Online Resource Library
Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadPaul Kretzmann Commentary - Zechariah 6:9 - 6:15
(Show All Books | Show All Chapters)
This Chapter Verse Commentaries:
The Crowning of the High Priest
v. 9. And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
v. 10. Take of them of the captivity, exiled Jews living in Babylon, who had come up to Jerusalem at that time, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, as a committee of the Jews residing at Babylon, and come thou the same day and go into the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah, who was showing these emissaries the hospitality of his house;
v. 11. then take silver and gold, evidently of the precious metals sent by the Jews of Babylon, and make crowns, a double crown or one of several bands, and set them upon the head of Joshua, the son of Josedech, the high priest, as a type of the combined priesthood and kingdom which shall be conferred upon the Messiah;
v. 12. and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name Is The BRANCH, the Zemach spoken of in 3:8; and He shall grow up out of His place, Jer_33:15, as a root out of a dry ground, Isa_53:2, and He shall build the Temple of the Lord, the real Sanctuary of Jehovah, the Church of the New Testament;
v. 13. even He shall build the Temple of the Lord, accomplishing His great work in spite of the lowliness of His origin; and He shall bear the glory, being adorned with kingly glory and honor, and shall sit and rule upon His throne, as the true King of His Church; and He shall be a Priest upon His throne, uniting in His person the offices of king and of priest; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both, the two offices being united in one person. Up. Psalms 110.
v. 14. And the crowns shall be to Helem, or Heldai, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen, the son of Zephaniah, to the hospitable, kindness of the son of Zephaniab, for a memorial in the Temple of the Lord, so that future generations would be reminded of the example of these two men. Moreover, the example of the messengers from Babylon was not to be forgotten.
v. 15. And they that are far off, like the men who had in this case brought their offerings, shall come and build in the Temple of the Lord, representatives of various heathen nations joining in the upbuilding of the Lord's great spiritual Temple, His holy Church, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you, as the Messiah Himself says, Joh_3:16. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord, your God, this being added by way of admonition lest any one deliberately lose the blessings which are offered in and by the coming of the Messiah. Thus the establishment and growth of the Church of the New Testament is definitely sketched, also for the strengthening of our faith.