6:9,10
This time there is no vision, instead the word of the Lord comes directly to Zechariah, and it names three specific exiles who have arrived from Babylon, we don’t know anything more about the three men. However, it is worthwhile looking at the context. First, as mentioned in the introduction, most Jews had not returned from Babylon at this time, so they tended to arrive in dribs and drabs. Then we should look at this in the context of Hag 2:8 where God declares that the silver and gold are His. Finally we should see this in the context of Ezra 6, especially verse 5, where Darius decrees that the silver and gold taken from the first temple is to be returned to Jerusalem. So it is possible that this verse ties in with those two.
6:11
The silver and gold is to be taken and made into a crown, and the crown is to be set upon the head of Joshua the high priest. Now some get upset here, saying that priests did not wear crowns, so it must mean Zerubbabel, the governor. The fact that priests did not wear crowns is the whole point of this section. God is declaring a new thing. The Messiah (referred to as the Branch in the next verse) would be both a king and a priest. If we go back to Samuel and the appointment of the first king, Saul, we see that Israel was never meant to have a king, for God Himself is their king. And in Hebrews we see that Jesus is the Great High Priest. The Levitical priesthood was never intended to be for all time, for a much greater priest was coming. Jesus Christ is both our king and our great high priest. This passage is so clearly prophetic.
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