The Two Sticks of Zechariah-11
In our article on Zechariah ch.11 we saw that:
Zechariah speaks of two sticks.
7 SO I FED THE FLOCK FOR SLAUGHTER, IN PARTICULAR THE POOR OF THE FLOCK. I TOOK FOR MYSELF TWO STAFFS: THE ONE I CALLED BEAUTY, [NOAM i..e. Pleasant] AND THE OTHER I CALLED BONDS [CHOVLIM - Bruiser]; AND I FED THE FLOCK.
10 AND I TOOK MY STAFF, BEAUTY [NOAM i.e. Pleasant] , AND CUT IT IN TWO, THAT I MIGHT BREAK THE COVENANT WHICH I HAD MADE WITH ALL THE GENTILES.
14 THEN I CUT IN TWO MY OTHER STAFF, BONDS [CHOVLIM - Bruiser]; THAT I MIGHT BREAK THE BROTHERHOOD BETWEEN JUDAH AND ISRAEL.