The Rejection of the Messiah - Zechariah 11 Rejection of Christ is Rejection of Life A. The Rejection of The True Shepherd (11:1-14) 1. The scene of rejection (vv 1-7a) a. The taking of the approach to Jerusalem (vv 1-3) b. On the people (vv 4-7a) Exodus 20:7, Matthew 27:23-25 2. The sense of rejection (11:7b-14) a. Annihilated grace (v 7b) b. Annihilated shepherds (v 8) c. Annihilated worship (v 9) Malachi 1:8, Revelation 3:2 d. Annihilated covenant (vv 10-11) e. Annihilated Savior (vv 12-13) f. Annihilated covenant (2) (v 14)
The Rejection of the Messiah - Zechariah 11 Rejection of Christ is Rejection of Life B. The Replacement With The False Shepherd (11:15-17) 1. The symbol (11:15) a. A broken shepherd s crook b. A broken shepherd s rod 2. The significance (vv 16-17) a. He will not care (v 16) John 10:12, 1 Peter 5:8 b. He will be judged (v 17) He is the Antichrist Revelation 19:20
In That Day Zechariah 12 Rejection of Christ Brings the Judgment of God
Matthew 24:21-30 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Matthew 24:21-30 - continued 25 Behold, I have told you before. 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Matthew 24:21-30 - continued 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:21-30 - continued 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) A. The Judge (12:1) Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) 1. At Jerusalem (12:2-3) Zechariah 12:2-3 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) - continued 2. At Judah (12:4-6) a. The terror (v 4) Zechariah 12:4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) - continued 2. At Judah (12:4-6) b. The turning (v 5) Zechariah 12:5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) - continued 2. At Judah (12:4-6) c. The totality (v 6) Zechariah 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem
Revelation 19:11-21 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Revelation 19:11-21 - continued 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Revelation 19:11-21 - continued 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Revelation 19:11-21 - continued 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) - continued 3. Brings deliverance to those who seek Him (12:7-8) Zechariah 12:7-9 7 The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 8 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
I. The Judgment of The Nations (12:1-9) B. The Judgment (12:2-9) - continued 4. Brings demise to those who oppose Him (12:9) Zechariah 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
II. The Restoration of Israel (12:10-14) A. By God s Grace (12:10) Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
II. The Restoration of Israel (12:10-14) B. With great contrition (12:11-14) 1. As mourning the death of a king (12:11) Zechariah 12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
2 Chronicles 35:20-24 20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. 21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
2 Chronicles 35:20-24 - continued 22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. 24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
II. The Restoration of Israel (12:10-14) B. With great contrition (12:11-14) - continued 2. By personal reflection (12:12-14) Zechariah 12:12-14 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; 14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.