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Zechariah 3:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 3:8

Verse 8 of 10

Scripture focus

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.

Zechariah 3:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 3:8

Theological / Devotional

Hear now. The important nature of the pledge about to be given demanded the priest’s full attention.

Men wondered at. Literally, “men of a wonder.” The Heb. mopheth, here translated “wondered at,” is used of the wonders that Moses was to do before Pharaoh (Ex. 4:21; cf. Ex. 7:3, 9; 11:9, 10). Mopheth is also frequently translated “sign” (1 Kings 13:3, 5; 2 Chron. 32:24, 31; Eze. 12:6; etc.). As Ezekiel was a sign (Heb. mopheth) to his generation (Eze. 12:6, 11 ; 24:24, 27), so the Israelites of the restoration were to be a demonstration of what God was willing to do for those who cooperated with the purposes of Heaven. They were to be “honored as the chosen of Heaven among the nations of the earth” (PK 585).

My servant. A title frequently given to the Messiah (see on Isa. 41:8).

Branch. Heb. semach, “a sprout,” “a growth,” a symbol of the Messiah (see Jer. 23:5 ; 33:15), who was to be the glorious Shoot that would spring forth from the house of David.

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