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Zechariah 3 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Joshua, the High Priest

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Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the [fn]Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:2 - And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! Even the LORD, who [now and ever] has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a [fn]log snatched and rescued from the fire?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:3 - Now Joshua was clothed with [fn]filthy (nauseatingly vile) garments and was standing before the Angel [of the LORD].

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:4 - He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And He said to Joshua, “See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:5 - And I (Zechariah) said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with [rich] garments. And the Angel of the LORD stood by.

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And the Angel of the LORD [solemnly and earnestly] admonished Joshua, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:7 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways [that is, remain faithful] and perform My service, then you will also govern My house and have charge of My courts, and I will give you free access [to My presence] among these who are standing here.

The Branch

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:8 - ‘Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a symbol [of what is to come]—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the [fn]Branch [in Messianic glory].

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:9 - ‘For behold, the [fn]stone which I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes (symbolizing infinite intelligence, omniscience). Behold, I will engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the LORD of hosts, ‘and I will remove the wickedness and guilt of this land in a single day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:10 - ‘In that day,’ declares the LORD of hosts, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and his fig tree [enjoying peace and prosperity in the kingdom].’”
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AMP Footnotes
“Angel” has been capitalized here to reflect the likelihood that it is God appearing in a visible form (see note Gen 16:7).
The log represents the returned Jews who had nearly been consumed by the “fire” of the Babylonian captivity.
Symbolic of Judah’s (the Southern Kingdom) disgusting sins.
A Messianic title.
Probably typifying the Messiah.
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