Beauty and Bands
/BYOO-tee-and-BANDZ/
Summary
Names of two symbolic staffs in Zechariah's prophecy representing God's covenant of favor and the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
☩Zechariah's Symbolism
The prophet Zechariah took two staffs: one called 'Beauty' (or 'Favor,' Hebrew noam) and another called 'Bands' (or 'Union,' Hebrew chobhelim). The breaking of Beauty symbolized the breaking of God's covenant of grace with the peoples. The breaking of Bands represented the dissolution of brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Key verses:Zechariah 11:7Zechariah 11:10Zechariah 11:14
Related Verses1 mention
Zechariah· 1 verse
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Beauty and Bands," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).