Then the guiding angel showed me aJoshua the high priest representing disobedient, sinful Israel standing before the 1Angel of the LORD, and bSatan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him.“Angel” has been capitalized here to reflect the likelihood that it is God appearing in a visible form (see note Gen 16:7).Ezra 5:2; Hag 1:1; Zech 6:111 Chr 21:1; Job 1:6; Ps 109:6; Rev 12:10 2 And the LORD said to Satan, “aThe LORD rebuke you, Satan! Even the LORD, who now and ever has bchosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a c1log snatched and rescued from the fire?” Jude 9The log represents the returned Jews who had nearly been consumed by the “fire” of the Babylonian captivity.Mark 9:25; Jude 9Zech 2:12Amos 4:11; Jude 23 3 Now Joshua was clothed with 1afilthy garments and was standing before the Angel of the LORD.Symbolic of Judah’s (the Southern Kingdom) disgusting sins.Ezra 9:15; Is 4:4; 64:6 4 He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “aRemove the filthy garments from him.” And He said to Joshua, “See, I have bcaused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will cclothe and beautify you with rich robes of forgiveness.”Is 43:25; Ezek 36:25Mic 7:18, 19; Zech 3:9Is 52:1; 61:10 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean aturban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with rich garments. And the Angel of the LORD stood by.Job 29:14; Is 3:23
6 And the Angel of the LORD solemnly and earnestly admonished Joshua, saying, 7 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘If you will awalk in My ways that is, remain faithful and perform My service, then you will also bgovern My house and have charge of My ccourts, and I will give you free access to My presence among these who are standing here.1 Kin 3:14Deut 17:9, 12Is 62:9
8 Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a asymbol of what is to come—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the 1bBranch in Messianic glory. Is 4:2; Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zech 6:12A Messianic title.Is 8:18; 20:3; Ezek 12:11Is 11:1; 53:2; Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zech 6:12 9 For behold, the 1stone which I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are aseven eyes . Behold, I will engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the LORD of hosts, ‘and I will bremove the wickedness and guilt of this land in a single day. 2+@Chr 16:9; Jer 50:20; Zech 4:10Probably typifying the Messiah.Zech 4:10Jer 31:34; 50:20; Zech 3:4 10 In that day,’ declares the LORD of hosts, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his avine and his fig tree enjoying peace and prosperity in the kingdom.’” Mic 4:1-41 Kin 4:25; Is 36:16; Mic 4:4