Zechariah 3:7

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. ²And the LORD said to Satan: "The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?" ³Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the Angel. ⁴So the Angel of the LORD said to those standing before Him, "Take off his filthy clothes!" Then He said to Joshua, "See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes." ⁵Then I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the Angel of the LORD stood by. ⁶Then the Angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua: ⁷"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will both govern My house and have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these standing here.'

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if thou wilt keep: Genesis 26:5, Leviticus 8:35, Leviticus 10:3, 1 Kings 2:3, 1 Chronicles 23:32, Ezekiel 44:8, Ezekiel 44:15, Ezekiel 44:16, Ezekiel 48:11, 1 Timothy 6:13, 1 Timothy 6:14, 2 Timothy 4:1, 2 Timothy 4:2

charge: or, ordinance

judge: Deuteronomy 17:8-13, 1 Samuel 2:28-30, Jeremiah 15:19-21, Malachi 2:5-7, Matthew 19:28, Luke 22:30, 1 Corinthians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 6:3, Revelation 3:21

I will: Zechariah 1:8-11, Zechariah 4:14, Zechariah 6:5, Luke 20:35, Luke 20:36, John 14:2, Hebrews 12:22, Hebrews 12:23, Revelation 5:9-14

places: Heb. walks, Revelation 3:4, Revelation 3:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:21 - place by Numbers 9:19 - kept the Numbers 9:23 - they kept Deuteronomy 11:1 - keep 1 Kings 3:14 - if thou 1 Kings 6:12 - if thou wilt 1 Kings 9:4 - And if thou 1 Kings 11:38 - if thou wilt 2 Chronicles 7:17 - if thou wilt Ezekiel 41:15 - galleries Daniel 7:16 - one Daniel 12:13 - rest Zechariah 3:4 - those Zechariah 6:15 - And this Matthew 22:30 - as

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:5
"For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Genesis 3:10
"I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."

Genesis 3:11
"Who told you that you were naked?" asked the LORD God. "Have you eaten of the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?"

Deuteronomy 28:34
You will be driven mad by the sights you see.

2 Kings 6:20
When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see." Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered they were in Samaria.

Isaiah 28:20
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

Isaiah 59:6
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.

Luke 16:23
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord of hosts,.... For this Angel was no other than the Lord of armies in heaven and in earth:

If thou wilt walk in my ways; prescribed in the word of God, moral, ceremonial, and evangelical; in Christ the grand way, and indeed the only way of salvation; and in the paths of faith, truth, righteousness, and holiness; in the ways of God's commandments, which are pleasant, and attended with peace; such a walk and conversation, and such obedience, the grace of God teaches, and obliges to:

and if thou wilt keep my charge; the things he gave in charge, all his commands and ordinances, particularly such as belonged to the priestly office and Levitical service; see Numbers 3:7 all which might be expected after so many favours granted:

then thou shall also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts: preside in the temple, be governor in it, and have the care of all the courts belonging to the people and the priests, and the advantages arising from thence. The meaning is, that whereas the office of the priesthood was in disuse through the captivity, and was become contemptible through the sins of the priests, it should now be restored to its former honour and glory: to have a place in the house of God, the church, is a great honour, and still more to be a governor and ruler in it:

and I will give thee places to walk among those that stand by; either among fellow priests, or fellow saints; or rather among the angels that stood before the Angel of the Lord, and ministered to him; signifying that he should enjoy their company, be like unto then, and join in service with them in heaven, in a future state: and "walking places" among them denote the pleasures of the heavenly state, as well, as the safety and glory of it; see Isaiah 57:2. The Targum very agreeably paraphrases the words thus,

"and in the resurrection or quickening of the dead, I will raise or quicken thee; and I will give thee feet walking among these seraphim.''

The allusion is to those walks that were in the temple, such as Christ walked in, John 10:23 and the pavement in Ezekiel's temple,

Ezekiel 40:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If thou wilt walk in My ways and if thou wilt keep My charge - Both of these are expressions, dating from the Pentateuch, for holding on in the way of life, well-pleasing to God and keeping the charge given by God. It was the injunction of the dying David to Solomon, “Keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes ...” 1 Kings 2:3.

Then shalt thou also judge My house - Judgment, in the place of God, was part of the high priest’s office Deuteronomy 17:9-13; Deuteronomy 19:17; Malachi 2:7. Yet these judgments also were given in the house of God. The cause was directed to be brought to God, and He through His priests judged it. Both then may be comprehended in the world, the oversight of the people itself and the judgment of all causes brought to it. Jonathan: “Thou shalt judge those who minister in the house of My sanctuary.”

And I will give thee place to walk among those who stand by - that is, among the ministering spirits, who were “standing before the Angel of the Lord” Zechariah 3:4. This can be fully only after death, when the saints shall be received among the several choirs of angels. Jonathan: “In the resurrection of the dead I will revive thee and give thee feet walking among these Seraphim.” Even in this this since “our conversation is in heaven” Philippians 3:20, and the life of priests should be an angel-life, it may mean, that he should have free access to God, his soul in heaven, while his body was on this earth.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 3:7. If thou wilt walk in my ways — If ye, Israelites, priests and people, now restored to your own land, will walk in my ways, c., ye shall be a part of my family and have places-mansions-in eternal glory, with all them that are sanctified.