Zacharia 11:14

14 Toen verbrak ik mijn tweeden stok, SAMENBINDERS, te niet doende de broederschap tussen Juda en tussen Israel.

Zacharia 11:14 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 11:14

Then I cut asunder mine other staff, [even] Bands
By which is meant, either the removal of the form of civil government from the Jews; or the abrogation of the Mosaic law, and the carnal ordinances of the Jews, in which judaizing Christians joined them, until the destruction of Jerusalem; or rather the ordinances of the Gospel, which, upon taking that away, ceased: that l might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel;
the Gospel and Gospel ordinances being removed from the Jews, there was no more work of conversion among them; their church state came to nothing, and an entire disagreement between them and the Gentiles ensued: and so it is when God takes away his word and ordinances from a people, they are unchurched and their brotherhood is broken, those being the bands which keep them together; and therefore, when loosed, their unity and society cease. There seems to be an allusion to the case of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and of the ten tribes; the former are often signified by Judah only; and the latter by Israel or Ephraim: the division between them was made in the times of Rehoboam, which continued unto their respective captivities; after the Jews' return from the Babylonish captivity, there was some show of an union between them; some of the ten tribes returning with the Jews, and coalescing in one state; and moreover, at their certain stated feasts, they came from different parts of the world, and joined together in religious service; see ( Acts 2:1-47 ) but, upon the dissolution of their civil and church state, this friendly correspondence was broken off, and their communion with each other ceased: and as for the Jews, after the Christians were called out from among them at Jerusalem, and removed to Pella, they fell into internal divisions and quarrels among themselves, which lasted during the siege of that city; and when it was taken and destroyed, their brotherhood and union among themselves were broken to such a degree, that they were scattered one from another; and now know not of what kingdom and tribe they are, whether of Judah or Israel, or of what tribe in either.

Zacharia 11:14 In-Context

12 Want ik had tot henlieden gezegd: Indien het goed is in uw ogen, brengt mijn loon, en zo niet, laat het na. En zij hebben mijn loon gewogen, dertig zilverlingen.

13 Doch de HEERE zeide tot mij: Werp ze henen voor den pottenbakker: een heerlijken prijs, dien ik waard geacht ben geweest van hen! En ik nam die dertig zilverlingen, en wierp ze in het huis des HEEREN, voor den pottenbakker.

14 Toen verbrak ik mijn tweeden stok, SAMENBINDERS, te niet doende de broederschap tussen Juda en tussen Israel.

15 Verder zeide de HEERE tot mij: Neem u nog eens dwazen herders gereedschap.

16 Want ziet, Ik zal een herder verwekken in dit land; dat gereed is om afgesneden te worden, zal hij niet bezoeken; het jonge zal hij niet zoeken, en het verbrokene zal hij niet helen, en het stilstaande zal hij niet dragen; maar het vlees van het vette zal hij eten, en derzelver klauwen zal hij verscheuren.