Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 3:8

8 Hear now , O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows , that sit before thee: for they are men wondred at : for behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

Hitherto thou hast been entertained with Emblems and Hieroglyphicks, but now O Ioshua, hear what these mean

The other Priests, thy Associates in the Priestly Office, tho' inferiour to thee.

As Assessors or Coadjutors in a Council, or Assembly, the High Priest as President, the other as Members of the Council sate with him, to let them know what these Types mean.

The worldly, prophane, unbelieving and ignorant sort of Iewes wonder at them, and their hopes; at their labour and expences in attempting to build such a house, with so little helps to raise such a Structure out of Rubbish.

God the Father

will bring forth a much more wonderful work.

Christ Messiah, the Branch, Isa. 4.2. and 11.1. Ier. 33.15.

Marginal references: Ps[illegible: 2 letters] [illegible: 1 span] Isa. [illegible: 1 letter].1[illegible: 1 letter]; Heb. [illegible: 1 span]; Isa. 42.1[illegible: 1 letter] 52.13▪; Jer. [illegible: 1 span] chap. 6.[illegible: 2 letters] Luk. 1.[illegible: 2 letters]