Zechariah 3:6

And the Angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua, saying. He not only gave his word, but annexed his oath; he called as it were heaven and earth to witness; and this he did to confirm the faith of…

And the angel of the Lord protested - Solemnly (etymologically, called God to witness) as in, “Did I not make thee swear by the Lord and protested unto thee” 1Ki 2:42, laying it as an obligation upon…

There was a Joshua that was a principal agent in the first settling of Israel in Canaan; here is another of the same name very active in their second settlement there after the captivity; Jesus is the…

protested i.e. solemnly and earnestly affirmed. Comp. Gen 43:3; Jer 11:7; where the same Hebrew word is used.