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The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yahweh, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary <i>and</i> to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I was given another vision. This time Joshua the high priest was standing in front of the LORD's angel. And there was Satan, standing at Joshua's right side, ready to accuse him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua, the chief priest, standing in front of the Messenger of the LORD. Satan the Accuser was standing at Joshua's right side to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In another vision the LORD showed me the High Priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD. And there beside Joshua stood Satan, ready to bring an accusation against him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right to oppose him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before Yahweh’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he shows me Joshua the high priest standing before the Messenger of YHWH, and Satan standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will cause me to see Joshua the great priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the adversary standing upon his right hand for his adversary.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord revealed to me: Jesus the high priest, standing in the sight of the angel of the Lord. And Satan stood before his right hand, so as to be his adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, while the adversary stood at his right side to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THEN he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to harm him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he showed me Yeshua the Great Priest when standing before The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH, and Satan was standing at his right that he would oppose him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and the Devil stood on his right hand to resist him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/3-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=363" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/3.htm">The Vision of Joshua the High Priest</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">Then the angel showed me</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’aḵ (N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7854.htm" title="7854: wə·haś·śā·ṭān (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From satan; an opponent; especially Satan, the arch-enemy of good.">with Satan</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">standing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mî·nōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">his right hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7853.htm" title="7853: lə·śiṭ·nōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be or act as adversary. A primitive root; to attack, accuse.">to accuse him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And 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?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a></span><br />One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” / Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-9.htm">Jude 1:9</a></span><br />But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31-32</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. / But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a></span><br />My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a></span><br />Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Daniel 10:13</a></span><br />However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a></span><br />in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a></span><br />Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a></span><br />Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6</a></span><br />Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.</p><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9,13,19</a></b></br> Then said I, O my lord, what <i>are</i> these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these <i>be</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Zechariah 2:3</a></b></br> And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Zechariah 2:8</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.</p><p class="hdg">standing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a></b></br> At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a></b></br> The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm">1 Samuel 6:20</a></b></br> And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?</p><p class="hdg">the angel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a></b></br> The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2-6</a></b></br> And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush <i>was</i> not consumed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20,21</a></b></br> Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared… </p><p class="hdg">Satan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a></b></br> Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1-8</a></b></br> Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6</a></b></br> Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.</p><p class="hdg">resist him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a></b></br> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/4-4.htm">Accuse</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/haggai/2-4.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/daniel/11-32.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/daniel/10-21.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Standing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-10.htm">Accuse</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-11.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Resist</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-2.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-3.htm">Standing</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Under the type of Joshua, the high priest, receiving clean garments,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-6.htm">and a covenant of promise,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Christ the Branch and Cornerstone is promised.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "angel" is often understood as a divine messenger, possibly the Angel of the LORD, who frequently appears in the Old Testament to deliver God's messages. This vision is part of a series given to Zechariah to encourage the Jewish people rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem after their return from Babylonian exile.<p><b>Joshua the high priest</b><br>Joshua, also known as Jeshua, was the high priest during the time of the return from Babylonian captivity. He played a crucial role in the spiritual leadership of the Jewish community. As high priest, Joshua represented the people before God, and his presence in this vision underscores the importance of spiritual purity and leadership in the restoration of Israel.<p><b>standing before the angel of the LORD</b><br>The phrase "standing before" suggests a position of service or judgment. The "angel of the LORD" is a significant figure in the Old Testament, often considered a theophany, or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This encounter highlights the divine authority and the mediating role of the angel in the heavenly court.