Friday, November 16, 2018
Reading for November 24th
Read Zechariah 6.9-15 A charge to the high priest Joshua.
This speech, placed between Zechariah's last vision and his concluding speech
(chs. 7-8) may be an editorial addition.
In verse 10 Josiah is a priestly figure, whose father Zephaniah was killed alongside
Joshua's grandfather Seraiah when Jerusalem was conquered (2 Kings 25.18-21).
In verses 11-13 while this speech is directed to Joshua, its content seems more suitable
for Zerubbabel.
In 3.8 the Branch is not Joshua but an individual presented to him.
In 4.6-10 Zerubbabel, not Joshua, is commissioned as the Temple builder.
Moreover, the Hebrew text does not say that a crown but that (two?) crowns were made (see note b), perhaps for both the royal figure and the priest mentioned in v. 13.
It appears almost as if a speech once directed to Judah's political leader has been redirected to its religious leader.
In any case, the concept of a leadership shared between religious and political figures found elsewhere in Zechariah (4.14) is present here too.
Comments or Questions...
This speech, placed between Zechariah's last vision and his concluding speech
(chs. 7-8) may be an editorial addition.
In verse 10 Josiah is a priestly figure, whose father Zephaniah was killed alongside
Joshua's grandfather Seraiah when Jerusalem was conquered (2 Kings 25.18-21).
In verses 11-13 while this speech is directed to Joshua, its content seems more suitable
for Zerubbabel.
In 3.8 the Branch is not Joshua but an individual presented to him.
In 4.6-10 Zerubbabel, not Joshua, is commissioned as the Temple builder.
Moreover, the Hebrew text does not say that a crown but that (two?) crowns were made (see note b), perhaps for both the royal figure and the priest mentioned in v. 13.
It appears almost as if a speech once directed to Judah's political leader has been redirected to its religious leader.
In any case, the concept of a leadership shared between religious and political figures found elsewhere in Zechariah (4.14) is present here too.
Comments or Questions...
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