Zechariah 3:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

As the promises made to David often slide insensibly into promises of the Messiah, whose kingdom David's was a type of, so the promises here made to Joshua immediately rise as far upward, and look as far forward, as to Christ, whose priesthood Joshua's was now a shadow of, not only in general, as it kept up the line of Aaron's priesthood, but especially as it was the reviving of that happy method of correspondence between heaven and earth, to which a great interruption had been given by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

Hear now, O Joshua the high priest ,.... What he was about to say further concerning the bringing forth of the Messiah, the antitype of him, and of all the priests: thou and thy fellows, that sit before thee ; the Jews interpret F23 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 93. 1. & Jarchi in loc. these of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, for whom wonders were wrought in delivering them from the fiery furnace; but rather they design the priests and the prophets, and chief men, that came up with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:8

O Joshua - thou, and thy fellows - Thy countrymen, who have now returned from your captivity, in a very wonderful manner. מופת אנשי anshey mopheth , figurative men, men whose office and ministration prefigured the Lord Jesus Christ; and therefore it is immediately added, "I will bring forth my servant The Branch." Abp. Newcome thinks this means Zerubbabel, so called because he was the grandson of Jehoiakim, or Jeconiah, king of Judah, Matthew 1:12 , and heir to the throne of Judah. The... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:8

Verse 8 The angel shows here, that what had been hitherto shown to Zechariah was typical; for the reality had not as yet come to light, but would appear in its time. We have said that God’s design was to lead the godly to the expectation of Christ; for these beginnings of favor were obscure. It behaved them, therefore, to hope for far more than they saw; and this appears evident from the verse before us, in which the angel says, hear now. He makes this preface to gain attention, as though he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

§ 6. The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:6-10

The priesthood eclipsed. "And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua," etc. The ancient Jewish priesthood, as we saw in our last, being fully restored, what was to become of it in process of time? The answer to this was partly conditional, partly not so. If faithfully discharged by Joshua and his fellows and successors, that priesthood would be for many generations a thing of honour and blessing. In any case, it would ultimately be altogether eclipsed by another priesthood of a far... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

Hear now; ἄκουε δή . Joshua is called upon to give all his attention to the important announcement that follows, which promises a very great boon in the future. Thy fellows that sit before thee . His fellow priests, who took their orders from him and sat with him in council. These priests were not seen in the vision. Keil considers that the address, to which Joshua's attention is called, begins at "Thou and thy fellows." For (or, yea ) they are men wondered at; Septuagint, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

Portents. "Men wondered at." There are times when there are signs in the heavens and on the earth—prodigies which rouse attention. So in society. There are men who stand out from others. Their characters have a special significance. Their lives are prophecies. Perhaps most of the great men of the Bible were of thin sort. So here— I. REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR GENERATION . They breathe the spirit of the age. The evil and the good, of their times, are seen in them at the highest.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

Messiah's mission. I. THE TIME OF HIS COMING DIVINELY FIXED . There was the ancient promise, and long waiting generations came and went. Manifold changes. Overturning of kingdoms and dynasties. The old stock of David seemed as good as dead. But life preserved. "Branch" destined to spring and bud in his season. There is "a time to every purpose ( Ecclesiastes 3:1 ). Christ. came "in the fulness of time." II. THE CHARACTER OF HIS WORK DIVINELY APPOINTED .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

The world's wants and God's provisions. "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 ," etc. It is admitted by most acknowledged expositors of Holy Scripture that the sacerdotal institutions of the Mosaic system were typical of gospel realities; they were, as St. Paul has it, the "shadows of good things to come." This passage undoubtedly points to the Messiah and his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:6-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:8-10

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