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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-7

There was a Joshua that was a principal agent in the first settling of Israel in Canaan; here is another of the same name very active in their second settlement there after the captivity; Jesus is the same name, and it signifies Saviour; and they were both figures of him that was to come, our chief captain and our chief priest. The angel that talked with Zechariah showed him Joshua the high priest; it is probable that the prophet saw him frequently, that he spoke to him, and that there was a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head ,.... These are either the words of Jehovah the Father, who has all the angels at his command, and can order them to do what he pleases; always regards the intercession of Christ; is ever well pleased with his righteousness, and with his people, as clothed with it; and, where he gives grace, he gives more grace: a man clothed with Christ's righteousness is upon rising ground; he is in the way to great honour and glory: or, as some think,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:5

A fair mitre upon his head - To signify that he had renewed to him the office of the high priesthood, which had been defiled and profaned before. The mitre was the bonnet which the high priest put on his head when he entered into the sanctuary, Exodus 28:4 , etc. Clothed him with garments - Referring to the vestments of the high priest. The true high priest, who is over the house of God, will establish his office among them, when they shall acknowledge him as their Messiah, and seek... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:5

Verse 5 The Prophet had said that Joshua was clothed in splendid and beautiful garments, who had on before such as were sordid, and that this was done by the command of the angel: he now adds, that he wished that a still greater glory should be bestowed on him, for he saw that something was wanting. He therefore desired that the high priest should be adorned with a crown, so that his dress might in every way correspond with the dignity of his office. But what is here stated, that the Prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-5

The priesthood restored. "And he showed me Joshua the high priest," etc. Here begins a new vision, which, like that described in Zechariah 2:1-4 , takes us back to the date of utterance. In that we saw the restoration of the ancient city Jerusalem. In this we seem shown the restoration of the ancient Levitical priesthood. For seventy years the functions of that priesthood appear to have been in abeyance. Nowhere in Daniel and Ezekiel do we read of sacrifices being offered by the children... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-5

Satan and Christ. Joshua was the representative of the people, not personally, but in his public character. What was done to him in a figure was to be done to them and for them in fact. The great object was to restore confidence in God and in his servants, and to raise the hopes of the people that the work of grace would triumph in spite of all opposition. I. THE POWER OF SATAN TO RESIST . The adversary. Cunning and strong. Maliciously working as he has done from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-6

The good man on earth in his intercessory function. "And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him," etc. Our prophet here delivers to the Jews who had been restored from Babylon a vision which he had witnessed, in order to encourage them in the work of rebuilding the temple. The scene of the vision seems to have been the precincts, of the temple. He saw Joshua, the high priest, standing before the Lord on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

§ 6. The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

I said. If this is the true reading (which Ewald doubts), we must consider that the prophet, excited by what has passed, cannot stand by as a mere spectator, but feels constrained to take part in the scene, and to request that the change of garments may be completed by the addition of the fair head dress. The LXX . omits the word, continuing the address to the attendant. The Vulgate has, et dixit. So the Syriac and the Targum and some few manuscripts. But the received reading is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

We may take this as A picture of Christ and the soul. "Stood by." I. TENDER CONCERN . The beginnings of life are full of interest. So it is with the budding of the flower; the lispings of infancy; the first tokens of love. How carefully the gardener watches the germinating of some rare seed! With what tender solicitude friends wait for the signs of returning health to the loved one brought low by disease! So in an infinitely higher way as to our Lord. Our souls are precious in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 3:5

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