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Zechariah 3

Zec 3:1-7—The ten visions: (5) Joshua the high priest.

Zec 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 resist him.

Joshua

The fifth vision discloses:

  1. The change from self-righteousness to the righteousness of God (Scofield Romans 3:22, note), of which Paul's experience, Phl 3:1-9, is the illustration, as it is also the foreshadowing of the conversion of Israel.
  2. In type, the preparation of Israel for receiving Jehovah's "BRANCH" (Scofield Isa 4:2, note). The refusal of the Jews to abandon self-righteousness for the righteousness of God blinded them to the presence of the BRANCH in their midst at His first advent (Rom 10:1-4; 11:7, 8). Cf. Zec 6:12-15, which speaks of the manifestation of the BRANCH in glory (Zec 3:13) as the Priest-King, when Israel will receive Him. See Scofield Hebrews 5:6, note.

angel [See also Zec 3:3, 5, 6.]

Scofield Hebrews 1:4, note.

Satan

Satan. Zec 3:1, 2; Mat 4:1, 8, 10, 11. (Gen 3:1; Rev 20:10.)

to resist him

Job 1:6; Rev 12:10.

Zec 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

clothed with filthy garments

Isa 64:6; contra, Phl 3:1-9.

Zec 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

clothe thee with change of raiment

Scofield Genesis 3:21, refs.

Zec 3:8-10—The ten visions: (6) Jehovah's Servant the BRANCH.

Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

Joshua…the BRANCH

Scofield Isaiah 4:2, note.

Zec 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

the stone

See Scofield 1 Peter 2:8, note.

seven eyes

Zec 4:10, l.c. Cf. Rev 5:6.

Zec 3:10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

In that day

Zec 3:10 marks the time of fulfilment as in the future kingdom. It speaks of a security which Israel has never known since the captivity, nor will know till the kingdom comes. (Cf. Isa 11:1-9).

under the vine and under the fig tree

Mic 4:1-6.

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