In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in your hands?Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends”, and in chapter thirteen and verse seven of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd” where we read,
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
The verse reads, “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts:”Zechariah began with the words, “Awake, O sword” or “be aroused, stir up and incite, O knife or sharpened tool for cutting stone”, “against my shepherd” which means “in opposition to my, Jehovah God's, pastoral one who cares for a flock”, “and against the man” or “and in opposition to the male human being” “that is my fellow” which means “who exist as my, Jehovah God's, relation, neighbor and associate”, “says the LORD of hosts” or “utters, declares and proclaims Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God who is over the spiritual army of angels and warriors”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God called upon the “cutting instrument” to rouse up in opposition to His “watcher over the flock” and in opposition to the male human being whom He calls His neighbor or relation.
The verse continues, “smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.”Zechariah added the words, “smite the shepherd” or “strike, hit, beat, slay and kill the pastoral one who cares for a flock”, “and the sheep” which means “and the flock of small cattle usually sheep and goats” “shall be scattered” or “will exist as dispersed, spread abroad and dissipated”: “and I will turn my hand” which means “and I, Jehovah God, shall bend and curve my, Jehovah God's, hand of power and authority” “upon the little ones” or “in opposition to the small cattle or lambs”. Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said when the “sword” strikes His “pastoral one who cares for the flock”, the flock will be dispersed, and He would move His hand of authority in opposition to the small cattle.
When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we discover through Zechariah another of the prophesies concerning Jehovah God's Son and Messiah Jesus. The apostles Matthew and Mark wrote how this was fulfilled in the Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus was taken captive and the disciples fled away. (See Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27) God the Heaven Father knew exactly what would happen to His Son Jesus when He was made a prisoner, beaten, slapped, mocked, spit upon and crucified for the sins of the entire world. “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (See John 3:16), and even though Jesus was abandoned by His disciples, His Father God allowed it for our benefit. When we surrender to Jesus, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and give us an understanding through His Holy Spirit how we are so blessed that He gives us specific prophesies such as Zechariah's to know Jesus Christ is the Messiah, Lord of Lords and King of Kings of the world.
Next time Zechariah shares how Jehovah God says, “two parts therein shall be cut off and die”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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