Zechariah 3

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Zechariah 3:1-10

The "Branch" Promised Zechariah 3:0 The next vision that came before the prophet Zechariah is that of "Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him" ( Zec 3:1 ). We are to understand by the pronoun in this verse God, and to read thus: And God showed me Joshua the high priest. The prophet was attended by an angel; it is important to notice the function of that angel, and to remember that it was limited to the explanation, and... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:1

CONTENTS This blessed Chapter, like the former, contains much of Christ. Under the type of Joshua, the High Priest, the cleansing and glory of the Church are set forth. (Zechariah 3:1 ) "And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him." This is a most blessed and highly instructive vision, for the doctrine of it is very plain, and like the vision of another Prophet, he that runs may read it. Habakkuk 2:2 . Joshua,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:2

"And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" Who is the Speaker here but Christ? Surely he that is called in the first verse the angel of the Lord, before whom Joshua stood, is the same person here called the Lord. And so he was, who is the angel of the covenant. And do observe the graciousness of the expressions. Satan is not only rebuked, but reasoned with. Jerusalem is the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:3

"Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel." This is a most striking verse. It was the command, under the Levitical dispensation, that the high priests should appear before the Lord in holy garments, for glory and for beauty, see Exodus 28:2 . And so to human observation they did appear. Had the Prophet Zechariah not seen these things in vision, by which the Lord gave him a spirit of discernment, he would not have beheld the filthiness of Joshua. Reader! I beseech... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:4

"And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment." Who is this that answered and spake? Surely the Lord Jesus Christ, for none but Jesus could be said to have taken away sin by the sacrifice of himself; and he alone could use this language. He, who hath washed the Church from all her sins in his blood, might say,... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

"And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by." In the first reading of this verse, one might be led to suppose that Zechariah is the speaker. And I said, let them set a fair mitre upon his head. But Zechariah is a spectator, not an actor, in this wonderful vision. The command here given when Joshua was made clean, and fitted by Christ himself for the priestly office, must have been... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:6-7

"And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, (7) Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by." We have here Joshua in his office as priest, and solemnly ordained in it by the Lord himself. Oh! that such blessed ordinations were more frequent in the Church in the present hour. The protestation of the angel... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH." The first part of this verse we must attend to, before we enter upon the consideration of the latter. And here we must forget the Joshua we have been looking at in the former part of the Chapter, to consider One infinitely higher, concerning whom we may truly say, a greater than Joshua is here. If the Reader will turn to Isaiah... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:9

"For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day." The glorious stone which Jehovah laid, we read of, Isaiah 28:16 . Paul tells us, that this is the foundation on which the Apostles and Prophets are built, and that other foundation can no man lay. Ephesians 2:20 ; 1 Corinthians 3:11 . And Peter confirms the same, when quoting... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:10

"In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree." Here are the blessed consequences, and the gracious and glorious effects of the whole. Believers in Christ brought into a state of grace, mercy, and peace, sit down as under their own vine, and their fig-tree, for none can make them afraid. Sin cannot, for it is done away. Hell cannot, for Christ hath conquered hell, death, and the grave. And corruption cannot, for Christ's... read more

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Zechariah 3:1-10

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:2

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:3

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:4

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:6-7

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:9

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Zechariah 3:10

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