"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth My Servant the Branch." Verse 8. In the Branch, the Deliverer to come, lay the hope of Israel. It was by faith in the coming Saviour that Joshua and his people had received pardon. Through faith in Christ they had been restored to God's favor. By virtue of His merits, if they walked in His ways and kept His statutes, they would be "men wondered at," honored as the chosen of Heaven among the nations of the earth.

"Hør du ypperstepræst Josua, du og dine embedsbrødre, som sidder for dit ansigt: de er varselmænd! Thi se, jeg lader min tjener Zemak komme." 8. vers. Israels håb var knyttet til Zemak (det betyder spire), befrieren som skulle komme. Josua og hans folk fik tilgivelse ved tro på den kommende frelser. Gud havde taget dem til nåde igen, fordi de troede på Kristus. Hvis de vandrede på hans veje og holdt hans bud, ville de blive "varselmænd" i kraft af hans fortjenester og æret som Himmelens udvalgte blandt jordens nationer.