Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:1-10
THE EIGHT NIGHT VISIONS, Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:8. About three months after Zechariah’s first utterance and five months after building operations on the temple were resumed (Haggai 1:15) there came to Zechariah in one single night a series of symbolical visions. Their significance was made plain to him by a heavenly interpreter. The visions have one common purpose, “the encouragement of the Jews to continue the work of restoring the temple and rebuilding the city and the re-establishing... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:1
1. He showed me Either Jehovah, who is the author of all prophetic revelation (Zechariah 1:20; Amos 7:1), or the interpreting angel, who acts as the divine agent both in presenting and in interpreting the visions; probably the latter. Joshua Called also Jeshua (Ezra 2:2; Ezra 3:2), the son of Jehozadak (Haggai 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:15), the grandson of Seraiah (2 Kings 25:18). He was the ecclesiastical head, while Zerubbabel was the civil ruler (Haggai 1:1). The high priest Joshua... read more