Zechariah 3 - Introduction
_UNDER THE TYPE OF JOSHUA, THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH AND CHRIST THE BRANCH ARE PROMISED._ _Before Christ 519._... [ Continue Reading ]
_UNDER THE TYPE OF JOSHUA, THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH AND CHRIST THE BRANCH ARE PROMISED._ _Before Christ 519._... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE SHEWED ME JOSHUA, &C.— We have here the fourth vision. Zechariah relates in this chapter, that he saw the high-priest _Joshua_ or _Jesus_ the son of Josedech, standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan accusing him; of which accusation Joshua was acquitted, and was raised to honour; whe... [ Continue Reading ]
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 rea... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE AWAY THE FILTHY GARMENTS, &C.— These _filthy garments_ denote the sins and pollution of the people, whose representative Joshua was; and the _taking them away_ denotes God's pardoning the public and national sins of the Jews, and his restoring them to his favour and protection. The Jews used to... [ Continue Reading ]
AND I SAID, &C.— _And I command that they set,_ &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND I WILL GIVE THEE PLACES TO WALK— _And thou shalt have by me free access to those that stand by; namely the angels._ See chap. Zechariah 4:10. The allusion is to those walks which were in the temple; such as Christ walked in, John 10:23 and the pavement in Ezekiel's temple, Ezekiel 40:17. Peters... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
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 t... [ Continue Reading ]