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
Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One.
1 Corinthians 10:19
What then shall we say? that an offering to an idol is anything? or that an idol is really anything?
That leaveth
John 10:12
"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming??nd the wolf worries them and scatters them.
The sword
John 9:39
"For judgment am I come into the world, to make the sightless see, and to make the seeing blind."
John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes and make their hearts hard, Lest they should see with their eyes, perceive with their minds, And should turn, and I should heal them.
Romans 11:7
What then? that which Israel has been seeking for, that he has not obtained; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened.