Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we've finished our 34th book of the Bible.

We opened in chapter 10 with God reminding His people that He will restore things.

In that process, one of His targets is the wicked leaders of Judah, the people who shepherd

His flock.

Because of their passivity, the people sought out leadership and guidance from wicked sources,

from deviners and false gods.

Because Judah's leaders have been terrible shepherds, God is going to remove them and punish

them.

Then, when God's sheep are under His care, they will flourish, they'll grow strong and

majestic, and they'll have victory over the enemy, he'll bring them back from the nations

where they've been scattered, and he'll multiply them in the promised land again.

So the people of Judah, we know this definitely has literal implications, but it's likely

this also has spiritual implications.

For instance, the way God's people can fight against sin and win is because He is with

us in Grant's victory, like verse 5 says, and He grants us strength like verse 12 says.

In chapter 11, God tells Zach to try His hand at shepherding the flock destined for destruction.

There are lots of ways to interpret this passage.

Some believe it's a prophetic parable.

Like a metaphor, God told Zach to help him better understand God's perspective on things.

Others say it's a sign act, where Zach becomes the literal shepherd of a group of animals

known as the flock doomed to slaughter.

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