Zechariah 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 3:2-5

Zechariah 3:2-5. And the Lord said, &c. The Logos, or Son of God, said unto Satan; The Lord Namely, God the Father; rebuke thee And not suffer thy mischievous imagination against Jerusalem and the temple to prosper. Even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem Who hath chosen that place for his especial residence. Christ, as a mediator, rather chooses to rebuke the adversary in his Father’s name than in his own. Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire “Is not this small remnant... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

Encouragement to Joshua (3:1-10)Zechariah then has a vision in which he sees Satan accuse the high priest Joshua (and therefore the people he represents) of being unclean. Because of their long exile in idolatrous Babylon, they are no longer fit to enter God’s presence. In other words, Satan is hinting that the people are wasting their time building the temple. Since they are unclean, no sacrifices that they offer there will be acceptable to God (3:1; see also v. 3).God replies that he has not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 3:2

rebuke thee . Compare Jude 1:9 . hath chosen = bath now and heretofore chosen. is not this . . . ? i.e. have I not plucked, &c. Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 . a brand, &c. Compare Amos 4:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 3:2

"And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee; is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?"This double rebuke of Satan by God Himself dramatically demonstrates the conception that Satan is indeed a powerful, superhuman enemy of mankind, full of the utmost and most malicious wickedness.Details of Satan's charges against Israel (as represented by Joshua) were not given in the vision; for there was no need to do so. God's prophets... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 3:2

Zechariah 3:2. Is not this a brand, &c.— "Is not this small remnant returned from captivity, miraculously rescued from utter destruction, like a brand plucked out of the fire; and can it be thought that the Almighty will not preserve them?" See Amos 4:11. Instead of, Rebuke thee, in the imperative, Houbigant reads in the future, Will rebuke or restrain thee. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 3:2

2. the Lord—JEHOVAH, hereby identified with the "angel of the Lord (Jehovah)" (Zechariah 3:1). rebuke thee—twice repeated to express the certainty of Satan's accusations and machinations against Jerusalem being frustrated. Instead of lengthened argument, Jehovah silences Satan by the one plea, namely, God's choice. chosen Jerusalem— (Romans 9:16; Romans 11:5). The conclusive answer. If the issue rested on Jerusalem's merit or demerit, condemnation must be the award; but Jehovah's "choice" (John... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:1-5

1. The symbolic Acts 3:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 3:2

The Lord then spoke to the accuser citing His own authority as Yahweh who had chosen Jerusalem. This is one indication that Joshua represented Israel since God linked Joshua with Jerusalem. Joshua was secure from Satan’s accusations because of the Lord’s sovereign choice of Jerusalem (cf. Zechariah 12:2; Romans 8:33). The Lord may be distinct from the angel of the Lord, but they seem to be synonymous. Most conservative commentators equate them and believe the angel of the Lord is the second... 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 3:1-7

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

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