Zechariah 3:8-10

 

Zechariah 3:8-10

I Will Bring Forth My Servant The Branch

 

Zec 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. 

Zec 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. 

Zec 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. 

 

1. The Angel of the Lord (Speaking on Behalf of the Lord of Hosts) Reveals to Joshua and the Levitical Order the Sign of Their Coming Replacement. – vs. 8a*
1. Hebrews 7:22-27 
2. Matthew 26:63-66
2. The Signs of Their Replacement is:
1. The Messiah will come as a Servant – vs. 8b*

                                               i.     Isaiah 42:1-4 

2. The Messiah will be a Branch (Signifying humble origins) – vs. 8c*

                                               i.     Jeremiah 23:5-6 

3. The Messiah will be a Stone – vs. 9a*

                                               i.     Acts 4:10-12 

3. The Messiah When He Comes Will Found the Church. – vs. 9b-10*
1. Christ will found seven churches. – vs. 9b*

                                               i.     Revelation 1:20 

2. Christ will regenerate His Church. – vs. 9c*

                                               i.     Ezekiel 36:26-27 

                                             ii.     2 Corinthians 3:3 

3. Christ will pay for the sin of His Church once for all. – vs. 9d*

                                               i.     Hebrews 9:28 

4. Christ will be the only source of power for His Church. – vs. 10*

                                               i.     Their will no longer be a need for a priestly order because all men will be in Christ

1.     John 15:5-7 

Zechariah 3:1-7

 

Zechariah 3:1-7

The Righteousness of Christ

 

Zec 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. 

Zec 3:2  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? 

Zec 3:3  Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 

Zec 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. 

Zec 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. 

Zec 3:6  And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, 

Zec 3:7  Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. 

 

1. Zechariah Sees a Vision of a Court Room With Three Characters: Joshua the High Priest, The Angel of the Lord and Satan. – vs. 1*
1. Joshua the High Priest

                                               i.     Joshua is a literal historical figure

1.     Ezra 5:1-2 

                                             ii.     Joshua is also a symbolic character of the New Covenant Salvation.

1.     Matthew 22:1-14 

2. The Angel of the Lord

                                               i.     Malachi 3:1-2 

3. Satan

                                               i.     Psalm 109:6-7 

2. Satan is Rebuked and Jesus Identifies His Chosen. – vs. 2*
1. Revelation 12:9-11 
3. The Great Problem: You and I Are Corrupted by Sin. – vs. 3*
1. Isaiah 64:6 
4. The Incredible Exchange: We Receive the Righteousness of Christ and He Takes Our Unrighteousness to the Cross. – vs. 4*
1. Romans 3:21-25 
5. Clothed in the Righteousness of Christ We Are Ordained to Be Priests. – vs. 5*
1. Psalm 132:9 
2. Revelation 1:4-8  
6. Jesus Preaches a Sermon: Those that Follow the Teachings of Christ Will Someday Reign With Him. – vs. 6-7*
1. 1 Peter 2:9-12 

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Zechariah 2:8-13

 

Zechariah 2:8-13

The Coming of the King!

 

Zec 2:8  For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 

Zec 2:9  For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. 

Zec 2:10  Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. 

Zec 2:11  And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 

Zec 2:12  And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 

Zec 2:13  Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. 

 

1.     Yahweh Sends Yahweh to Protect His People . – vs. 8

a.     2 Thessalonians 1:4-9 

2.     When God Turns the Society of the Enemies of His People Inside Out, They Will Know that the Jesus is Protecting His People. – vs. 9

a.     John 13:13-20 

3.     Hosanna, to the King Who Is Coming to His People. – vs. 10

a.     Matthew 21:1-11 

4.     Jesus Creates His Church and Indwells His People with the Holy Spirit. – vs. 11

a.     Acts 2:38-42 

5.     Yet Jesus is Not Done With Jerusalem Nor Her People – vs. 12

a.     Even when they sin He never gives up on them

                                               i.     2 Chronicles 33:1-4 

6.     Stand in Awe of the King in His Glory. For Jesus Will Yet Again Return Unto Jerusalem, His Continual Habitation. – vs. 13

a.     Psalm 98:1-6   

Zechariah 2:1-7

 

Zechariah 2:1-7

The Eternal Work of the Logos

 

Zec 2:1  I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 

Zec 2:2  Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 

Zec 2:3  And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 

Zec 2:4  And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: 

Zec 2:5  For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 

Zec 2:6  Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. 

