February 03, 2019

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10

46 minutes

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10 | Let’s return to our study of the 4th vision that the prophet Zechariah received – which is found in the 3rd chapter of his book. Zechariah 3. And we’ll be studying the last five verses of this chapter, but we’ll start by reading the whole chapter for context.

[Read Zec 3…]

So, we saw several things in the first five verses of this chapter.

We had the introduction where five characters were

identified.

Then we had the angel of the Lord speak to and rebuke Satan

who was accusing Joshua the high priest.

We then saw the angel of the Lord direct some helpers who

surrounded Joshua to remove his dirty clothes and replace them with clean ones.

The angel of the Lord – whom I believe is Jesus Christ –

then pronounced forgiveness of Joshua’s sins.

And finally, Zechariah contributed to the vision by asking

that a clean turban be placed on the high priest’s head.

So, up to that point what we’ve basically seen really serves

as an introduction to the real message of the rest of this vision. There are a

lot of symbolic activities and actions in the first five verses.

But now we’re going to study the message that goes along

with these actions. It’s a message of hope for the present and the future –

with the promise of a mysterious being known as God’s “servant, the Branch.”

So, let’s study the details of Zechariah 3:6-10.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: To Joshua (6-8)

Now, after those symbolic actions of removing old filthy

clothing and replacing it with new pure clean clothing, the angel of the Lord

now has instructions for Joshua.

6 ¶ [And the/Then the/The] angel of the LORD [protested unto Joshua, saying,/admonished Joshua, saying,/exhorted Joshua solemnly:/gave this charge to Joshua:] [LXX: testified to Jesus, saying,]

And what we’re going to see now is that this message that the angel of the Lord is giving to Joshua comes right from the Lord of Hosts in verse 7.

7 [Thus saith/Thus says/X says/This is what X says] the LORD [of hosts/who rules over all/Almighty – NIV/LXX];

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Conditional Promise

And the Lord of Hosts is going to issue a conditional

statement to Joshua. It’s a conditional promise.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Condition

So, here’s the condition that needs to be met in order for

the promise to kick-in.

If thou wilt walk in my ways, [i.e., if you live according to my requirements…]
and if thou wilt [keep my charge/perform my service/keep my requirements], [i.e., if you work according to my requirements…]

So, that’s the condition. Joshua needs to live and work

according to the Lord’s requirements.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Promise

And here comes the promise.

As I can tell, it seems that the promise has two components.

First, there’s an aspect of this promise that is temporal – for Joshua’s current

situation.

And second, there’s an aspect of this promise that is eternal.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Temporal

First, the temporal part of the promise.

[then thou shalt also judge/then you will also govern/you will be able to preside over] my [house/temple],
and [shalt also keep/also have charge of/attend to/have charg

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February 03, 2019

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10

46 minutes

[Read Zec 3…]

So, we saw several things in the first five verses of this chapter.

We had the introduction where five characters were

identified.

Then we had the angel of the Lord speak to and rebuke Satan

who was accusing Joshua the high priest.

We then saw the angel of the Lord direct some helpers who

surrounded Joshua to remove his dirty clothes and replace them with clean ones.

The angel of the Lord – whom I believe is Jesus Christ –

then pronounced forgiveness of Joshua’s sins.

And finally, Zechariah contributed to the vision by asking

that a clean turban be placed on the high priest’s head.

So, up to that point what we’ve basically seen really serves

as an introduction to the real message of the rest of this vision. There are a

lot of symbolic activities and actions in the first five verses.

But now we’re going to study the message that goes along

with these actions. It’s a message of hope for the present and the future –

with the promise of a mysterious being known as God’s “servant, the Branch.”

So, let’s study the details of Zechariah 3:6-10.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: To Joshua (6-8)

Now, after those symbolic actions of removing old filthy

clothing and replacing it with new pure clean clothing, the angel of the Lord

now has instructions for Joshua.

6 ¶ [And the/Then the/The] angel of the LORD [protested unto Joshua, saying,/admonished Joshua, saying,/exhorted Joshua solemnly:/gave this charge to Joshua:] [LXX: testified to Jesus, saying,]

And what we’re going to see now is that this message that the angel of the Lord is giving to Joshua comes right from the Lord of Hosts in verse 7.

7 [Thus saith/Thus says/X says/This is what X says] the LORD [of hosts/who rules over all/Almighty – NIV/LXX];

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Conditional Promise

And the Lord of Hosts is going to issue a conditional

statement to Joshua. It’s a conditional promise.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Condition

So, here’s the condition that needs to be met in order for

the promise to kick-in.

So, that’s the condition. Joshua needs to live and work

according to the Lord’s requirements.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Promise

And here comes the promise.

As I can tell, it seems that the promise has two components.

First, there’s an aspect of this promise that is temporal – for Joshua’s current

situation.

And second, there’s an aspect of this promise that is eternal.

Zechariah 3 Commentary: Temporal

First, the temporal part of the promise.

[then thou shalt also judge/then you will also govern/you will be able to preside over] my [house/temple],
and [shalt also keep/also have charge of/attend to/have charg

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