Zechariah 11 is prophetic of the rejection of God's true shepherd. The chapter starts with a call to Lebanon and Bashan to mourn the destruction of their mighty trees which is symbolic of God's judgement. Then God tells Zechariah to "pasture the flock marked for slaughter (Judah)... for I will no longer have pity on the people of the land... and Zechariah cared for this flock marked for slaughter... and he took 2 staffs with one Favour and the other Union... and the flock detested Zechariah... so he asked for his pay and received 30 pieces of silver... so woe to worthless shepherds who desert the flock... may his arm be withered and his right eye blinded". We must therefore be careful to follow the true shepherd and genuine spiritual leadership.
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