Zechariah 3:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? ”

Zechariah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee - Jerome: “This they so explain, that the Father and the Son is Lord, as we read in the Psalms 110:1-7 , “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou...
Zechariah 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the (c) LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a (d) brand plucked out of the fire? (c) That is, Christ speaks to...
Zechariah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Trial of Joshua. Several corrections are necessary in this paragraph, some of which are confirmed by the LXX. In Zechariah 3:2 read, And the angel of the Lord said. In Zechariah 3:4 f. read...
Zechariah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

rebuke thee . Compare Jude 1:9 . hath chosen . bath now and heretofore chosen. is not this... ? i.e. have. not plucked, &c. Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. a brand, &c. Compare...
Zechariah 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Now follows another reason for the prophecy, — that God interposes and takes the part of his Church against Satan. Hence he says, Rebuke thee Satan let Jehovah, (34) rebuke thee let Jehov...
Zechariah 3:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1242 THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWISH CHURCH PREDICTED Zechariah 3:1-5 . And he shewed me Joshua the high-priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right ha...
Zechariah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Is not this a brand plucked out of th...
Zechariah 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Is not this a brand, &c.— "Is not this small remnant returned from captivity, miraculously rescued from utter destruction, like a brand plucked out of the fire; and can it be thought that the A...
Zechariah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? And the Lord said unto Satan -...
Zechariah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision Joshua, better known under the later form Jeshua ( Ezra 2:2 ; Ezra 3:2 ; Nehemiah 12:7-8 ; Nehemiah 12:10 , etc.), was the son of Jehozadak, a member of the priestly order. He...
Zechariah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. FOURTH VISION. — JOSHUA BEFORE THE ANGEL OF THE LORD. (1-7) The accusation against Joshua was not that of neglecting the building of the Temple (for the re-building had been resumed five mont...
Zechariah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7-21 ; Zechariah 2:1-13 ; Zechariah 3:1-10 ; Zechariah 4:1-14 ; Zechariah 5:1-11 ; Zechariah 6:1-8 THE Visions of Zechariah do not lack those large and...
Zechariah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Purified for God's Service Zechariah 3:1-10 The regulation for the maintenance of the priesthood had fallen into disuse, and they had neither robes, vessels, nor proper provision of offerings....
Zechariah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the first three visions dealt principally with the material side of Israel's tribulation and restoration, the remaining five dealt pre-eminently with her moral and spiritual influence. In vision...
Zechariah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" Who is the Speaker here but Christ?...
Zechariah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord said unto Satan ,.... The same with the Angel of the Lord, Zechariah 3:1 having heard the charge brought by him against Joshua, here called Jehovah, being the Son of God, and properly...
Zechariah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Ver. 2. And the Lord said unto Sat...
Zechariah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the Lord said , &c. The Logos, or Son of God, said unto Satan; The Lord Namely, God the Father; rebuke thee And not suffer thy mischievous imagination against Jerusalem and the temple to...
Zechariah 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision - Grace to the Representative High Priest Overcoming Satan's Opposition (vv. 1-5) In verse 1 the angel who talked with Zechariah showed him Joshua the high priest standing befo...
Zechariah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joshua resisted and Upheld; Joshua Purified from Pollution; Joshua Reinstalled in His Office. B. C. 520....
Zechariah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord said , i.e. Christ, the great Redeemer, Restorer, Lord, and Mediator of the church. The Lord; the great God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who as Mediator rather chooseth to rebuke him...
Zechariah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Fourth Vision. The Heavenly Court - The High Priesthood Is Restored. God's People in the Person of Their Representative High Priest Are Fitted for the Accomplishment of His Purposes ( Zechariah...
Zechariah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] He ] The interpreting angel. Standing ] As before a judge ( Numbers 35:12 ; Deuteronomy 19:17 ; 1 Kings 3:16 ). A judicial transaction represented, say some. But the high priest...
Zechariah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 3:1 . Joshua the highpriest standing before the angel of the Lord, to make intercession for the restoration of Israel. This was a figure of Jesus, whose name he bore. And Satan, the ad...
Zechariah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing Joshua the priest We learn from the Book of Ezra ( Ezra 2:36-39 ) that among the exiles who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon, were Joshua...
Zechariah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Zechariah 3:1-38 § 6. The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel. Zechariah 3:1 He showed me. The Septuagint and Vulgate give, "The Lord showed me." Som...
Zechariah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Vision of the High Priest. The Lord had just referred to the glorification of His people. He now proceeds to show how this would take place.
Zechariah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:8 ; 2 Chronicles 6:6 ; Amos 4:11 ; Daniel 12:1 ; John 13:18 ; Jude 1:23 ; Jude 1:9 ; Luke 22:32 ; Luke 4:35 ; Luke 9:42 ; Mark 1:25 ; Psalms 109:31 ; Revelation 12:10 ; Revelat...
Zechariah 3:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Vision of Satan's Fury Zechariah 3:1-10 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our message presents the vision of Zechariah as he sees Joshua, the high priest, standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan s...
Zechariah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The Lord — Christ, as a mediator, rather chuses to rebuke him in his father's name, than in his own. Is not this — Joshua.

Zechariah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zechariah 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Zechariah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zechariah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zechariah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zechariah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 3:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Zechariah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes