Zechariah 3:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 And the [a]Lord said unto Satan, The Lord reprove thee, O Satan: even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem, reprove thee. Is not this a [b][brand] taken out of the fire?
3 Now Joshua was clothed with [c]filthy garments, and stood before the Angel.
4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the [d]filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have [e]caused thine iniquity to depart from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
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- Zechariah 3:2 That is, Christ speaketh to God as the Mediator of his Church, that he would rebuke Satan: and here he showeth himself to be the continual preserver of his Church.
- Zechariah 3:2 Meaning, that Joshua was wonderfully preserved in the captivity, and now Satan sought to afflict and trouble him when he was doing his office.
- Zechariah 3:3 In respect of the glorious garments and precious stones that the Priests did wear before the captivity: and by this contemptible state the Prophet signifieth, that these small beginnings should be made excellent when Christ shall make the full restitution of his Church.
- Zechariah 3:4 See verse 3.
- Zechariah 3:4 He showeth of what apparel he speaketh, which is, when our filthy sins are taken away, and we are clad with God’s mercies, which is meant of the spiritual restitution.
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