Zec 2:7  Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 

 

1. Despite all the Turmoil and Chaos Jesus (The Man) Stands There Ready to Rebuild if Only His People Will Repent. – vs. 1-2
1. ‘The Man’ is carrying a measuring line symbolizing the eternal intentions of the Messiah. His intentions are to rebuild. Often, we lose sight of the plan of the Messiah because of all the evil we see in this world, but His plan is eternal and unstoppable, and He will redeem and rebuild His people.

                                               i.     Zechariah 1:16-17 

                                             ii.     Revelation 21:15-24

2. Zechariah Again Identifies ‘The Man” as the Angel of the Lord Who is Guiding Him Through His Vision. – vs. 3
1. Zechariah 1:10-11 
3. An Angel Begs the Angel of the Lord to Reveal His plan to Zechariah. – vs. 4
1. Although Jerusalem still lies in ruins there is a plan of restoration.

                                               i.     There is only a fraction of the former population in Jerusalem in the time of Zechariah

1.     Ezra 2:64 

2.     Nehemiah 11:1 

                                             ii.     Yet Ezekiel accurately predicts a rebuilt Jerusalem just like the one that Jesus would have come to as a boy a few hundred years later.

1.     Ezekiel 40:1-4 

4. The Angel of the Lord Reveals the Plan of God for His People. – vs. 5-7
1. God protects and indwells His People – vs. 5

                                               i.     Isaiah 60:18-19 

2. God re-gathers His People – vs. 6

                                               i.     Jeremiah 31:7-8 

3. God calls His People out of slavery. – vs. 7

                                               i.     Jeremiah 51:6 

                                             ii.     2 Corinthians 6:16-17 

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Zechariah 1:18-21

 

Zechariah 1:18-21

The Logos Will Break the Oppressors of His People

 

Zec 1:18  Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. 

Zec 1:19  And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 

Zec 1:20  And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. 

Zec 1:21  Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. 

           1.     Another Visions Begins – vs 18a

a.     The visions begins with Zechariah lifting up his eyes. This will be a reoccurring line throughout the book symbolizing the beginning of another vision

                                               i.     Zechariah 2:1 

                                             ii.     Zechariah 5:1 

                                           iii.     Zechariah 6:1 

         2.     Zechariah Sees Four Horns – vs. 18b

a.     Horns are symbolic of an animal’s power and might

                                               i.     Genesis 22:13 

b.     Horns are also symbolic of a nation’s power or might

                                               i.     Daniel 7:24 

c.     Both the wicked and the righteous have horns or power

                                               i.     Psalm 75:9-10 

d.     God ultimately is our Horn and defense

                                                 i.     2 Samuel 22:3 

          3.     Zechariah Receives an Interpretation of what He Sees – vs. 19

a.     The Angel Interpreter helps Zechariah understand what he is seeing, the same Angel Interpreter is the one who helps Daniel understand his parallel visions

                                               i.     Daniel 7:15-16 

b.     The four horns in Zechariah’s vision are the same as the ones in Daniel’s vision

                                               i.     Babylon

1.     Daniel 7:2-4 

                                             ii.     Medo-Persian Empire

1.     Daniel 7:5 

                                           iii.     The rise of Alexander the Great (the Greeks)

1.     Daniel 7:6 

                                            iv.     Rome

1.     Daniel 7:7 

          4.     Zechariah Sees Four Carpenters – vs. 20

a.     Some translations render the word carpenter as craftsmen. Just like there are four horns there are also four craftsmen or carpenters destroying the power of the previous rising nation. The Medo-Persian Empire destroys Babylon as Daniel predicts (539 BC). The Medo-Persians are conquered by Alexander the Great and his armies (333 BC). Finally, Rome eventually destroys Greece (first or second century BC), and we are left with the Roman Empire still standing. Rome, however, is not destroyed by an army but by a humble Carpenter who is crucified on a cross.

                                               i.     Daniel 7:9-12 

         5.     Zechariah Receives Further Interpretation of what He has Seen – vs. 21

a.     Jesus is the final Carpenter who will destroy all the kingdoms of the earth. He is also the Stone, that is not made with hands, as Daniel earlier describes Him to Nebuchadnezzar.

                                               i.     Daniel 2:34-35 

b.     Jesus is the Stone which the builders rejected

                                               i.     Psalm 118:22-23 

c.     You are to become a part of what the Carpenter is building

                                               i.     1 Peter 2:4-9