Zechariah 3:5

"He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take the filthy garments off him.” To him he said, “Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing.”"

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes divine cleansing and forgiveness. Through the removal of filthy garments, Joshua is divested of his sins, and through the provision of new, rich clothing, he is restored to a state of righteousness and holiness, highlighting God's transformative power in the life of the faithful.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And I said, let them set a fair mitre on his head -This seems to have been purposely omitted, in order to leave something, and that, the completion of all, to be done at the intercession of the prophet. The glory and complement of the high priest’s sacrificial attire was the mitre with the “holy crown upon it and the plate of prate gold, on which was graven, Holiness to the Lord”Exodus 28:36-38;Exodus 29:6; which was to “be upon” the high priest’s “forehead, that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; which was always to b

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