Prophecy

Thirty Pieces of Silver

Brooklyn Museum - Judas Goes to Find the Jews (Judas va trouver les Juifs) - James Tissot

Zechariah 11:12  And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

 

Matthew 26:14  Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

 

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The Time of Your Visitation

Brooklyn Museum - Jesus Sits by the Seashore and Preaches (Jésus s'assied au bord de la mer et prêche) - James Tissot

Zechariah 11:10  And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

 

Luke 19:41  And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

 

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Chief Priests Sought To Destroy Jesus

Brooklyn Museum - Barabbas - James Tissot

Zechariah 11:8  Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

 

Matthew 27:20  But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

 

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