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Week 50, Day 1 — Zechariah 9-11

Jeremy Paschall
12/08/24 - Podcast

And now, a minute with the Word…

Even in the context of Israel’s restoration, glory, and Messianic hope (esp. 9.9 and 11.12), the Lord warned His people about “household gods,” “diviners,” “false dreams,” and “empty consolation” — “Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd” (10.2); “Those who buy them slaughter them…and their own shepherds have no pity on them” (11.5). Jesus observed these consequences in His day: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9.36). The takeaway is two-fold: (1) For all, beware whose voice you hear and heed; and (2) For would-be spiritual leaders, “Woe to my worthless shepherd” (Zechariah 11.17).