Homilist Zechariah 11:6-7 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, said the LORD: but, see, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbor's hand… I. A TERRIBLE DOOM. "For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land." What is the doom? The abandonment of God. 1. This abandonment came after great kindness. For long centuries He had manifested the greatest kindness to the Hebrew people. From their rescue from Egypt down to this hour He had been merciful to them. "My Spirit will not always strive with man." 2. This abandonment involved inexpressible ruin. They were given up to the heathen cruelty of one another and to the violence of foreigners. If God abandon us, what are we? This will be the doom of the finally impenitent. "Depart from Me." II. AN INVALUABLE PRIVLEGE. "I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock." "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." "When He saw the multitudes He wast moved with compassion towards them, because, they fainted and were scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. "I am the Good Shepherd," said Christ. Conclusion — Thank God, we are not abandoned yet. God is with us as a shepherd. He is seeking the lost and feeding those who are in His fold. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. |
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