<p><b>with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him</b><br>Satan, whose name means "adversary" or "accuser," is depicted here as the prosecutor in a heavenly courtroom setting. His role is to bring accusations against Joshua, symbolizing the opposition and challenges faced by the people of Israel. This scene echoes the role of Satan in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a>, where he also acts as an accuser. The presence of Satan highlights the spiritual warfare and the need for divine intervention and advocacy, pointing to the ultimate advocacy of Christ for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua_the_high_priest.htm">Joshua the High Priest</a></b><br>Joshua is the high priest representing the people of Israel. His role is significant as he stands before God, symbolizing the spiritual state of the nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a></b><br>This figure often represents God's presence and authority. In many instances, the Angel of the LORD is seen as a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, acting as an advocate for God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary, whose name means "accuser" in Hebrew. He stands at Joshua's right hand to accuse him, representing opposition and condemnation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_courtroom.htm">The Heavenly Courtroom</a></b><br>The setting is a divine courtroom where spiritual matters are judged. This scene reflects the judicial aspect of God's dealings with humanity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The prophet who receives this vision. His role is to convey God's messages to the people of Israel, encouraging them to return to God and rebuild the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>Joshua's position as high priest underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and intercession for God's people. As believers, we are called to be a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>), interceding for others and living lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_accusation_of_satan.htm">The Accusation of Satan</a></b><br>Satan's role as the accuser reminds us of the spiritual warfare we face. We must be vigilant and rely on Christ's righteousness, not our own, to stand against accusations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_advocate.htm">Christ as Our Advocate</a></b><br>The Angel of the LORD's presence signifies Christ's advocacy for us. Just as Joshua was defended, we have an advocate in Jesus who intercedes on our behalf, ensuring our justification before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_cleansing.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Cleansing</a></b><br>Joshua's filthy garments (later in the chapter) symbolize sin, and their removal signifies cleansing. This highlights the need for repentance and the transformative power of God's grace in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_over_accusation.htm">Victory Over Accusation</a></b><br>The scene assures us of victory over Satan's accusations through Christ. We are reminded of the assurance of salvation and the power of Christ's atoning work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3_align_with_atonement.htm">If Joshua’s filthy garments symbolize sin, how does this literal exchange of clothes in Zechariah 3 align with other biblical texts about atonement practices? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_zech._3's_court_fit_history.htm">In Zechariah 3, how do we reconcile the supernatural scene of a heavenly court with historical or archaeological evidence about Israel’s priesthood? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'deal_with_the_devil'_mean.htm">What does "Deal with the Devil" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_satanic_temple's_mission.htm">What is The Satanic Temple's purpose and mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-10.</span> - § 6. <span class="accented">The fourth vision: Joshua the high priest before the angel.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He showed me.</span> The Septuagint and Vulgate give, "The Lord showed me." Some suppose that it was the interpreting angel who showed this vision; but his duty was to explain, not to present, the visions. So in <a href="/zechariah/1-20.htm">Zechariah 1:20</a> it is the Lord who shows the "four craftsmen." This vision is closely connected with the last. In that it was declared that the Lord would again dwell in Jerusalem, and visit his people with blessings. But to fit them for the presence and favour of Jehovah they must be pure. To this end they must have a holy priesthood to train them in righteous ways, to oppose the attacks of the adversary, and to intercede for them effectually. The removal of their impurity is represented in the fourth vision. <span class="cmt_word">Joshua the high priest</span> (see note on Haggai 1:1). The name is written Joshua in <a href="/ezra/2-2.htm">Ezra 2:2</a>, etc. He was the first of the high priests after the Captivity, succeeding, as by hereditary right, his father Josedech, who died in Babylon. For his services in restoring the temple he is praised among great men in Ecclus. 49:12. <span class="cmt_word">Standing before the angel of the Lord</span>. Joshua is the representative of the priesthoood, and through that also of the whole people. The angel of Jehovah (see notes on Zechariah 1:11, 13) is the representative of and endowed with attributes of Jehovah, the Friend and Leader of Israel. The phrase, "standing before," is used in a ministerial sense, as of a servant rendering service to a superior (<a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">Genesis 41:46</a>; <a href="/1_kings/12-6.htm">1 Kings 12:6, 8</a>), and a priest or Levite performing his official duties (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm">Deuteronomy 10:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15</a>) : also, in a judicial sense, of a person appearing before a judge, either as plaintiff (<a href="/numbers/27-2.htm">Numbers 27:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/3-16.htm">1 Kings 3:16</a>) or defendant (<a href="/numbers/35-12.htm">Numbers 35:12</a>). Many commentators find in this scene a judicial process, Joshua appearing before the angel as before his judge; and Ewald supposes that it adumbrates his actual accusation at the Persian court, The mention of the adversary at the right hand (<a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6</a>) is supposed to confirm this interpretation. But it is obvious that the adversary might stand at the right hand, not as a formal accuser in a trial, but in order to resist and hinder Joshua's proceedings; the angel, too, is not represented as sitting on a throne of judgment, but standing by (ver. 5), and there is no further intimation of any judicial process in the vision. It is therefore best to conceive that Joshua is interceding for the people in his official capacity in the presence of the representative of Jehovah. The locality is not specified; it may have been before the altar, which, we know, was built and used at this time. The special mention of his garments implies that he was engaged in official duties in a consecrated spot; but the place is immaterial. <span class="cmt_word">Satan</span>; <span class="accented">the adversary</span>, or <span class="accented">accuser</span>. The personality of Satan is here plainly recognized, as in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6</a>, etc.; Job 2:1, etc., rendered by the LXX. in all these places, <span class="greek">ὁ διάβολος</span> (see Appendix B, in Archdeacon Perowne's 'Commentary on Zechariah'). <span class="cmt_word">At his</span> (Joshua's) <span class="cmt_word">right hand.</span> Not as a judicial accuser, but as an enemy to resist his efforts for the good of the people, and to thwart his interests with the angel of the Lord. <span class="cmt_word">To resist him;</span> <span class="accented">to act the adversary to him.</span> The verb is cognate to, the noun above. From what follows we must suppose that Satan objects against Joshua both his own personal sin and the transgressions of the people whose burden he bore (comp. ver. 9, where his sin is called "the iniquity of the land," which would include the guilt which had led to the Captivity, their dilatoriness in building the temple, and all their backslidings since the return). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/3-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [the angel] showed me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּרְאֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">standing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹמֵ֕ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Angel</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְאַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mal·’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Satan</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haś·śā·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7854.htm">Strong's 7854: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">standing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹמֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his right hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִינ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mî·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to accuse him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·śiṭ·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7853.htm">Strong's 7853: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or act as adversary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 3:1 He showed me Joshua the high priest (Zech. 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