own
shepherds pity them not.
Feed the flock of the slaughter
It is plain that the shepherd
of the chapter is a reference to Jesus as this whole chapter is a messianic
prophecy. He is here appointed by the Father to that ministry of caring for
- The poor
- The possessed and
- The poised to destruction
The possessor here appears not
to be Rome , who never blessed the Lord, but the
leaders of spiritual and political Israel . The poor of Israel
were destined to slaughter by the very people they hoped would be their
salvation.
The ministry of the Lord is one
to a people who face slaughter. They are given over to sin and eternal
destruction. They have no way of escape except that some man should guide them
to a safe fold.
That man is Jesus Christ.
All others, though they claim
to bless the Lord, only use the poor flock to create their own wealth.
Trust only Christ.
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