Zechariah 3 Scofield
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“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
“clothed”
See, Isa 64:6 Contra: Phil 3:1–9.
“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
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”
(See Scofield "Gen 3:21").
3:5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.
“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
3:6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
“angel”
(See Scofield Heb 1:4).
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.
“BRANCH”
(See Scofield "Isa 4:2").
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.
“stone”
(See Scofield "1 Pet 2:8").
“seven eyes”
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.
“that day”
Zech 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).
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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 (See Scofield "Rom 3:21") of which Paul's experience, Phil 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" (See Scofield "Isa 4:2"). 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; Rom 11:7; Rom 11:8 Cf. Zech 6:12–15 which speaks of the manifestation of the BRANCH in glory as the Priest-King, when Israel will receive Him. See Scofield "Heb 5:6".