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For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the engraving of it, says Yahweh of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
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The Cornerstone is Christ
Most commentators agree that the "stone" set before Joshua is a powerful prophecy of Jesus Christ. He is the "precious cornerstone" (Isaiah 28:16) on which the church is built. God presents Christ as the foundation for all hope, security, and salvation, shifting the focus from the physical temple to the person of the Messiah.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For behold the stone, that I have laid before Joshua - This must be an expansion of what he had said, or the ground of it, being in…
19th Century
Anglican
The angel of the Lord now proclaims to Joshua a fourfold promise:
16th Century
Protestant
He more fully sets forth what we have observed in the previous verse, but he speaks figuratively. He says that there were seven eyes on the stone w…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For, behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua Not the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; nor the first and f…
All whom God calls to any office, He finds fit, or makes them so. The Lord will cause the sins of the believer to pass away by His sanctifying grac…
