Zechariah 6:14

And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. AND THE CROWNS SHALL BE TO HELEM, AND TO TOBIJAH, AND TO JEDAIAH, AND TO HEN THE SON OF ZEPHANIAH, FOR A MEMORIAL - deposited in the temple to the honour of the donors (cf. the acceptance Cornelius' prayers and alms of faith, which "came up for a memorial before God," Acts 10:4); a memorial, too, of the coronation of Joshua, to remind all of Messiah, the promised antitypical King-priest, soon to come. Helem, the same as Heldai above. So Hen [ Cheen (H2581)] (i e., favour) is another name for Josiah (i:e., God founds) above. The same persons often had two names....

They who think that the crowns were deposited with these four men, pervert the meaning of the Prophet; for they were, on the contrary, placed in God’s temple to be a memorial to them. It hence appears; that, as I have already said, they were not required to supply the gold, because they excelled all others in piety and holiness, but because it was necessary to condemn their want of faith, inasmuch as they thought that their hope was disappointed, as God did not immediately fulfill what he had promised. _Let _then _these crowns_, saith the Spirit, _be a memorial to them_, that is, that whenever they look on these crowns they may check themselves and know that their expectations are very unreasonable, and that they themselves are too hasty when they wish all prophecies to be accomplished in one day; and also that the whole people may know that they had complained without reason, as these s...

9-15 Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to come. Christ is not only the Foundation, but the Founder of this temple, by his Spirit and grace. Glory is a burden, but not too heavy for Him to bear who upholds all things. The cross was His glory, and he bore that; so is the crown an exceeding weight of glory, and he bears that. The counsel of peace should be between the priest and the throne, between the priestly and kingly offices of Jesus Christ. The peace and welfare of the gospel church,...

Verse 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," c. 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....

AND THE CROWNS SHALL BE TO HELEM - There is no ground apparent to us, why the name “Helem” appears instead of “Holdai” , or “Hen” for “Josiah:” yet the same person must have been called both Hen and Josiah, since the father’s name is the same in both places. They cannot both be intended as explanations of the former names, since Helem stands insulated in Hebrew, its meaning conjectural. Perhaps then they were the own names of the individuals, and the names compounded with the name of God, honorable names which they had taken. FOR A MEMORIAL IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD - They brought a passing gift, but it should be for a lasting memorial in their behalf. It is a renewal of the well-known term of the law. The two stones, engraven with the names of the children of Israel, upon the shoulders of the Ephod, were to the end, that Aaron should “bear their names before the Lord upon his two should...

EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 6:1 § 10. _The eighth vision: the four chariots._ ZECHARIAH 6:1 I TURNED, AND LIFTED UP MINE EYES (see note on Zechariah 5:1). FOUR CHARIOTS. These are war chariots. The angel explains, in Zechariah 6:5, etc; what these chariots mean, how that they represent God's judgments on sinners in all the world. Though evil is removed from the Church, God's vengeance pursues it wherever it is located. If we compare this vision with the first ...

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 r; and say there were golden chains fixed to the beams of the porch (of the temple), by which the young priests went up, and saw the crowns; as it is said, Zechariah 6:14 "and the crowns shall be to Helem", c. these were laid up for a memorial of the liberality and generosity of those men, as Jarch

CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The eighth vision (Zechariah 6:1) _ 2. The crowning of Joshua, the High-Priest (Zechariah 6:9) Zechariah 6:1. The last vision is the vision of the four chariots. We notice the similarity with the first night-vision. The visions opened with the hosts of heaven upon red, speckled, and white horses. It was a vision of judgment for the Gentiles and a vision of comfort to Israel. In this last vision the chariots of judgment are seen sweeping over the earth. It seems to denote judgment in its final accomplishment. The riders of the first vision may be termed the beginning of God's dealing with the nations, but the chariots put the divine judgment decrees into operation. The ri

A CROWN FOR ZERUBBABEL. The text is considerably confused, partly through accident, partly it would seem by deliberate alteration. The Heb. of the words rendered and come thou the same day, and go into the house of, incredible as it may appear, seems to have arisen merely through various attempts to correct a misreading of from; in Zechariah 6:11; Zechariah 6:14 for crowns read crown. In Zechariah 6:13_ b_ the LXX reads, shall be priest at his right hand, which, coupled with the mention of them both, proves conclusively that originally the section contained the name not only of Joshua, but also of Zerubbabel. Since the subject of the words shall be priest at his right hand can only be Joshua, the person at wh

FOR. MEMORIAL. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:14, the same word). App-92....