Zechariah 3:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my watch, thou shalt also [a]judge mine house, and shalt also keep my [b]courts, and I will give thee place among [c]these that stand by.
8 Hear now, O Joshua the high Priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they [d]are monstrous persons: but behold, I will bring forth the [e]Branch my servant.
9 For lo, the [f]stone that I have laid before Joshua: upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I [g]will cut out the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will take [h]away the iniquity of this land in one day.
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- Zechariah 3:7 That is, have rule and government in my Church, as thy predecessors have had.
- Zechariah 3:7 Whereby he meaneth to have the whole charge and ministry of the Church.
- Zechariah 3:7 That is, the Angels, who represented the whole number of the faithful: signifying that all the godly should willingly receive him.
- Zechariah 3:8 Because they follow my word, they are contemned in the world, and esteemed as monsters, Isa. 8:18.
- Zechariah 3:8 That is, Christ, who did so humble himself, that not only he became the servant of God, but also the servant of men: and therefore in him they should have comfort, although in the world they were contemned, Isa. 11:1; Jer. 23:5 and 33:14, 15.
- Zechariah 3:9 He showeth that the ministers cannot build, before God lay the first stone, which is Christ, who is full of eyes, both because he giveth light unto all others, and that all ought to seek light at him, Zech. 4:10.
- Zechariah 3:9 That is, I will make perfect in all points, as a thing wrought by the hand of GOD.
- Zechariah 3:9 Though I have punished this land for a time, yet I will even now be pacified, and visit their sins no more.
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