1.aAnd he shewed me Jehoshúa the hie Priest, standing before the Angel of the Lord, and bSatan stood at his right hand to resist him.
2.And the cLord said unto Satan, The Lord reprove thee, ô Satan: even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalém, reprove thee. Is not this a dbrande taken out of the fire?
3.Now Jehoshúa was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel.
4.And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the efilthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have fcaused thine iniquity to depart from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
5.And I said, Let them gset a fair diademe upon his head. So they set a fair diademe upon his head, & clothed him with garments, and the Angel of the Lord stood by.
6.And the Angel of the Lord testified unto Jehoshúa, saying,
7.Thus saith the Lord of hostes, If thou wilt walk in my waies, and keep my watch, thou shalt also hjudge mine House, and shalt also keep my icourts, and I will give thee place among kthese that stand by.
8.Hear now, ô Jehoshúa the hie Priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they iare monstruous persons: but behold, I will bring forth the mBranch my servant.
9.For lo the nstone that I have laid before Jehoshúa: upon one stone shalbe seven eyes: behold, I will ocut out the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hostes, and I will take paway the iniquity of this land in one day.
10.In that day, saith the Lord of hostes, shal ye call every man his neighbour under the qvine, and under the fig tree.
That is, Christ speaks to God as the Mediator of his Church that he would rebuke Satan: and here he shows himself to be the continual preserver of his Church.
In respect of the glorious garments, and precious stones that the Priests did wear before the captivity: and by this contemptible state the Prophet signifies that these small beginnings should be made excellent when Christ shall make the full restitution of his Church.
He shows of what apparel he speaks, which is when our filthy sins are taken away and we are clad with God’s mercies, which is meant of the spiritual restitution.
The Prophet prays that besides the raiment the Priest might also have tyre for his head accordingly, that is, that the dignity of the Priesthood might be perfect: and this was fulfilled in Christ, who was both Priest and King: and here all such are condemned that can content themselves with any mean reformation in religion, seeing the Prophet desires the perfection, and obtains it.
That is, Christ, who did so humble himself, that not only he became the servant of God, but also the servant of men: and therefore in him they should have comfort, although in the world they were contemned, Is. 11.1, Jer. 23.5 and 33.14.
He shows that the ministers can not build, before God lay the first stone, which is Christ, who is full of eyes, both because he gives light unto all others, and that all ought to seek light at him, Ch. 4.10.