Zec 10:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 10:1-11:3: 10:1–11:3 God will strengthen his people by his power and restore them because of his compassion (10:6 , 12 ). With its references to shepherds (10:2-3 ; 11:3 ), the passage prepares for the following allegory of the good and evil shepherds (11:4-17 ). Summary for Zech 10:1-3: 10:1-3 This is a rebuke of false shepherds , human leaders who do not have their people’s good at heart. 10:1 Rain was a sign of divine blessing (see Joel 2:23 )— the Lord was the source of the rain, but Israel’s leaders had led the people to trust in false gods instead.

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‏ Zechariah 10:1

Summary for Zech 10:1-11:3: 10:1–11:3 ^a God will strengthen his people by his power and restore them because of his compassion (10:6 ^b, 12 ^c). With its references to shepherds (10:2-3 ^d; 11:3 ^e), the passage prepares for the following allegory of the good and evil shepherds (11:4-17 ^f).
Summary for Zech 10:1-3: 10:1-3 ^g This is a rebuke of false shepherds, human leaders who do not have their people’s good at heart. 10:1 ^h Rain was a sign of divine blessing (see Joel 2:23 ⁱ)—the Lord was the source of the rain, but Israel’s leaders had led the people to trust in false gods instead.