Read Zechariah 11 in the Amplified or any translation you may prefer. I will be using the Amplified which you can you look it up on http://www.blueletterbible.org and use the parallel option to compare it with the one you are currently using.
What was the condition of the city of Lebanon at this time according to this passage in Zechariah 11:1-3?
What happened to the Oaks of Bashan?
Why did the Shepherds wail?
What does it mean to wail and give a description of a time in your own life when you wailed about something?
Compare the Zechariah 11 in the Amplified and New Living Translation, note the verses that jump out at you and then list them here:
Zechariah 11:4-9 in the New Living Translation or the one you are using.
Who was given the instruction to care for the flock that was intended for slaughter and Who gave the instruction?
Note whose God it was?
Who were the buyers who slaughtered their own sheep without remorse? Is there a parallel in today’s society in which we live?
What did the sellers say and did the shepherds have compassion on them?
Fill in the blank from Zechariah 11:6 New Living Translation
Likewise _____ will no longer have __________ on the people of the land, ” says the ________.” “_____ will let them fall into each others __________ and into the _________ of their ________. They will turn their land into a __________________________ and ______________ not rescue them.”
In what other passages of scripture do you see as a fulfillment of the above verse? List them.
Zechariah 11:7-9 King James version and compare with the NIV
In verse 7 KJV note the differences between the following phrases and that of the NIV.
KJV And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
NIV So, I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.
Is there a difference in feeding and shepherding the flock?
List all that is required in feeding and shepherding the flock.
What is meant by the phrase “marked for slaughter.”
What is your response to the following verses in Exodus 30:19 as the Lord was passing by Moses, ” I will have mercy on those I have mercy and compassion on those I have compassion.” as it relates to the LORD marking some for destruction and others for HIS kingdom.
What are called the two shepherding staffs called in each of the translations and note what they are called?
In Strong’s the following transliteration is found for the staff called Beauty/Favor and is noam= no’am and comes from the word na’em. which means agreeableness, i.e. Delight, suitableness, splendor or grace and used as beauty or pleasantness.
Look up in Strong’s either in the actual book or the Hebrew/Greek Free app on your smart phone or you could look it using either http://www.biblegateway.com or http://www.blueletterbible.org.
Note what the Strong’s transliteration is for the Staff called Bands/Union and write it out below:
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How many times is “bands or union” used in scripture as it relates to its transliteration?
What is the definition according to Strong’s Concordance and how is the word used in scripture?
Who were the 3 evil shepherds that were destroyed in a month?
Which of the shepherd’s staff was cut in two and what was it called?
What did the breaking of this staff signify to the nations of the earth?
To which Covenant was revoked?
Who was the suffering flock?
How did the suffering flock know that the LORD was speaking through his actions of breaking the staff into two pieces?
Is there a fulfillment to this scripture in the New Testament if so, List all references to it?
Where else in scripture is the amount of thirty pieces of silver is mentioned as in Zechariah 11:12-13? Please note the context to which you this in.
Which staff did he break signifying the bond of unity between Israel and Judah was broken?
Where in scripture if any can you find any to show that this bond between Israel and Judah was broken as stated in Zechariah 11:14?
Who will play the part of the worthless shepherd to illustrate to the nation? Why? Who instructs him to do so?
What will the shepherd of this nation not do?
What will this shepherd do instead?
What will be the fate of this shepherd?
Is there any fulfillment to the fate of this worthless shepherd found in Zechariah 11:17? List the scripture references and note the context.
Think! Reflect! Seek The LORD!
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