←Zechariah 13→BSB

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    Speak as a Prophet 6 Sin 5 Love 3 Uncleanness 2 To Sin Guilt (State) Transgression Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against State of Impurity Defilement (Act) Be Unclean Unclean (Ritually Contaminated) Impure Defile (Become Unclean) Impurity Unclean (Ritually Unacceptable) Defile (Ceremonial) To Soil Defilement (Stained) Desecrate Defilement (State) To Prophesy Prophetic Serve Force to Serve Enslave Hold in Bondage Gain Control Over To Love Love (Appreciation)

    An End to Idolatry

    ⓘ The second message (13:1–6) of the second oracle...

    The second message (13:1–6) of the second oracle (chs 12–14) focuses on cleansing from sin.

    1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. 2And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity† from the land.

    3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

    ⓘ God’s total cleansing of his people from their...

    God’s total cleansing of his people from their impurities will strike such fear among the people that false prophets will deny or conceal their identity, even lying about the nature and purpose of their activities that might be associated with the prophets of idolatrous cults.

    4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. 5He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’† 6If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest ?’† he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

    The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

    (Matthew 26:31–35; Mark 14:27–31)

    ⓘ This message describes a coming day when God’s...

    This message describes a coming day when God’s appointed shepherd of Israel would be struck down, and the sheep (the people of Israel) would be scattered. A portion of the nation would be given over to divine judgment, while part of the nation would experience spiritual renewal, fulfilling Zechariah’s vision of God once again among his people (see 1:16; 2:5, 10–11; 8:3, 23). The Gospel writers connect portions of this passage (13:7) to the scattering of Jesus’ disciples as a result of the events surrounding his arrest, trial, and execution by the Romans (see Matt 26:31, 56).
    7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,†and I will turn My hand against the little ones.8And in all the land,declares the LORD,two-thirds will be cut off and perish,but a third will be left in it.9This third I will bring through the fire;I will refine them like silverand test them like gold.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say, ‘They are My people,’and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”