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Zechariah 11 Commentary verses 1-11: Let’s turn our attention to Zechariah 11. We made it all the way through the 10th chapter of this book last time.
And yet in some ways I think that the chapter break at the
end of Zechariah 10:12 is minorly unfortunate. Because it seems to me that the
Lord is continuing to speak on the same topic into Zechariah 11 as he’d been
speaking in chapter 10.
And you can see this from reading Zechariah 10:10. Let’s
read that for a moment
KJV Zechariah 10:10 I will bring {them/the formerly exiled Jews at the end of the tribulation} again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; {So, that’s where God will rescue these Jews from at the end of the Tribulation. But where is he going to put them?}
and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; {Why?} {and/because} place shall not be found for them.
In other words, God will bring back Jewish people at the end
of the Tribulation from various nations to which they will be driven once more
even future to us. But there’s somewhat of a problem. When they come back,
there will be so many of them that there won’t be room for them.
And that’s why the Lord says in Zechariah 10:10 that these
Jews will be placed in territory that’s adjacent to Israel – to the north in
Lebanon and to the east in Gilead.
Zechariah 11 Commentary verses 1-3
But the question in your mind should be – well, what about the people who will be in
those places in the future at the end of the Tribulation? Where are they going
to go? How will there be room for both the residents of those two areas plus
the incoming Jews?
And that’s what Zechariah 11:1-3 help us understand. The
Lord in those future times will clear those lands of their people in order to
make room for his people the Jews.
So, let’s read Zechariah 11:1-11 right now in order to see
the whole passage. And then we’ll try to see the details of the Lord clearing
the land for his people.
{Read Zec 11:1-11…}
So, to begin with, the Lord predicts that he will clear out
these two regions – the one to the north of Israel and the one to the east of
it in verses 1 and 2.
KJV Zechariah 11:1 ¶ Open {thy doors/your gates}, O Lebanon, {that/so that} {the/a} fire may {devour/feed on/consume} thy cedars.
2 |Howl/Wail|, |fir tree/O cypress/O pine tree|; |for/because| the cedar |is/has| fallen; because the |mighty/glorious trees/majestic trees/stately trees| |are/have been| |spoiled/destroyed/ruined|:
|howl/Wail|, O ye oaks of Bashan; |for/because| the |forest of the vintage/impenetrable forest/dense forest| |is come down/has come down/has fallen/has been cut down|.
And so, we want to notice first that this language is highly
poetic. Any time that you have God commanding trees to make noise you are
immediately aware of the fact that God is not being literal here. We’re not to
expect a time in the future in which trees literally have a voice and they
wail.
So, the Lord is communicating in poetic fashion that the
people of Lebanon and of Bashan will lament some future destruction that will
clear the way for these Jews to return to this land. And by the way, Bashan was
not mentioned in Zechariah 10:10, but it’s just north of Gilead. So, it’s very
close in terms of proximity to Gilead. In fact, it’s possible that Gilead was
considered the southern part of Bashan.
But anyway, these
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By PaulZechariah 11 Commentary verses 1-11: Let’s turn our attention to Zechariah 11. We made it all the way through the 10th chapter of this book last time.
And yet in some ways I think that the chapter break at the
end of Zechariah 10:12 is minorly unfortunate. Because it seems to me that the
Lord is continuing to speak on the same topic into Zechariah 11 as he’d been
speaking in chapter 10.
And you can see this from reading Zechariah 10:10. Let’s
read that for a moment
KJV Zechariah 10:10 I will bring {them/the formerly exiled Jews at the end of the tribulation} again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; {So, that’s where God will rescue these Jews from at the end of the Tribulation. But where is he going to put them?}
and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; {Why?} {and/because} place shall not be found for them.
In other words, God will bring back Jewish people at the end
of the Tribulation from various nations to which they will be driven once more
even future to us. But there’s somewhat of a problem. When they come back,
there will be so many of them that there won’t be room for them.
And that’s why the Lord says in Zechariah 10:10 that these
Jews will be placed in territory that’s adjacent to Israel – to the north in
Lebanon and to the east in Gilead.
Zechariah 11 Commentary verses 1-3
But the question in your mind should be – well, what about the people who will be in
those places in the future at the end of the Tribulation? Where are they going
to go? How will there be room for both the residents of those two areas plus
the incoming Jews?
And that’s what Zechariah 11:1-3 help us understand. The
Lord in those future times will clear those lands of their people in order to
make room for his people the Jews.
So, let’s read Zechariah 11:1-11 right now in order to see
the whole passage. And then we’ll try to see the details of the Lord clearing
the land for his people.
{Read Zec 11:1-11…}
So, to begin with, the Lord predicts that he will clear out
these two regions – the one to the north of Israel and the one to the east of
it in verses 1 and 2.
KJV Zechariah 11:1 ¶ Open {thy doors/your gates}, O Lebanon, {that/so that} {the/a} fire may {devour/feed on/consume} thy cedars.
2 |Howl/Wail|, |fir tree/O cypress/O pine tree|; |for/because| the cedar |is/has| fallen; because the |mighty/glorious trees/majestic trees/stately trees| |are/have been| |spoiled/destroyed/ruined|:
|howl/Wail|, O ye oaks of Bashan; |for/because| the |forest of the vintage/impenetrable forest/dense forest| |is come down/has come down/has fallen/has been cut down|.
And so, we want to notice first that this language is highly
poetic. Any time that you have God commanding trees to make noise you are
immediately aware of the fact that God is not being literal here. We’re not to
expect a time in the future in which trees literally have a voice and they
wail.
So, the Lord is communicating in poetic fashion that the
people of Lebanon and of Bashan will lament some future destruction that will
clear the way for these Jews to return to this land. And by the way, Bashan was
not mentioned in Zechariah 10:10, but it’s just north of Gilead. So, it’s very
close in terms of proximity to Gilead. In fact, it’s possible that Gilead was
considered the southern part of Bashan.
But anyway, these