Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:1
Zechariah’s guiding angel next showed the prophet, in his vision, Joshua (lit. Yahweh saves), Israel’s current high priest (Zechariah 6:11; Ezra 5:2; Nehemiah 7:7; Haggai 1:1), standing before the angel of the Lord (Zechariah 1:11-12). "The accuser" (lit. "the Satan," Heb. hasatan) was standing at Joshua’s right hand prepared to accuse him before the angel of the Lord (cf. Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-7; Revelation 12:10). The writer made a play on the Hebrew word in its noun and verb forms here... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3
D. The cleansing and restoration of Joshua ch. 3The Lord explained that Joshua and his friends were men who had prophetic significance (Zechariah 3:8). As will become clear, Joshua, Israel’s high priest, represents Israel in this vision, specifically Israel in her divinely appointed role as a kingdom of priests (Exodus 19:6). Similarly, Israel’s high priest represented the nation each year on the day of Atonement. In this vision and the next, Israel’s standing before God and her resources are... read more