I Have Taken Your Iniquity Away From You

Zechariah 3:01-05

Key Verse 04: “And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.”

1. Look at verse 1. What scene is shown to Zechariah?

2. Why might Satan be accusing Joshua? (3)

3. What does this reveal about what is happening in the spiritual reality of our lives?

4. Look at verse 2. How does the angel of the Lord intervene? What does this reveal about how God is working in our lives?

5. Look at verse 3. What do filthy garments symbolize? What kind of life would someone with filthy garments live? What could someone's clothes reveal about their identity? (Leviticus 13:45-46)

6. Look at verse 4. What does the angel do for Joshua? What does this symbolize? What promise does the angel give him?

7. Look at verse 5. What do these new priestly garments symbolize? How might these new garments change Joshua’s life? What would someone wearing these priestly garments be able to do? (Exodus 28:36-37, 40-43)

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