Zechariah 3:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The LORD promises Joshua authority over His house and access among the heavenly attendants if he walks faithfully in God's ways.
What Does Zechariah 3:7 Mean?
The charge is now spelled out with the full authority of the LORD of hosts. If Joshua will walk in God's ways and keep His charge, he is granted three things: to govern God's house, to keep watch over His courts, and access among these that stand by, the very angelic attendants of the vision. Cleansing opens into responsibility and remarkable nearness to God.
The if and then are not earnings but the natural path of a forgiven servant. God does not save in order to leave us at a distance; He draws the pardoned into His household and even into the company of heaven. The promise of places to walk among these that stand by hints that the restored have a future not merely on earth but in the courts of God, where the line between the human servant and the heavenly assembly grows wonderfully thin.
Zechariah 3:7 in the Original Language
mishmeret (מִשְׁמֶרֶת), 'charge' -- a duty to be guarded and kept, the priest's appointed watch.
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What does Zechariah 3:7 mean?
The LORD promises Joshua authority over His house and access among the heavenly attendants if he walks faithfully in God's ways.