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Text -- Zechariah 3:1-10 (NET)
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Vision Four: The Priest
3:1 Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
3:2 The Lord said to Satan , “May the Lord rebuke you, Satan ! May the Lord , who has chosen Jerusalem , rebuke you! Isn’t this man like a burning stick snatched from the fire ?”
3:3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood there before the angel .
3:4 The angel spoke up to those standing all around , “Remove his filthy clothes .” Then he said to Joshua, “I have freely forgiven your iniquity and will dress you in fine clothing .”
3:5 Then I spoke up , “Let a clean turban be put on his head .” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood nearby.
3:6 Then the angel of the Lord exhorted Joshua solemnly :
3:7 “The Lord who rules over all says , ‘If you live and work according to my requirements , you will be able to preside over my temple and attend to my courtyards , and I will allow you to come and go among these others who are standing by you.
3:8 Listen now , Joshua the high priest , both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant , the Branch .
3:9 As for the stone I have set before Joshua – on the one stone there are seven eyes . I am about to engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord who rules over all , ‘to the effect that I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day .
3:10 In that day ,’ says the Lord who rules over all , ‘everyone will invite his friend to fellowship under his vine and under his fig tree .’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jeshua |
Angel |
Joshua |
JOSHUA (3) |
PRIEST, HIGH |
ZECHARIAH, BOOK OF |
Vision |
Dress |
Angel of the Lord |
Righteous |
FIREBRAND |
JUDGE |
Branch |
God |
ACCUSER |
HOOD |
ADVERSARY |
Satan |
WRITING, 2 |
VINE |
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NET Notes: Zec 3:1 The Hebrew term הַשָּׂטָן (hassatan, “the satan”) suggests not so much a personal na...
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NET Notes: Zec 3:2 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Zec 3:3 The Hebrew word צוֹאִים (tso’im) means “excrement.” This disgusting figure of speech sugge...
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NET Notes: Zec 3:4 The occurrence of the infinitive absolute here for an expected imperfect 1st person common singular (or even imperative 2nd person masculine plural or...
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NET Notes: Zec 3:7 The statement you will be able to preside over my temple (Heb “house,” a reference to the Jerusalem temple) is a hint of the increasingly ...
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NET Notes: Zec 3:8 The collocation of servant and branch gives double significance to the messianic meaning of the passage (cf. Isa 41:8, 9; 42:1, 19; 43:10; 44:1, 2, 21...
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NET Notes: Zec 3:9 Inscriptions were common on ancient Near Eastern cornerstones. This inscription speaks of the redemption achieved by the divine resident of the temple...
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