Zechariah 3:6 KJV — MannaFest

Zechariah 3:6

And the angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying,

KJV

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ASV

And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,

WEB

Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:

YLT

and the messenger of Jehovah doth protest to Joshua, saying:

DBT

And the Angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,

About this book

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Zechariah — Contemporary of Haggai — but longer, stranger, and more explicitly Messianic. Eight night visions, a royal-priestly crown, Zion's king riding on a donkey, and the pierced one they shall look upon.

Author: Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo (1:1) — priest and prophet of the return
Date: Began 520 BC, contemporary with Haggai; later oracles (ch. 9–14) may date to the later 5th c. BC

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12 verses on the floor

Psalms 71:7
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
Exodus 23:20–21
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Jeremiah 11:7
For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
Acts 7:35–38
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Genesis 48:15–16
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

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protested--proceeded solemnly to declare. A forensic term for an affirmation on oath (Heb 6:17, 18). God thus solemnly states the end for which the priesthood is restored to the people, His own glory in their obedience and pure worship, and their consequent promotion to heavenly honor.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

A sermon relating to Christ, who is here called "The branch," who should be endued with all perfections for his undertaking, should be carried triumphantly through it, and by whom we should have pardon and peace,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Christ is a high priest, as Joshua was, for sinners and sufferers, to mediate for those that have been under guilt and wrath. And it was fit that Joshua should understand the priesthood of Christ, because all the virtue of his priesthood, its value and usefulness to the church, depended upon and was derived from the priesthood of Christ.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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