Zechariah 3:4

“And he answered, and spake, etc.] That is, the Angel of the Lord, before whom Joshua stood, answered to the accusations of Satan, and the entreaties of Joshua: and spake unto those that stood before him; not the fellows that sat before Joshua, (<380308>Zechariah 3:8) for the priests, who were Joshua’s fellows, could not take away sin; nor indeed can ministers of the Gospel, only ministerially or declaratively, as instruments, in bringing the good news of pardon to the comfort of distressed minds; whom the ministering angels may here represent, that stood before Christ the Archangel, the Head of all principalities and powers, and who are ministering spirits to him; and so the Targum…”

“those that stood before him--the ministering angels (compare the phrase in Kg1 10:8; Dan 1:5). Take away the filthy garments--In Zac 3:9 it is "remove the iniquity of that land"; therefore Joshua represents the land. from him--literally, "from upon him"; pressing upon him as an overwhelming burden. change of raiment--festal robes of the high priest, most costly and gorgeous; symbol of Messiah's imputed righteousness (Mat 22:11). The restoration of the glory of the priesthood is implied: first, partially, at the completion of the second temple; fully realized in the great High Priest Jesus, whose name is identical with Joshua (Heb 4:8), the Representative of Israel, the "kingdom of priests"…”

“And He spake to those who stood before Him - the ministering angels who had waited on the Angel of the Lord to do His bidding. See, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee - The pardoning words of the Lord to David by Nathan, “The Lord too hath put away thy sin” 2 Samuel 12:13. “And clothe thee with change of raiment, that is, such as were taken off and reserved for great occasions. As the filthy garments were not necessarily other than the high priest’s vesture, symbolically defiled through the sins of the people, so neither need these be other than the priestly garments in their purity and freshness. The words imply the condition, not the nature of the vestment. (Cyril: “The high…”

“And he - Christ. Unto those - Ministerial angels. I have caused - What angels could not take away, Christ did; he removed the filth of sin, the guilt and stain of it. With change of raiment - Clean and rich, the emblem of holiness. Zechariah 3:5”

“3:4 Take off his filthy clothes: This action dramatizes the removal of sin and guilt from Jeshua and the Hebrew people, restoring them to their former position through God’s cleansing.”

“those: Zac 3:1, Zac 3:7; Kg1 22:19; Isa 6:2, Isa 6:3; Luk 1:19; Rev 5:11 Take: Isa 43:25; Eze 36:25; Gal 3:27, Gal 3:28; Phi 3:7-9; Rev 7:14 I have: Sa2 12:13; Psa 32:1, Psa 32:2, Psa 51:9; Isa 6:5-7; Joh 1:29; Rom 6:23; Heb 8:12 and I will: Isa 61:3, Isa 61:10; Luk 15:22; Rom 3:22; Co1 6:11; Co2 5:21; Col 3:10; Rev 19:7 Zechariah 3:5”