Zechariah 13:7

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Zechariah 13:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

My shepherd

John 10:10

Hebrews 13:20

1 Peter 5:4

Smite

The sheep

Matthew 26:31

Mark 14:27

John 16:32

I will turn

John 18:8

General references

Matthew 26:54

Luke 9:22

Luke 24:26

Bible References

My shepherd

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy: I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in abundance.

Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead--even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep--

And then, when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the never-withering wreath of glory.

Smite

The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and exclaimed, "Look, that is the Lamb of God who is to take away the sin of the world!

And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

delivered up through God's settled purpose and foreknowledge--you by the hands of Gentiles have nailed to a cross and have put to death.

The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'"

gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.

who was surrendered to death because of the offences we had committed, and was raised to life because of the acquittal secured for us.

For already, while we were still helpless, Christ at the right moment died for the ungodly.

He who did not withhold even His own Son, but gave Him up for all of us, will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

He has made Him who knew nothing of sin to be sin for us, in order that in Him we may become the righteousness of God.

Christ has purchased our freedom from the curse of the Law by becoming accursed for us--because "Cursed is every one who is hanged upon a tree."

For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.

That is why, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering Thou has not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me.

knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers,

The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.

because Christ also once for all died for sins, the innocent One for the guilty many, in order to bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

and He is an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.

And all the inhabitants of the earth will be found to be worshipping him: every one whose name is not recorded in the Book of Life--the Book of the Lamb who has been offered in sacrifice ever since the creation of the world.

The sheep

Then said Jesus, "This night all of you will stumble and fail in your fidelity to me; for it is written, 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered in all directions.'

Then said Jesus to them, "All of you are about to stumble and fall, for it is written, 'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered in all directions.'

"Remember that the time is coming, nay, has already come, for you all to be dispersed each to his own home and to leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

I will turn

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

"Beware of ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to my Father who is in Heaven.

"Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.

It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall.

"I have told you," replied Jesus, "that I am he. If therefore you are looking for me, let these my disciples go their way."

General references

In that case how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled which declare that thus it must be?"

and He said, "The Son of Man must suffer much cruelty, be rejected by the Elders and High Priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again."

Was there not a necessity for the Christ thus to suffer, and then enter into His glory?"