Homerton Baptist Church
Evening Service (260322)

      • Ruth 3:1–18ESV

  • Hymn 642 - Among us our beloved stands

      • Zechariah 3:1–7ESV

  • Hymn 1230 - THERE IS A HOPE THAT BURNS WITHIN MY HEART

      • John 7:40–8:11ESV

      • Ruth 4:1–12ESV

      • Ruth 3:1–18ESV

  • Zechariah 3:1–7 ESV
    1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by. 6 And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua, 7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.
    Introduction
    Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are the three post-exile Prophets. The Jews returned from Babylon to Judah and Jerusalem in 539BC.
    English Standard Version Introduction

    As Haggai encouraged the returned Jewish exiles to rebuild the temple, Zechariah encouraged them to repent and renew their covenant with God. Such spiritual renewal would be necessary for the people to be ready to worship God once the temple was rebuilt (about 516 B.C.).

    Although the urging of Haggai and Zechariah had brought the completion of the temple (516 B.C.), this had not produced the messianic age many expected. The warm response to Zechariah’s call to repentance had grown cold, because God apparently had not restored the covenant blessings. Malachi, writing a short time later, called the people to repentance with respect to: the priesthood, which had become corrupt; worship, which had become routine; divorce, which was widespread; social justice, which was being ignored; and tithing, which was neglected.

    Zechariah presents eight visions to encourage the people to serve God as they ought. We consider the first part of the fourth vision this evening.
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    1. Joshua Accused v3

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    Zechariah 3:1 ESV
    1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
    Satan will always accuse God’s people. Often, as here, with just cause.
    Revelation 12:10 ESV
    10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
    In verse 1 we see Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord, as representative of the Jewish people. As high priest, he always represented them before the Lord. He interceded on their behalf. He pleaded for God’s forgiveness for the people’s sin, especially when he entered the Holy of Holies once each year on the Day of Atonement Bentley, M.
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    2. Joshua Acquitted v2-5

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    Zechariah 3:2–5 ESV
    2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.

    a. Chosen One

    Zechariah 3:2 ESV
    2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?”
    Ephesians 1:3–4 (ESV) — 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.

    b. Plucked From the Fire

    Ephesians 1:4–7 (ESV) — 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

    c. Filthy Garments

    Zechariah 3:3 ESV
    3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments.
    Zechariah 3:4 ESV
    4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.”
    Zechariah 3:5 ESV
    5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.
    Romans 8:33–34 ESV
    33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
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    3. Joshua Admonished v6-7

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    Zechariah 3:6–7 ESV
    6 And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua, 7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.

    a. Solemn Charge v6

    Zechariah 3:6 ESV
    6 And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured Joshua,

    b. Walk In My Ways v7

    Zechariah 3:7 ESV
    7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.

    c. Rule In My House

    Zechariah 3:7 ESV
    7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.

    d. Right of Access v7

    Zechariah 3:7 ESV
    7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here.
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    Conclusion
    1 Peter 1:3–5 ESV
    3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
    May we, by God’s grace, be faithful.

      • Zechariah 3:1–7ESV

      • Zechariah 3:1ESV

      • Zechariah 3:2–5ESV

      • Zechariah 3:6–7ESV

      • 1 Peter 1:3–5ESV

  • Hymn 778 - JESUS, YOUR BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
  • Hymn 713 - A mind at perfect peace with God
  • Doxology 1145 Chorus

      • Romans 1:7ESV

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