Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God's choice of Jerusalem (Zechariah 3:2) was unto its sanctification (John 15:16; Romans 8:29); hence the charge here which connects the promised blessing with obedience.
my charge—the ordinances, ritual and moral (Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:31-32, Numbers 3:38; Joshua 1:7-9; I Kings 2:3; Ezekiel 44:16).
judge my house—Thou shalt long preside over the temple ceremonial as high priest (Leviticus 10:10; Ezekiel 44:23; Malachi 2:7) [GROTIUS]. Or, rule over My house, that is, My people [MAURER] (Numbers 12:7; Hosea 8:1). We know from Deuteronomy 17:9 that the priest judged cases. He was not only to obey the Mosaic institute himself, but to see that it was obeyed by others. God's people are similarly to exercise judgment hereafter, as the reward of their present faithfulness (Daniel 7:18, Daniel 7:22; Luke 19:17; I Corinthians 6:2); by virtue of their royal priesthood (Revelation 1:6).
keep my courts—guard My house from profanation.
places to walk—free ingress and egress (I Samuel 18:16; I Kings 3:7; I Kings 15:17), so that thou mayest go through these ministering angels who stand by Jehovah (Zechariah 4:14; Zechariah 6:5; I Kings 22:19) into His presence, discharging thy priestly function. In Ezekiel 42:4 the same Hebrew word is used of a walk before the priests' chambers in the future temple. Zechariah probably refers here to such a walk or way; Thou shalt not merely walk among priests like thyself, as in the old temple walks, but among the very angels as thine associates. HENGSTENBERG translates, "I will give thee guides (from) among these," etc. But there is no "from" in the Hebrew; English Version is therefore better. Priests are called angels or "messengers" (Malachi 2:7); they are therefore thought worthy to be associated with heavenly angels. So these latter are present at the assemblies of true Christian worshippers (I Corinthians 11:10; compare Ecclesiastes 5:6; Ephesians 3:10; Revelation 22:9).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zechariah 3:7:
Leviticus 16:20-22
Zechariah 3:1
Zechariah 3:2
Zechariah 3:5
Zechariah 7:2
Zechariah 9:8
Revelation 12:7
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