Zec 13:2 | TNotes | STEP | 13:2 By cleansing Israel, God would erase their former penchant for idol worship , giving them a new heart and enabling them to worship God alone (Jer 31:33 ; 32:38-40 ; Ezek 36:25-28 ). • In the biblical world, one’s name embodied one’s existence. When the names of the idols are forgotten , they cease to exist. • The false prophets misrepresented God by fabricating divine revelations or by speaking in the name of other gods (Deut 13:5-11 ; 18:17-22 ). They led Israel astray by encouraging idol worship (Jer 23:13 , 25 ) and would continue to do so (see Neh 6:12-14 ; Mark 13:22 ; 2 Pet 2:1 ; 1 Jn 4:1-3 ) until that day , the day of the Lord.

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bJer 31:33►

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dEzek 36:25-28►

eDeut 13:5-11►

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gJer 23:13►

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iNeh 6:12-14►

jMark 13:22►

k2 Pet 2:1►

l1 Jn 4:1-3►

‏ Zechariah 13:2

13:2 ^a By cleansing Israel, God would erase their former penchant for idol worship, giving them a new heart and enabling them to worship God alone (Jer 31:33 ^b; 32:38-40 ^c; Ezek 36:25-28 ^d).

• In the biblical world, one’s name embodied one’s existence. When the names of the idols are forgotten, they cease to exist.

• The false prophets misrepresented God by fabricating divine revelations or by speaking in the name of other gods (Deut 13:5-11 ^e; 18:17-22 ^f). They led Israel astray by encouraging idol worship (Jer 23:13 ^g, 25 ^h) and would continue to do so (see Neh 6:12-14 ⁱ; Mark 13:22 ^j; 2 Pet 2:1 ^k; 1 Jn 4:1-3 ^l) until that day, the day of the Lord.