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.
Verse Zechariah 3:2. Is _NOT THIS A BRAND PLUCKED OUT OF THE FIRE?_] The Jews were _nearly destroyed_ because of their sins; a remnant of them is yet left, and God is determined to preserve them. He...
AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN, THE LORD REBUKE THEE - Jerome: “This they so explain, that the Father and the Son is Lord, as we read in the Psalms 110:1, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My rig...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The fourth night vision (Zechariah 3:1) _ 2. The message of the vision (Zechariah 3:6) Zechariah 3:1. The fourth vision is like the first and second, closely connected with the forego...
THE TRIAL OF JOSHUA. Several corrections are necessary in this paragraph, some of which are confirmed by the LXX. In Zechariah 3:2 read, And the angel of the Lord said. In Zechariah 3:4 f. read with L...
REBUKE THEE. Compare Jude 1:9. HATH CHOSEN. bath now and heretofore chosen. IS NOT THIS... ? i.e. have. not plucked, &c. Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. A BRAND, &c. Compare Amos 4:11....
_The Lord_ Jehovah, who in Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 3:5-6, is called the Angel of Jehovah. _hath chosen Jerusalem_ comp. Zechariah 1:17;...
DISCOURSE: 1242 THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWISH CHURCH PREDICTED Zechariah 3:1. And he shewed me Joshua the high-priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to res...
CHAPTER XXX A VISION OF THE HIGH PRIEST ZECHARIAH, CHAPTER Zechariah 3:1-10 RV. And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to...
And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN - Yahwe...
SATAN is reproved. He would induce God to cast off His people. A BRAND PLUCKED OUT OF THE FIRE] i.e. something precious rescued from destruction: cp. Amos 4:11. Joshua is the representative of the peo...
THE FOURTH VISION Joshua, better known under the later form Jeshua (Ezra 2:2; Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 12:7; Nehemiah 12:10, etc.), was the son of Jehozadak, a
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 b...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...
THE LORD REBUKE THEE. — See Note on Jude 1:19. Satan is justly rebuked; “for who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s chosen?” THE FIRE. — Of penal suffering in the captivity in Babylon. (Comp....
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל ־הַ שָּׂטָ֗ן יִגְעַ֨ר
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
PURIFIED FOR GOD'S SERVICE Zechariah 3:1-10 The regulation for the maintenance of the priesthood had fallen into disuse, and they had neither robes, vessels, nor proper provision of offerings. Proba...
As the first three visions dealt principally with the material side of Israel's tribulation and restoration, the remaining five dealt pre-eminently with her moral and spiritual influence. In vision th...
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 G...
_The Lord said. This may refer to the angel, or to the Father and the Son, Psalm cix. Both are styled Jehovah. --- Bread, alluding to the nation, or to Jesus. Have not the suffered enough? (Amos iv. 1...
"And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" Who is the Speaker here but Christ? Su...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
Now follows another reason for the prophecy, — that God interposes and takes the part of his Church against Satan. Hence he says, _Rebuke thee Satan let Jehovah, _(34) _rebuke thee let Jehovah, who ha...
But in order that Jerusalem (the centre of God's dealings in Israel) should be thus re-established in blessing, something more than the mere exercise of God's power was necessary. The people were guil...
AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN,.... The same with the Angel of the Lord, Zechariah 3:1 having heard the charge brought by him against Joshua, here called Jehovah, being the Son of God, and properly God:...
And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Ver. 2. _And the Lord said unto Satan...
_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 pros...
And the Lord, Jehovah, for it is He who is the Angel of the Lord, SAID UNTO SATAN, THE LORD REBUKE THEE, O SATAN, the adversary and accuser being condemned instead of him whom he wanted to condemn, EV...
THE VISION OF THE HIGH PRIEST. The Lord had just referred to the glorification of His people. He now proceeds to show how this would take place....
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 t...
1-5 The angel showed Joshua, the high priest, to Zechariah, in a vision. Guilt and corruption are great discouragements when we stand before God. By the guilt of the sins committed by us, we are liab...
THE LORD SAID, i.e. Christ, the great Redeemer, Restorer, Lord, and Mediator of the church. THE LORD; the great God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who as Mediator rather chooseth to rebuke him in h...
Zechariah 3:2 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Satan H7854 LORD H3068 rebuke H1605 (H8799) Satan H7854 LORD...
THE FOURTH VISION. THE HEAVENLY COURT - THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD IS RESTORED. GOD'S PEOPLE IN THE PERSON OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HIGH PRIEST ARE FITTED FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HIS PURPOSES (ZECHARIAH 3:1...
CONTENTS: Visions of Zechariah. Joshua and Satan before the angel of the Lord. Jehovah's servant, The Branch. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Joshua, Satan, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: By the guilt of our sins w...
Zechariah 3:1. _Joshua the highpriest standing before the angel of the Lord,_ to make intercession for the restoration of Israel. This was a figure of Jesus, whose name he bore. _And Satan,_ the adver...
_And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing _ JOSHUA THE PRIEST We learn from the Book of Ezra (Ezra 2:36) that among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon, were Joshua or Jeshu...
_Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?_ A FIREBRAND The fire meant here is the fire of sin. Sin is a fire which destroys the comfort of mankind here, and all the joy of mankind hereafter. Noth...
CRITICAL NOTES.] HE] The interpreting angel. STANDING] As before a judge (Numbers 35:12; Deuteronomy 19:17; 1 Kings 3:16). A judicial transaction represented, say some. But the high priest is describe...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 3:1 _§ 6. The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel._ ZECHARIAH 3:1 HE SHOWED ME. The Septuagint and Vulgate give, "The Lord showed me." Some suppose that it w...
Now the fifth vision, the Lord showed him Joshua. Now Joshua was the high priest who along with Zerrubbel, a priest who was in charge of the rebuilding of the temple. Stood side by side with Zerrubbel...
1 John 3:8; 2 Chronicles 6:6; Amos 4:11; Daniel 12:1; John 13:18;...
A VISION OF SATAN'S FURY Zechariah 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our message presents the vision of Zechariah as he sees Joshua, the high priest, standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing...
The Lord — Christ, as a mediator, rather chuses to rebuke him in his father's name, than in his own. Is not this — Joshua....