Zechariah 11:15-17

ALLEGORY OF THE FOOLISH SHEPHERD, Zechariah 11:15-17 (+ Zechariah 13:7-9.)

This allegory is the sequel of the allegory of the good shepherd; Zechariah 11:15-16, continues the record of the people’s experiences down to the present, Zechariah 11:17 turns to the future. The flock that rejected the good shepherd was not left to itself it was given into the hands of a foolish shepherd, who worked havoc with it; but he is doomed, and the flock will be delivered (Zechariah 13:7-9). By the allegory the prophet teaches that the present miserable condition of the people is due to their own stubbornness, and at the same time he assures them that Jehovah will return in mercy and compassion at some future time.