Zechariah 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 3:1 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to r..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 3:1 — KJV
“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. Satan: that is, an adversary to...: Heb. to be his adversary”
— Zechariah 3:1 (KJV)
Zechariah 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 3:1
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 3:1: joshua, high, priest
“And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 3:1: priest, before, lord
“And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 3:1: priest, before, lord
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 3:1: before, angel, lord
“And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 3:1: joshua, high, priest
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