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The Ultimate King-Priest
Zechariah 6:9–15
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A friend often told me about the problems he had getting his son to clean his room. The son would always agree to tidy up, but then wouldn’t follow through. After high school the young man joined the Marine Corps. When he came home for leave after basic training, his … More
This vision is about the Messiah, the King-Priest. In the days of the kings and after the exile Judah’s government was ruled by two distinct persons; the king ruling the political life and the high priest, ruling its religious life. This section opens with three Hebrews arriving from this place of exile bringing an offering for the temple which was in the process of construction (vv. 9-10). Zechariah was instructed to receive these gifts of silver and gold and to fashion them into crowns and place one upon Joshua’s head (v. 11). However this crown was not to belong to Joshua personally. The next two verses (vv. 12-13) use the symbol of the Branch to speak prophetically of the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. This passage contains one of the greatest of all the Old Testament prophecies. The following information is given as to the person, position, and mission of the Messiah to come.
Application
If I want God’s blessing in my life I must be obedient to Him? Casual or occasional obedience are the result of a half-hearted commitment. God’s blessings will come to me as a result of consistent obedience. Inconsistent obedience can’t produce consistent blessing.
Zechariah 6:9-15 (English Standard Version)
And the word of the LORD came to me: "Take from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of Zephaniah. Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And say to him, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD. It is he who shall build the temple of the LORD and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both."' And the crown shall be in the temple of the LORD as a reminder to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. "And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the LORD. And you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God."
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