One of the key aspects of understanding the Old Testament is getting a handle on the three offices of Israel: the king, the prophet, and the priest. Each of these offices serves a unique function in the religious economy of Israel. The prophet speaks God’s words to the nation, the king leads the nation to worship God, and the priests teach the law and perform its rites. But the Old Testament continually points forward to a day when all three of these offices combine into one. We see one of those points in Zechariah 6 when Joshua the High Priest receives a crown. Zechariah’s prophecy sows seeds in his day that come to full bloom in the distant future when a kingly son of David becomes a great high priest who speaks the words of God not only to Israel but to the Gentiles as well. This is Understanding Zechariah.

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