1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.
2 The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”
3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.
4The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”
5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by.
6 The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood by.
6 The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
7 “This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.
8 “‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.
8 “‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.
9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.
10 “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
And then here are a few others:
"So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon." (1 Kings 4:25)
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"And each of them will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, with no one to make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. [...] 'In that day,' declares the LORD, 'I will assemble the lame, and gather the outcasts, even those whom I have afflicted.'" (Micah 4:4, 6)
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"Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, 'Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!' Nathanael said to him, 'How do You know me?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'
"Nathanael answered and said to Him, 'Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.' Jesus answered and said to Him, 'Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.'" (John 1:47-50)
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There's a couple other references, but they're not as relevant to the whole protection-under-the-tree thing. But they're here if you want:
Genesis 3:7, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 21:9, Luke 6:44, James 3:12
I really like the one in John though, about Jesus picking the disciples. It reminds me a lot of the whole Revelation 2-4 "I know your deeds" thing.
10 “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
And then here are a few others:
"So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon." (1 Kings 4:25)
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"And each of them will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, with no one to make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. [...] 'In that day,' declares the LORD, 'I will assemble the lame, and gather the outcasts, even those whom I have afflicted.'" (Micah 4:4, 6)
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"Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, 'Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!' Nathanael said to him, 'How do You know me?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'
"Nathanael answered and said to Him, 'Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.' Jesus answered and said to Him, 'Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.'" (John 1:47-50)
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There's a couple other references, but they're not as relevant to the whole protection-under-the-tree thing. But they're here if you want:
Genesis 3:7, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 21:9, Luke 6:44, James 3:12
I really like the one in John though, about Jesus picking the disciples. It reminds me a lot of the whole Revelation 2-4 "I know your deeds" thing.
Good thinking about compiling the scriptures, Eric, and thanks for the references Pearl.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to digging more into these over the next couple of days... and not just because it sounds like fun. (I know that you both know how much I sincerely mean that)