Numbers 31
Every once in a while in Scripture we get a glimpse of a man occupying multiple offices. For example, David was a King and a prophet, a warrior and a poet. Men like this provided a sneak preview of what it would look like for a man to reign and conquer as a king, serve and be set apart like a priest, and speak the truth as a prophet.
In Phinehas, we get another such a glimpse. He was a priest and a warrior. He served in the temple and on the battlefield. He guarded the knowledge of God at home and the honor of God in the world. Men like this were a trailer of the Man who was to come. Jesus was a man who perfectly occupied every office. He was a great High Priest more priestly than Phinehas, a true Prophet truer than Moses, and a High King higher than David.
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