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
Therefore concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
1 Corinthians 10:19
What do I mean then? That a thing offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
That leaveth
John 10:12
But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
The sword
John 9:39
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
John 12:40
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them."
Romans 11:7
What then? Israel did not obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,