Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
That leaveth
The sword
Bible References
Idol
1 Corinthians 8:4
So, as to eating things that have been sacrificed to idols, we are sure that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One.
1 Corinthians 10:19
Then what do I mean? That the sacrifice to an idol is a reality, or that an idol itself is a reality? Of course not!
That leaveth
John 10:12
The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock.
The sword
John 9:39
Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge people, so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind."
John 12:40
"He has blinded their eyes and benumbed their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, and turn to me to cure them."
Romans 11:7
What are we then to conclude? Israel has failed to obtain what it is still in search for, but His chosen ones have obtained it. The rest have become insensible to it,