In our study of Zechariah chapter thirteen, we will look at the fact that Yeshua Messia came to cleanse the Jewish people.
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When that day comes, a spring will be opened up for the house of David and the people living in Yerushalayim to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
In Exodus 30, Israel was given instructions to make a laver (wash basin) so that the priests could wash their hands and feet before going in to serve God. If they did not wash before going into the presence of God, they would die. It was only for them but we see, here, that, in the last days, a fountain will be made available to all of the Jewish people and they will be baptized in the name of Yeshua Messiah.
"When that day comes," says ADONAI-Tzva'ot, "I will cut off the very names of the idols from the land, so that no one even remembers them any more. I will also expel the [false] prophets and the spirit of uncleanness from the land;
Now, that there is a way for the people to be pure, God says that he will clean house. The idols that this verse speaks of were the common household images or what we would call "good luck charms". They will be removed because anything that is not of faith (trusting in God) is sin. The "prophets" will be removed because there is no need for them anymore as God will live with the people. The "spirit of impurity" refers to unclean spirits or what we would call demons. Their goal was deception and all deception will be removed when the people realize that it is not their actions that cleanse them but their faith in Yeshua Messiah.
so that if anyone continues to prophesy, his own father and mother who brought him into the world will tell him, 'You cannot continue to live, because you are speaking lies in the name of ADONAI'; then his own father and mother who brought him into the world will stab him to death.
Anyone who tries to put themselves between God and his people will be recognized as false prophets. Mothers and fathers will even recognize and take a stand against their own children if they try to do so. The penalty for being a false prophet has always been death and their own parents will carry out the sentence.
When that day comes, each one of the prophets will be shamed by his vision when he prophesies. He will stop wearing a hair cloak to deceive people; and instead, he will say, 'I'm no prophet, I just work the soil; since my youth I've only wanted to be an ordinary man.' If someone asks him, 'Then what are these gashes between your shoulders?' he will answer, 'I got hurt at my friends' house.'
Because of the fact that false prophets will be recognized at this time and put to death, they will deny that they are prophets. Instead, they will pretend to be like ordinary men (farmers). The prophet's garments speaks of sackcloth and was worn by true prophets in the past. The wounds on the body refers to scars they would have from wounds they inflicted on themselves (see 1 Kings 18:28). These scars were an obvious sign that they did not worship the true God. This is similar to the wound to the head that the false messiah bears in Revelation 13.
"Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me," says ADONAI-Tzva'ot. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the young ones.
This verse speaks of the Good Shepherd which is Yeshua Messiah. He quoted these words just before his arrest. The scattered sheep refers to the scattering of the apostles after Yeshua's death on the cross. Turning the hand against the little ones refers to the persecution of the early Christians. This was a refining process for them.
In time, throughout that land," says ADONAI, "two-thirds of those in it will be destroyed - they will die, but one-third will remain. That third part I will bring through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined, I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is my people' and they will say, 'ADONAI is my God.'"
This passage speaks of the remnant of the Jews that will be saved during the time that is commonly called the Great Tribulation. During this great trial, they will call upon Yeshua Messiah and be saved.
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