3:1 天使（原文是他）又指給我看：大祭司約書亞站在耶和華的使者面前；撒但也站在約書亞的右邊，與他作對。
3:2 耶和華向撒但說：「撒但哪，耶和華責備你！就是揀選耶路撒冷的耶和華責備你！這不是從火中抽出來的一根柴嗎？」
3:3 約書亞穿著污穢的衣服站在使者面前。
3:4 使者吩咐站在面前的說：「你們要脫去他污穢的衣服」；又對約書亞說：「我使你脫離罪孽，要給你穿上華美的衣服。」
3:5 我說：「要將潔淨的冠冕戴在他頭上。」他們就把潔淨的冠冕戴在他頭上，給他穿上華美的衣服，耶和華的使者在旁邊站立。
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest
standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to
accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The
Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the
fire?" Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy
garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him,
"Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said,
"Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you
with pure vestments." And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his
head." So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with
garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.
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我們從這段經文中看見上帝揀選人服事祂，就如大祭司約書亞一樣，「是從火中抽出來的一根柴」！
是的！若不是上帝的拯救，我們的命運就是地獄的柴火，是要焚燒到滅盡的，若不是上帝的憐憫，我們是無法脫離這樣的命運的！
而我們被蒙揀選來服事上帝，雖然沾染這世界的罪污，但是上帝卻差派天使，脫去他污穢的衣服，使他脫離罪孽，要給他穿上華美的衣服，就把潔淨的冠冕戴在他頭上，這是何等的恩典啊！
上帝的賜福就是如此！
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