John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. Thus saith the Lord of hosts , etc.] For this Angel was no other than the Lord of armies in heaven and in earth: If thou wilt walk in my ways ; prescribed in the word of God, moral, ceremonial, and evangelical; in Christ the grand way, and indeed the only way of salvation; and in the paths of faith, truth, righteousness, and holiness; in the ways of God’s commandments, which are pleasant, and attended with peace; such a walk and conversation, and such obedience, the grace of God teaches, and obliges to: and if thou wilt keep my charge ; the things he gave in charge, all his commands and ordinances, particularly such as belonged to the priestly office and Levitical service; (see Numbers 3:7,8) all which might be expected after so many favours granted: then thou shall also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts : preside in the temple, be governor in it, and have the care of all the courts belonging to the people and the priests, and the advantages arising from thence. The meaning is, that whereas the office of the priesthood was in disuse through the captivity, and was become contemptible through the sins of the priests, it should now be restored to its former honour and glory: to have a place in the house of God, the church, is a great honour, and still more to be a governor and ruler in it: and I will give thee places to walk among those that stand by ; either among fellow priests, or fellow saints; or rather among the angels that stood before the Angel of the Lord, and ministered to him; signifying that he should enjoy their company, be like unto then, and join in service with them in heaven, in a future state: and “walking places” among them denote the pleasures of the heavenly state, as well, as the safety and glory of it; (see Isaiah 57:2 Revelation 3:4 21:24). The Targum very agreeably paraphrases the words thus, “and in the resurrection or quickening of the dead, I will raise or quicken thee; and I will give thee feet walking among these seraphim.”
The allusion is to those walks that were in the temple, such as Christ walked in, ( John 10:23) and the pavement in Ezekiel’s temple, ( Ezekiel 40:17,18).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-10 - All whom God calls to any office he finds fit, or makes so. The Lor will cause the sins of the believer to pass away by his sanctifyin grace, and will enable him to walk in newness of life. As the promise made to David often pass into promises of the Messiah, so the promise to Joshua look forward to Christ, of whose priesthood Joshua's was shadow. Whatever trials we pass through, whatever services we perform our whole dependence must rest on Christ, the Branch of righteousness He is God's servant, employed in his work, obedient to his will devoted to his honour and glory. He is the Branch from which all ou fruit must be gathered. The eye of his Father was upon him, especiall in his sufferings, and when he was buried in the grave, as the foundation-stones are under ground, out of men's sight. But the prophecy rather denotes the attention paid to this preciou Corner-stone. All believers, from the beginning, had looked forward to it in the types and predictions. All believers, after Christ's coming would look to it with faith, hope, and love. Christ shall appear for all his chosen, as the high priest when before the Lord, with the name of all Israel graven in the precious stones of his breastplate. When God gave a remnant to Christ, to be brought through grace to glory then he engraved this precious stone. By him sin shall be taken away both the guilt and the dominion of it; he did it in one day, that da in which he suffered and died. What should terrify when sin is take away? Then nothing can hurt, and we sit down under Christ's shadow with delight, and are sheltered by it. And gospel grace, coming with power makes men forward to draw others to it _________________________________________________
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