Zec 6:12 | KingComments | STEP | Zechariah must make an ornate crown out of the silver and gold ( ). He must then set it on the head of Joshua, the high priest. A crown does not belong to a high priest, but on the head of a king, the head of Zerubbabel, who is out of the line of David. However, God wants to show that King and Priest unite in the Person of the Messiah. Placing the crown on the head of the High Priest speaks symbolic language. Zechariah must explain the meaning of this act to Joshua so that Joshua will not think he is the actual king. He must do so in the Name of the LORD of hosts, a name often mentioned in the remainder of the book. It is the name that indicates that the LORD has all power over all earthly and heavenly hosts. The crown is connected to the Branch, literally Sprout, that is to come ( ; ). The call “behold, a man” is reminiscent of what Pilate says: “Behold, the Man!” ( ). The Sprout is the Messiah from the house of David. Sprout means ‘to sprout out’ ( ). He “will branch out from where He is” or “sprout out”, that is, out of Zion or Jerusalem. The Savior shall come out of Zion ( ; ), not to Zion. He is ascribed to Zion, he belongs to Zion ( ). Joshua here in his ministry is a type of the Messiah, Who will be King-Priest, “He will be a priest on His throne” ( ). He will be “a shoot” that “will spring from the stem of Jesse” ( ). He shall come forth from His own people. And He will build the glorious temple of the realm of peace which we find in Ezekiel 40-43. Here it is about the future temple.

‏ Zechariah 6:12

The Branch

Zechariah must make an ornate crown out of the silver and gold (Zec 6:11). He must then set it on the head of Joshua, the high priest. A crown does not belong to a high priest, but on the head of a king, the head of Zerubbabel, who is out of the line of David. However, God wants to show that King and Priest unite in the Person of the Messiah. Placing the crown on the head of the High Priest speaks symbolic language.

Zechariah must explain the meaning of this act to Joshua so that Joshua will not think he is the actual king. He must do so in the Name of the LORD of hosts, a name often mentioned in the remainder of the book. It is the name that indicates that the LORD has all power over all earthly and heavenly hosts.

The crown is connected to the Branch, literally Sprout, that is to come (Isa 4:2; Jer 23:5 ; Jer 33:15-17). The call “behold, a man” is reminiscent of what Pilate says: “Behold, the Man!” (Jn 19:5). The Sprout is the Messiah from the house of David. Sprout means ‘to sprout out’ (Isa 53:2). He “will branch out from where He is” or “sprout out”, that is, out of Zion or Jerusalem. The Savior shall come out of Zion (Rom 11:26; Psa 14:7), not to Zion. He is ascribed to Zion, he belongs to Zion (Psa 87:5-6).

Joshua here in his ministry is a type of the Messiah, Who will be King-Priest, “He will be a priest on His throne” (Zec 6:13). He will be “a shoot” that “will spring from the stem of Jesse” (Isa 11:1). He shall come forth from His own people. And He will build the glorious temple of the realm of peace which we find in Ezekiel 40-43. Here it is about the future temple.