Even he shall build the temple of the Lord
Which is repeated, as Kimchi observes, for confirmation sake:
and he shall bear the glory;
that is, of building the temple; and the phrase denotes that the
glory of it shall be upon him, shall be hung upon him, as in (
Isaiah
22:24 ) and so shall be visible; that it would be weighty and
heavy, he having many crowns on his head, put there by all the
saints, who everyone of them ascribe glory to him; that it would
continue, and not pass away like the glory of this world; and
that he, and he alone, should bear it; not Joshua, nor
Zerubbabel, nor the ministers of the word, nor members of
churches, nor any other, but himself; he, and he alone, shall be
exalted: and shall sit and rule upon his
throne;
in heaven, having done his work on earth, where he is at ease and
rest, and exercises power and authority; he rules over the whole
world, and the kings of it in general, and in particular over his
saints, by his Spirit, word, and ordinates, feeding, protecting,
and defending them: and he shall be a Prince upon his
throne;
he is both Priest and King, and exercises both offices at one and
the same time, and even now in heaven; having offered himself as
a sacrifice on earth, by which he has put away sin for ever, and
perfected his people; he is set down upon his throne, as a King
crowned with glory and honour; and ever lives as a Priest the
throne, to make intercession for them; by appearing in the
presence of God for them; by presenting his blood, sacrifice, and
righteousness, to his divine Father; by offering up the prayers
and praises of his people; by declaring it as his will that such
and such blessings be bestowed upon them; and by applying the
benefits of his death unto them: and the counsel of peace
shall be between them both;
not between Joshua and Zerubbabel, who should agree together, as
they did, in the administration of government belonging to their
distinct offices; rather between the priestly and kingly offices
of Christ; nor the council of peace between the Father and the
Son, concerning the salvation of the elect; for that was past in
eternity; but better the Gospel of peace, called the whole
counsel of God, which, in consequence of Christ being a Priest on
his throne, was preached to both Jews and Gentiles; which brought
the glad tidings of peace and salvation by Christ to both, and
was the means of making peace between them both.