Zechariah 6:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

Behold

Whose

Grow up out of his place

General references

Leviticus 8:9

Acts 7:47

Bible References

Behold

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow (neighbor) (companion), said Jehovah of Hosts: Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered! I will turn my hand upon (against) the little ones.

Some day there will be a king who rules with integrity, and national leaders who govern with righteousness. Princes will rule for the sake of justice.

This man will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land and tramples our palaces we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.

The centurion who stood nearby heard him cry out his last breath. Then he said: Truly this man was the Son of God!

Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said: Look, the man!

You should know, men and brothers that it is through this man Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

He has established a day (time) in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man [Jesus] whom he has ordained. Of that he gives proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead. (John 5:22) (Isaiah 2:4) (Acts 10:42)

See how great he was! Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils.

Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. It is necessary to have something to offer.

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

Whose

Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you. They are men that are a sign. I will bring forth my servant the Branch (Sprout)!

Take care of what your right hand planted, the son you strengthened for yourself.

In that day the Branch of Jehovah will be beautiful and glorious. And the fruit of the earth will be the delight (pride) (joy) and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.

There must go forth a twig out of the stump of Jesse. A branch (sprout) (shoot) (descendant) from his roots will bear fruit.

He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Nothing in his appearance will make us desire him.

The days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.

At that time I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and just throughout the land.

A rising of light will visit us from on high because of the tender mercy of our God.

Grow up out of his place

He answered: This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel. Then Jehovah of Hosts said: 'Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit.'

Jehovah of hosts said: Let your hands be strong you who hear these words from the mouth of the prophets. These are words from the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of Hosts was laid. It was for the purpose of building the Temple.

You are Peter (Greek: petros: piece of rock), and on this rock-mass (Greek: petra: mass of rock) (referring to Jesus) I will build my congregation. The entrance to the grave (Greek: Hades) will not have power to stop it.

Later two witnesses came. They said: This man said, 'I am able to destroy the Temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.'

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

Jesus replied: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.

For we are fellow workers together with God. You are God's field under cultivation. You are God's building.

You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus is the chief corner stone.

He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses. This is because the builder of the house has more honor than the house.

You came to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen and precious with God.

General references

He put the turban on Aaron's head and fastened the gold medallion, the holy crown, to the front of the turban as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

But Solomon built him a house.