Zechariah 6:12-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 6:9-15

God did not only at sundry times, but in divers manners, speak in time past by the prophets to his church. In the former part of this chapter he spoke by a vision, which only the prophet himself saw; here, in this latter part, he speaks by a sign, or type, which many saw, and which, as it was explained, was an illustrious prediction of the Messiah as the priest and king of his church. Here is, I. The significant ceremony which God appointed, and that was the coronation of Joshua the high... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:12

And speak unto him, saying ,.... That is, to Joshua the high priest, having the crowns on his head: thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, behold the man whose name is The BRANCH ; which is not to be understood of Zerubbabel, as some Jewish writers interpret it; for he was not "the Branch", by way of eminency, much less that righteous Branch of David, called the Lord our righteousness, Jeremiah 23:5 the same that is here meant; besides, he was already grown up out of his place; nor... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:13

Even he shall build the temple of the Lord ,.... Which is repeated, as Kimchi observes, for confirmation sake: and he shall bear the glory ; that is, of building the temple; and the phrase denotes that the glory of it shall be upon him, shall be hung upon him, as in Isaiah 22:24 and so shall be visible; that it would be weighty and heavy, he having many crowns on his head, put there by all the saints, who everyone of them ascribe glory to him; that it would continue, and not pass away... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:14

And the crowns shall be to Helem ,.... The same with Heldai, Zechariah 6:10 , and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah ; the same with Josiah, Zechariah 6:10 , for a memorial in the temple of the Lord ; the crowns, after they had been put upon the head of Joshua, were taken off, and laid up in some part of the temple, of which the Jews make mention in their Misna F18 Massech. Middot, c. 3. sect. 8. ; and say there were golden chains fixed to the beams... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 6:15

And they that are afar off shall come ,..... Into the temple; not the material temple; nor is this a prophecy which was fulfilled in Herod, a stranger, repairing that, as Kimchi suggests; but into the spiritual temple, the church; and is a prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, who are said to be "afar off", Ephesians 2:12 , from God; from having his image on them; from subjection to his law; from the knowledge and fear of him; and from communion with him: from Christ; from the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:12

Behold the man whose name is The Branch! - I cannot think that Zerubbabel is here intended; indeed, he is not so much as mentioned in Zechariah 3:8 . Joshua and his companions are called מופת אנשי anshey mopheth , figurative or typical men; the crowning therefore of Joshua in this place, and calling him the Branch, was most probably in reference to that glorious person, the Messiah, of whom he was the type or figure. The Chaldee has, "whose name is my Messiah," or Christ. And he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:13

Even he shall build the temple - Joshua, not Zerubbabel. He shall bear the glory - Have all the honor of it; for none can do this but himself. The Messiah is still intended. And shall sit and rule upon his throne - For the government of the Church shall be upon his shoulder. And he shall be a priest upon his throne - He shall, as the great high priest, offer the only available offering and atonement; and so he shall be both king and priest, a royal king and a royal priest; for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:14

And the crowns shall be - One of my MSS. has אטרות ataroth , crowns, corrected into עטרת atereth , crown; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has, "And praise shall be," etc. The meaning appears to be this, that the crown made for Joshua should be delivered to the persons mentioned here and in Zechariah 6:10 , to be laid up in the temple of the Lord, as a memorial of this typical transaction. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:15

And they that are far off shall come - The Gentiles shall come to the Savior of the world; and build - become a part of this new temple; for they, as living stones, shall become a holy temple, a habitation of God through the Spirit. Ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me - These predictions, relative to the regal and sacerdotal offices of the Messiah, shall be so circumstantially fulfilled, that ye, Jews, shall be obliged to acknowledge that the Lord of hosts hath sent me with... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 6:12

Verse 12 The vision is now explained; for if the chief priest, without this explanation, had been adorned with two crowns, there must have been much talk among the people, “What means this?” God here shows that what he has commanded to be done to Joshua does not belong to him, but has a reference to another, Thou shalt say to him, Behold the Man, Branch is his name. It is the same as though the Prophet had expressly testified that Joshua was not crowned, because he was worthy of such an honor,... read more

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