Zechariah 3:8
“Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.”
King James Version
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My servant the BRANCH brought forth — the Messianic title given as a sign to Joshua the high priest and his fellows.
Fulfillment References
John 1:29 Zechariah 6:12-13 Hebrews 4:14 Zechariah 6:12 Isaiah 11:1 Jeremiah 23:5
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishThis Branch is a future royal-priestly figure; Joshua the priest is a symbol. Not yet fulfilled.
CatholicFulfilled in Jesus who is both priest and king — the Branch who removes iniquity in one day (the cross).
ProtestantChrist's priestly and kingly roles perfectly fulfill the Branch imagery.
DispensationalThe Branch who builds the temple (Zech 6:12-13) = Christ building his Millennial temple.
AcademicPost-exilic priestly-royal theology; 'the Branch' was likely Zerubbabel.
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