Zechariah , Sarah Barry
I WILL REMOVE SIN IN A SINGLE DAY
Passage: Zechariah 3:1~10  
Key verse: 4
Clean Garments for the High Priest
3 Then he showed me Joshua(A) the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan[a](B) standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you,(C) Satan! The Lord, who has chosen(D) Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick(E) snatched from the fire?”(F)
3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”
Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin,(G) and I will put fine garments(H) on you.”
5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban(I) on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.
6 The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: 7 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements,(J) then you will govern my house(K) and have charge(L) of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.(M)
8 “‘Listen, High Priest(N) Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic(O) of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.(P) 9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua!(Q) There are seven eyes[b](R) on that one stone,(S) and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin(T) of this land in a single day.
10 “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit(U) under your vine and fig tree,(V)’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew satan means adversary.
- Zechariah 3:9 Or facets
Cross references
- Zechariah 3:1 : S Ezr 2:2; Zec 6:11
- Zechariah 3:1 : S 2Sa 24:1; S 2Ch 18:21; S Ps 109:6; S Mt 4:10
- Zechariah 3:2 : Jude 1:9
- Zechariah 3:2 : S Isa 14:1
- Zechariah 3:2 : S Isa 7:4
- Zechariah 3:2 : Jude 1:23
- Zechariah 3:4 : S 2Sa 12:13; S Eze 36:25; S Mic 7:18
- Zechariah 3:4 : S Ge 41:42; S Ps 132:9; S Isa 52:1; Rev 19:8
- Zechariah 3:5 : S Ex 29:6
- Zechariah 3:7 : S Lev 8:35
- Zechariah 3:7 : Dt 17:8-11; S Eze 44:15-16
- Zechariah 3:7 : 2Ch 23:6
- Zechariah 3:7 : Jer 15:19; Zec 6:15
- Zechariah 3:8 : Hag 1:1
- Zechariah 3:8 : S Dt 28:46; S Eze 12:11
- Zechariah 3:8 : S Isa 4:2; S 49:3; S Eze 17:22
- Zechariah 3:9 : S Ezr 2:2
- Zechariah 3:9 : S 2Ch 16:9
- Zechariah 3:9 : Isa 28:16
- Zechariah 3:9 : S 2Sa 12:13; S Jer 50:20
- Zechariah 3:10 : S Job 11:18
- Zechariah 3:10 : S Nu 16:14; S 1Ki 4:25; Mic 4:4
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1. A burning stick snatched from the fire (1-7)
This is the 4th vision. Joshua, the high priest, represents God's people, a kingdom of priests, who are attacked by Satan. God rebukes Satan and snatches his people from the burning fire. He wants them to be the holy people of God. To be God's holy people and a kingdom of priests we must put off the filthy rags of our sins and our own righteousness and be dressed in the rich robes of his righteousness.
2. God's Servant the Branch (8-10)
How can we be clothed in God's righteousness? God promised to bring his servant, the Branch--the Christ. The stone with seven eyes represents God's omniscience--he knows all our sins and sorrows. He kept his promise and removed the sins of his people in a single day--the day Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world. We must put off our filthy clothes and put on the rich robe of his righteousness. We must then walk in his ways and claim his peace.
Prayer: Lord, cleanse my sins and dress me in the robes of Christ's righteousness.
One Word: See, I have taken away your sin