A crown for Joshua
9 The Lord gave this message to me:
10 ‘Three men have come back from Babylon, where they were prisoners. Their names are Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah. Take the gifts that they have brought with them. Then go immediately to the house of Zephaniah's son, Josiah.
11 Use some of the gold and silver to make a royal crown. Then put it on the head of Jehozadak's son, Joshua, the leader of the priests. 12 Say to Joshua, “The Lord Almighty says, ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch. He will grow and become great in this place. He will build the Lord's temple.
6:12‘The Branch’ is a name for God's Messiah. See Zechariah 3:8. Zerubbabel was leading the work to build the temple in Jerusalem. He was a sign of a future ruler and King, Jesus Christ. 13 Yes, he is the one who will build the Lord's temple. He will wear royal clothes. He will sit on his throne and he will rule his people as their king. There will be a priest with him on his throne. They will both completely agree with each other as they work together.’ ”
6:13Joshua was the priest who worked with Zerubbabel in Jerusalem. In the future, Jesus would rule his people as both a priest and a king. See Hebrews 5:1-10; 7:11-25. 14 They will put the crown in the Lord's temple. It will cause people to give honour to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Zephaniah's son Josiah.
15 People will come to Jerusalem from places that are far away. They will help to build the Lord's temple. When this happens, you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. It will happen if you remember to obey the commands of the Lord your God.’
