“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.” Here is revealed the hope of Israel. It was by faith in the coming Saviour that Joshua and his people received pardon. Through faith in Christ they were 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. Christ was their hope, their defense, their justification and redemption, as He is the hope of His church today. {5T 469.4}

»Hør, du ypperstepræst Josua, du og dine (470) embedsbrødre, som sidder for dit ansigt: de er varselmænd! Thi se, jeg lader min tjener Zemak komme.« Her åbenbares Israels håb. Det var ved tro på den kommende Frelser, Josua og hans folk fik tilgivelse. Ved tro på Kristus fandt de atter nåde hos Gud. Dersom de vandrede på hans veje og holdt hans love, ville de i kraft af hans fortjeneste blive "varselmænd", hædrede som himmelens udvalgte blandt jordens nationer. Kristus var deres håb, deres ære, deres retfærdiggørelse og forløsning, ligesom han er menighedens håb i dag.