Zacarias 13

Zacarias 13

Utley - There is an obvious radical break between Zech 12:6 and Zech 12:7. As verse 6 refers to false prophets, verse 7 refers to the coming Messiah. Notice in your translation that Zech 13:1–6 is in prose, while Zech 13:7–9 is poetry. This poetry is definitely related to 11:4–14, which describes the godly shepherd. POSB has a thoughtful note - This verse proves that God planned and directed the death of His Son in order to save the human race. This obviously does not excuse Israel for her rejection and killing of the Messiah; neither does it excuse us for our sins or anyone else for rejecting the Savior today. It only further proves that God works with the free will of man to accomplish His sovereign purposes. And I will turn My hand against the little ones - The Jews, those in Israel whom Jehovah of hosts will deliver through fire and testing, in part the time of testing in the Great Tribulation (Begins - Mt 24:15-note, named - Mt 24:21-note) which the prophet Jeremiah called the Time of Jacob's Distress (Jeremiah 30:7-note) and the prophet Daniel called "a time of distress" (Da 12:1-note). Steven