Zacarías 3:3-10

3 La ropa de Jesúa estaba sucia cuando estuvo de pie ante el ángel.

4 Entonces el ángel dijo a los otros que estaban allí: «Quítenle esa ropa sucia». Luego se volvió hacia Jesúa y le dijo: «¿Ya ves? He quitado tus pecados y ahora te voy a dar esta ropa nueva y fina».

5 Luego yo dije: «Deben también colocarle un turbante limpio en la cabeza». Así que ellos le pusieron en la cabeza un turbante sacerdotal limpio y lo vistieron de ropas nuevas, mientras el ángel del Señor
permanecía cerca.

6 Entonces el ángel del Señor
habló solemnemente a Jesúa y le dijo:

7 «El Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales dice: “Si tú sigues mis caminos y me sirves con cuidado, recibirás autoridad sobre mi templo y sus atrios. Permitiré que camines entre los otros que están aquí.

8 »”Escúchenme, oh Jesúa, sumo sacerdote, y ustedes los demás sacerdotes. Ustedes son símbolos de lo que está por venir. Pronto traeré a mi siervo llamado el Retoño.

9 Miren ahora la joya que he puesto ante Jesúa, una sola piedra con siete facetas.
Grabaré una inscripción en ella —dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales— y en un solo día quitaré los pecados de esta tierra.

10 »”En ese día —dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales— cada uno invitará a su vecino a sentarse en paz bajo sus propias vides e higueras”».

Zacarías 3:3-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 3

In this chapter, under the type of Joshua the high priest, is showed the state and condition of the priesthood, and of the church of God, in his times; and in it are various promises concerning the true High Priest, Christ, and of the efficacy and permanency of his priesthood. The vision of Joshua is in the form of a judicial process: Joshua is the person accused, and is described by his situation, standing before the Angel of the Lord; and by the filthy garments he had on, which were the ground of the charge against him, Zec 3:1,3 The accuser of him is Satan, who stood at his right hand; and his Judge is the Angel of the Lord, before whom he was, Zec 3:1. The sentence given against his accuser is by way of rebuke, enforced by the Lord's choice of Jerusalem, and merciful deliverance of this person; and, as given in his favour, is an order to take his filthy garments from him, and clothe him with change of raiment, and to put a fair mitre on his head; which were accordingly done, Zec 3:2,4,5 and a promise is made him, by way of protestation, that if he would walk in his ways, and keep his charge, he should judge his house, and keep his courts, and should have a walking place among those that stood by, Zec 3:6,7 and next Joshua, and those that were with him, are addressed as men wondered at; and are called upon to hearken to a promise of the Messiah, under the character of the Branch, Zec 3:8 and under that of a stone with seven eyes on it, and engravings in it, by whom the iniquity of God's people is removed, Zec 3:9 and the chapter is closed with an account of the prosperity, peace, and safety of the saints under the Gospel dispensation, Zec 3:10.