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"I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH"

Text: Zechariah 3:8

FURTHER WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Joshua may have succumbed to feelings of discouragement in the past. Thus, he had failed to live up to the expectations of the position as the high priest. Words of encouragement were now given.

“Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are a wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH.”
Zechariah 3:8

1. “Hear, O Joshua, the high priest”

a) Joshua was addressed in his title: “The high priest”.

b) To be appointed to this position was high honour.

c) As the high priest, he must set the example of hearing the Lord’s word well.

2. “You and your companions who sit before you”

a) The high priest led a contingent of priests.

b) These priests were also his “companions”.

i) They serve with him as brethren.

ii) They also “sit before (him)”, awaiting orders

3. “For they are a wondrous sign”

a) The priests of God were meant to be “a wondrous sign”.

b) The LORD could use them in the following ways:

i) To communicate and teach God’s word.

ii) Their lives were meant to be a living message to all.

4. “For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH”

a) God would send His Messiah-Servant.

b) He would serve humbly as “the BRANCH”.

c) This was uttered as a prophetic word that would be fulfilled one day.