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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 3:9

upon = fixed upon; as in Deuteronomy 11:12 . Compare 1 Kings 9:3 .Ezra 5:5 . one stone: or, every stone. seven eyes = seven pairs of eyes. Watching and caring for. Compare Zechariah 4:10 . saith the LORD of hosts = [is] tho oracle of Jehovah Sabaioth. in one day . Compare Isaiah 66:5-9 read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 3:8

"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee; for they are men that are a sign: for, Behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch.""Men that are a sign ..." Joshua himself was evidently included as being in the company of men that "were for a sign," indicating the typical nature of the Old Testament high priesthood as it pointed toward the Messiah. "The words for they should be omitted. Joshua and his fellow priests are the men" that are a sign.[16]"O... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 3:9

"For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: Behold, I will engrave the graying thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day."Joshua (Jesus), the Branch, and My Servant, all in the previous verse, point squarely to the approaching Messiah; and there is no need to suppose that the stone which appears here is anything except another metaphor of the Son of God. The fact of the stone's having "seven eyes" seals the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 3:8

Zechariah 3:8. For they are men wondered at— Men of wonder, is a Hebraism for signifying, or typical men; men portending future things, or proposed to others for signs and types; [τερατοσκοποι, LXX.] as men of blood, and men of mercy, are put for bloody and merciful men. Joshua being distinguished as one of these typical persons, when the prophet, directing God's word to him, who was in no sense the branch that they expected, adds, Behold my servant the Branch, it was hardly possible that they... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 3:9

Zechariah 3:9. That I have laid before Joshua— It seems as if the prophet saw in his vision a stone or rock set before Joshua with seven (עינים ainaiim) fountains springing out of it, which God says were opened by himself. Seven eyes— עין aiin, signifies a fountain, as well as an eye; and there seems to be a plain allusion here to the rock which Moses smote in the wilderness, and brought waters out of it for the refreshment of the people of God; and that rock, says St. Paul, was Christ; 1... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 3:8

8. Hear—On account of the magnitude of what He is about to say, He at once demands solemn attention. thy fellows that sit before thee—thy subordinate colleagues in the priesthood; not that they were actually then sitting before him; but their usual posture in consultations was on chairs or benches before him, while he sat on an elevated seat as their president. they are—From speaking to Joshua He passes to speaking of him and them, in the third person, to the attendant angels (compare :-). men... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 3:9

9. For—expressing the ground for encouragement to the Jews in building the temple: I (Jehovah) have laid the (foundation) stone as the chief architect, before (in the presence of) Joshua, by "the hand of Zerubbabel" (Zechariah 4:10; Ezra 3:8-13), so that your labor in building shall not be vain. Antitypically, the (foundation) stone alluded to is Christ, before called "the Branch." Lest any should think from that term that His kingdom is weak, He now calls it "the stone," because of its... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:8

Evidently Zechariah also saw in his vision other priests, Joshua’s friends, sitting in front of him. The Lord continued to address Joshua, identifying him as the high priest. He called the friends sitting in front of Joshua men who were symbols (Heb. mopheth, tokens of future events, prophetic signs; cf. Isaiah 8:18). It was not just Joshua individually who represented Israel, but the other priests also represented the priesthood within Israel."The miracle, which is to be seen in Joshua and his... read more

Thomas Constable

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

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