Zechariah 3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:9

Zechariah also saw in the vision a stone in front of Joshua. The stone, too, is a common figure of God and Messiah in the Bible (Zechariah 10:4; Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:7-11; Psalms 118:22; et al.). In the past God promised that the Stone would be a secure, never-failing refuge for His people (Isaiah 28:16; 1 Peter 2:6). When Messiah appeared, however, He proved to be a stone over which the Jews stumbled and an offensive rock to them (Psalms 118:22-23; Isaiah 8:13-15; Matthew 21:42; 1 Peter... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:10

In that day, the Lord promised, the Israelites would all invite their (Gentile) neighbors to join them in enjoying their peace and prosperity. Israel would enjoy peace and security as never before, even under the reign of Solomon (1 Kings 4:25; cf. 2 Kings 18:31; Micah 4:4). Then God will lift the curse that He imposed on the creation at the Fall, and there will be agricultural prosperity as well as spiritual prosperity (Isaiah 11:1-9; Isaiah 35; Isaiah 65:17; Daniel 7:13-14; Daniel 7:27; Micah... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:1-10

The Fourth VisionJoshua, better known under the later form Jeshua (Ezra 2:2; Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 12:7-8, Nehemiah 12:10, etc.), was the son of Jehozadak, a member of the priestly order. He returned with the Jews from exile, and was prominently associated with Zerubbabel in the erection of the Second Temple. In 1 Esdras and Ecclus. the name appears simply as ’Jesus.’1-7. Joshua, the high priest, is seen in a vision standing before the angel of God, accused by the adversary of being unworthy, as... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1

(1) And he.—Probably, the angel-interpreter.Joshua.—The various forms of this name, that of the Saviour of the world, are well worth noticing. The oldest form of the word is that used here, Yehoshua‘, which was contracted into Yoshua‘ (Mishnah, passim), also into Yeshua’ (Ezra 2:2), and then into Yeshu. This last was represented in Greek by Ιηοου, and with the nominative ending s became Ἰησοῦν. In the Talmudim the name takes also the forms Îsâ and Îsî, and in Arabic ‘Îsâ.Standing before.—There... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1-7

III.FOURTH VISION.—JOSHUA BEFORE THE ANGEL OF THE LORD.(1-7) The accusation against Joshua was not that of neglecting the building of the Temple (for the re-building had been resumed five months before), nor was it that he had allowed his sons to marry foreign wives (for that took place some sixty years later), but, rather, as high priest he was the representative of the priestly nation, and so was looked on as laden, not only with his own, but also with the sins of the whole people. Moreover,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1-10

A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15, the Prophet Haggai received the revelation contained in Haggai 2:10-23. On the four-and-twentieth day of the eleventh month, just five months after the re-building of the Temple was resumed, Zechariah sees a succession of seven visions in one night, followed by a symbolic action (Zechariah 6:9-15). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:2

(2) The Lord rebuke thee.—See Note on Jude 1:19. Satan is justly rebuked; “for who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s chosen?”The fire.—Of penal suffering in the captivity in Babylon. (Comp. Amos 4:11) As with the guilt, so with the pardon and promise in both, Joshua was the representative of the people. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:3

(3) Filthy garments.—Such as would render him unfit to appear before God as priest. They are a symbol of the guilt and defilement of sin. (Isaiah 64:5.)And stood before.—See Note on Zechariah 3:1. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:4

(4) Those that stood before him is an expression meaning courtiers and counsellors (1 Kings 13:6-8); and here, probably, means angels of inferior grade to the “angel of the Lord.”Thine iniquity—i.e., of thee, and of the people whose representative thou art.And I will clothe thee.—Better, and I clothe thee. The tense is “the aorist of immediate past.” (Comp. Gr. ἐδεξάμην, “I welcome.”) LXX. change the mood and person, and render καὶ ἐνδύσατε αὐτὸν ποδήρη, “and clothe ye him with a long... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:5

(5) Fair—i.e., clean. (Comp. the words of the Rubric, “a fair white linen cloth.”) The prophet seems to have felt constrained to make the request contained in this verse from an idea that the changing of Joshua’s raiment might be only a sign of the removal of the high priest’s own guilt.Mitre, or turban, it was upon which was fastened the golden plate inscribed with “Holiness to the Lord” (comp. Zechariah 14:20), by virtue of which the shortcomings of the sanctuary were atoned (Exodus 28:38).... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:10

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:1-10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1-7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:1-10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:4

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 3:5

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