Zechariah 3:1-6

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

THE FOURTH VISION: THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE SATANZechariah 3:1-10The next Visions deal with the moral condition of Israel and their standing before God. The Fourth is a judgment scene. The Angel of Jehovah, who is not to be distinguished from Jehovah Himself, stands for judgment, and there appear before him Joshua the High Priest and the Satan or Adversary who has come to accuse him. Now those who are accused by the Satan-see next chapter of this volume upon the Angels of the Visions-are,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Zechariah 3:1-10

CHAPTER 3 1. The fourth night vision (Zechariah 3:1-5 ) 2. The message of the vision (Zechariah 3:6-10 ) Zechariah 3:1-5 . The fourth vision is like the first and second, closely connected with the foregoing one. It gives the crowning event of Israel’s restoration. The prophet recognizes in the figure, which is seen by him, Joshua the high priest, who is standing before the angel of the Lord, while at his right hand stands Satan to oppose him. Joshua was not clothed with his clean,... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 3:1

3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest {a} standing before the angel of the LORD, and {b} Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.(a) He prayed to Christ the Mediator for the state of the Church.(b) Which declares that the faithful do not only war with flesh and blood, but with Satan himself, and spiritual wickedness; Ephesians 6:12 . read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 3:2

3:2 And the {c} LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a {d} brand plucked out of the fire?(c) That is, Christ speaks to God as the mediator of his Church, that he would rebuke Satan: and here he shows himself to be the continual preserver of his Church.(d) Meaning that Joshua was wonderfully preserved in the captivity, and now Satan sought to afflict and trouble him when he was doing his office. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 3:3

3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with {e} filthy garments, and stood before the angel.(e) With regard to the glorious garments and precious stones that the priests wore before the captivity: and by this contemptible state the Prophet signifies, that these small beginnings would be made excellent when Christ will make the full restitution of his Church. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 3:4

3:4 And he answered and spoke to those that stood before him, saying, Take away the {e} filthy garments from him. And to him he said, Behold, I have {f} caused thy iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.(e) See Geneva "Zechariah 3:3"(f) He shows of what apparel he speaks, which is, when our filthy sins are taken away, and we are clothed with God’s mercies, which refers to the spiritual restitution. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Zechariah 3:5

3:5 And I said, Let them {g} set a clean mitre upon his head. So they set a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.(g) The Prophet prays that besides the raiment, the Priest might also have attire for his head accordingly, that is, that the dignity of the priesthood might be perfect: and this was fulfilled in Christ, who was both Priest and King. And here all those are condemned, that can content themselves with any average reformation in... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:1-10

The Fourth Vision - Grace to the Representative High Priest Overcoming Satan's Opposition (vv. 1-5) In verse 1 the angel who talked with Zechariah showed him Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. We have seen that the Angel of the Lord is Christ. Joshua, being high priest, is a type of Christ, but seen here as representing Israel. Therefore he is clothed with filthy garments as taking the responsibility for Israel's... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

THE PROPHET ’S OWN TIME Zechariah, like Haggai, had a twofold mission, to strengthen the hands of Israel for the rebuilding of the temple, and to quicken their hope as the earlier prophets had done, by painting in glowing colors the coming time of triumph over every foe. This mission is set before us in a two-fold division of the book. Chapters 1-8 give us a series of prophetic visions bearing primarily, upon the prophet’s own time, while chapters 9-14 deal chiefly with the events... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Zechariah 3:1-10

The "Branch" Promised Zechariah 3:0 The next vision that came before the prophet Zechariah is that of "Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him" ( Zec 3:1 ). We are to understand by the pronoun in this verse God, and to read thus: And God showed me Joshua the high priest. The prophet was attended by an angel; it is important to notice the function of that angel, and to remember that it was limited to the explanation, and... read more

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