The Victory of the Redeemed, Zechariah 3. At the time of the writing of Zechariah, God's people were in trouble. Satan stood at the right hand of Joshua the high priest to oppose him. He sought to condemn the people of God. However, Joshua stood before (in the presence of) the Angel of the Lord. The reason Satan sought to condemn Joshua (representative of the righteousness remnant of Israel) derived from verse 3 of Zechariah 3. Joshua, clothed with filthy garments declared their sinful condition. In offering the "blood of bulls and goats" he could effect no lasting cleansing and thereby ...