Joshua & Satan Standing Before the Angel of the Lord |
Zechariah 3:1-10 The Book of Zechariah [in Smaller Chunks] |
And [to] me, he [showed] Joshua, the high priest, standing [in front of] the Angel of the Lord, & Satan standing at his right hand [side,] to resist, [a.k.a. oppose,] him. And the Lord said to Satan, The Lord [rebukes] you, O Satan. Even the Lord, [Who] has chosen Jerusalem [scolds] you. |
Isn't this a [branding iron] [pulled] out of the fire? [Amos 4:11 I have overthrown some of you, [like] God overthrew Sodom & Gomorrah, & you were [like] a [branding iron] plucked out of the burning [fire,] [still,] you haven't returned to Me, says the Lord.] |
Now, Joshua was clothed with filthy garments & stood [on front of] the Angel. And [the Angel] answered & [spoke] to those, [who] stood [in front of] him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. |
And to [Joshua] he, [a.k.a. the Angel of the Lord,] said, [Look,] I have caused your [sin] to pass [away] from you, & I will clothe you with [a] change of [garments.] [Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, & my soul shall be joyful in my God. |
For He has clothed me with the garments of Salvation & He has covered me with the robe of His Righteousness, [like] a bridegroom [decorates] himself with ornaments, & [like] a bride adorns herself with her jewels.] |
And I said, Let them [put] a [clean turban,] upon his head. So they [put] a [clean turban] on [Joshua's] head, & clothed him with garments. And the Angel of the Lord stood [near] by. |
And the Angel of the Lord protested to Joshua, saying, The Lord of Hosts says [this;] If you will walk in My ways, & if you will keep My charge, then you shall also judge My house. |
[Numbers 3:31-32 And their charge, [a.k.a. duty,] shall be the: Ark [of the Covenant;] the table; the [candlesticks, a.k.a. lamps;] the altars; & the vessels of the sanctuary [with which] they minister, & the [decorative] [hangings;] & all the service [of it.] And Eleazar, [Aaron's] son, the priest, shall be [in charge] over the chief of the Levites, & have the oversight of [those, who] keep the charge of the sanctuary.] |
And [you] shall also keep My courts, & I will give you places to walk among [those, who] stand [near] by. O Joshuah, the high priest, & your [companions, who] sit before you, Hear now: for they are men wondered at. |
[Isaiah 8:18 *[Look,] I & the children [people,] whom the Lord has given Me are for signs & wonders in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, [Who] dwells in Mount Zion.] |
For: [watch,] I will bring forth My Servant, the BRANCH. [Isaiah 11:1-4 *And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, & a Branch shall grow out of his roots. *And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him: The Spirit of wisdom & understanding; The Spirit of [advice] & [strength;] The Spirit of Knowledge & the fear [respect] of the Lord. |
And shall make Him of [immediate] understanding in the fear [respect] of the Lord. And He shall not judge [according to] the sight of His eyes. Neither [shall He] [chastise, according] [to what] His ears [hear.] |
But He shall judge the poor with righteousness, & [repay] the meek, [a.k.a. humble,] of the earth with equity. And He shall [strike] the earth with the rod of His mouth, & He shall slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.] |
For, [look;] [this is] the stone I have laid [in front of] Joshua. Upon [this] one stone, shall be 7 eyes. [Look,] I will engrave the [inscription on it,] says the Lord of Hosts. And I will remove the [sin] of that land in one day. |
[1 Peter 2:21-24 For even [until now, you were called: because Christ, also suffered for us, leaving us an example, [so] that you should follow His steps: *Who didn't sin, neither was there [deceit] found in His mouth. *Who when He was [insulted, didn't insult] again. |
When He suffered, He [didn't threaten;] but committed Himself to [God, Who] judges righteously. *Who His Own Self [bore] our sins in His Own body on the [cross made of a] tree, [so] that we being dead, [through] sins, should live unto righteousness, by Whose stripes [of the whip,] we are healed.] |
The Lord of Hosts says, [On] that day, you shall call every man & his neighbor, [to come] under the vine, & under the fig tree. [Micah 4:4 But every man shall sit under his vine & under his fig tree. And [no one] shall make them afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of Hosts has spoken it.] |