The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Zechariah 6:11-13,
"Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jozadak. Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: 'Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord. It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne."
Zechariah was told by the Lord to take gold and silver from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah. He was to take it and make a crown and place it on the head of the high priest, Jozadak
Here is a sweeping view - a prophecy of the coming Son of God, typified using Jozadak, the high priest at the time. Breath-taking in its breadth, it foretells Jesus Christ as king, ruling the world from Jerusalem in his millennial kingdom.
"Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jozadak. Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: 'Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord. It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne."
Zechariah was told by the Lord to take gold and silver from Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah. He was to take it and make a crown and place it on the head of the high priest, Jozadak
Here is a sweeping view - a prophecy of the coming Son of God, typified using Jozadak, the high priest at the time. Breath-taking in its breadth, it foretells Jesus Christ as king, ruling the world from Jerusalem in his millennial kingdom.
Where Jesus had a crown of thorns thrust onto his head as he was being taken to be crucified, paying the penalty for all the sins of all mankind for all time, he will wear "many crowns" following his return to earth at the end of the age, Revelation 19:11-12. "I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns."
"The Branch" is a reference to the coming Savior:
"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Righteousness will be his belt
and faithfulness the sash around his waist." Isaiah 11:1-5.
We see the Branch in Jeremiah 23:5 "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.'" Jeremiah 23:5.
This man called the Branch, Jesus Christ, will build his church, his temple, "It is he who will build the temple of the Lord." This is observed by Peter in 1 Peter 2:4-5, "As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
The visions in Zechariah are particularly spectacular. Had the Jews known their Scriptures well and coupled that with faith, they never should have missed their Messiah when he came to them just over two millenia ago.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"The Branch" is a reference to the coming Savior:
"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Righteousness will be his belt
and faithfulness the sash around his waist." Isaiah 11:1-5.
We see the Branch in Jeremiah 23:5 "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.'" Jeremiah 23:5.
This man called the Branch, Jesus Christ, will build his church, his temple, "It is he who will build the temple of the Lord." This is observed by Peter in 1 Peter 2:4-5, "As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
The visions in Zechariah are particularly spectacular. Had the Jews known their Scriptures well and coupled that with faith, they never should have missed their Messiah when he came to them just over two millenia ago.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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