Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. Phinehas is commended by God in the book of Numbers chapter 25:10-13, as well as King David in Psalm 106:28-31 for having stopped Israel's fall into idolatrous practices brought in by Midianite women, as well as for stopping the desecration of God's sanctuary. This battle between two kingdoms explains how Phinehas, acting out of zeal and holy violence, pleased God and got the covenant of peace, whereas the permissive leaders who allowed the people to sin didnt get peace, but conflict with God. But in my opinion, because we are specifically told that God had made a covenant of peace with Phinehas, Malachai in all probability does refer to that covenant. As a result of Phinehas zealousness, G-D establishes a covenant of Shalom and a covenant of everlasting priesthood with Phinehas and his descendents. In this also Phinehas was a type of Christ; the covenant of grace made with him is called the covenant of peace (Isa. The relevant texts share the idea of an unbreakable covenant of promise. By jumping directly to this later story, Josephus surprisingly omits the pinnacle of the biblical narrativethe twofold reward of eternal priesthood and the covenant of peace bestowed by God upon Phinehas (Num 25:1213). Wednesday Evening January 16, 2008 Numbers 25:1-18 Numbers With God in the Wilderness: The Zeal of Phinehas Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Please open your Bibles to Numbers 25. To top it all off, there is a final command from the Lord for Moses and the Israelites to keep harassing these foreign neighbors. Numbers 25:1-13 and Psalm 106:28-31 describe a covenant that God made with the high priests son Phinehas during the lifetime of Moses. 10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites. laws and worship of God, runs after them and pierces them both. Whether that refers to Phinehas, who was a Levite, is uncertain. Yesterday, we (Jews around the world) read Numbers 25:10-18:1. The reading opens with God retroactively sanctioning Phineas' action in 25:7-8 and promising him two things: "My covenant of peace, and it shall be unto him and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood." See the note on covenant of peace in verse 12 in the Scripture section. Notice what verse twelve says, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace. Realize this, due to Phinehas (Pinchas) zeal for the L-rd a covenant is established by G-d with him and his house. These verses constitute the final vindication of Phinehas who stepped into a major crisis within the Israelite camp to perform a decisive act of intense zealotry which, according to tradition, alienated him from many fellow Isra-elites. Numbers 25:11 Context. This week we read of how a Jew by the name of Pinchas jumped from obscurity, saved the entire Jewish nation and received two divine gifts from the hand of G-d! with a javelin, 7, 8. Phinehas is rewarded by the Lord with a covenant of peace, for him and his descendants. Amid Israel idolatry and Gods anger against them, Phinehas was zealous for the Lord, and in his zeal for the Lord he put to the sword Zimri and Cozbi who were caught in a defiled act against God. God decided not to destroy all of the children of Israel in anger because Phinehas had made atonement for their sins. to Phinehas Father enters into an Covenant of Peace and a Covenant of Everlasting Priesthood with him and his descendants forever. [9] God declared that Phinehas, and his sons' sons for all eternity, would receive divine recognition for this; a covenant of peace and the covenant of an everlasting hereditary priesthood. The Lord said: Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel (Numbers 25:13). Addendum: A Rabbinical Account of Phinehas Parshat Pinchas. To top it all off, there is a final command from the Lord for Moses and the Israelites to keep harassing these foreign neighbors. Departments. * Covenant of peace: by means of this covenant between God and Phinehas, Phinehas can expect Gods protection, especially from any threat of reprisal for his action; cf. This covenant forever established Phinehas and his family as priests in the house of God. Phinehas in zealous anger, took a spear, went into Zimris tent and smote both he and Cozbi as they were entwined in sexual sin This singular act appeased God and God stayed judgment over Israel God made an everlasting covenant of peace with Phinehas and his generation. Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. Numbers 25:10-13 Phinehas appears, as a rainbow on the bosom of a storm. God speaks to Moses about Phinehas and says He halted the plague because Phinehas is as zealous for my honor as I myself am. Additionally, God makes a Covenant-of-Peace with him. After a situation of judgment, this covenant is granted for all time to either a priest or to the post-exilic reunited Israel (understood as the cultic community). their iniquity, 9. Pinchas and the Covenant of Peace Thank you Rabbi, this is a wonderful lesson, every word that you said was a teaching, and the SHALOM BAYIT matter as it was explain put a big light on it, Phinehas (19) Pinchas (64) Parshah (3793) 9. The last time we were in Numbers together, we were finishing the story of Balaam. God declared that Phinehas, and his sons' sons for all eternity, would receive divine recognition for this; a covenant of peace and the covenant of an everlasting hereditary priesthood. * [25:1415] The noble lineage 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. 2:4-5 speaks of a covenant of life and peace with Levi. 10 And the Lord said to Moses, 11 Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy. Phinehas' actions of zealousness for G-D and His Word resulted in a change of priesthood and a new covenant of peace. For in this covenant the scheme of peace and reconciliation was formed, agreed to, and settled. TODAY'S FEATURES. Covenant of Peace: Phinehas: When Moses initiated the Covenant of the Law, God created the physical nation of Israel. 25:11-12). As a reward to Phinehas Father enters into an Covenant of Peace and a Covenant of Everlasting Priesthood with him and his descendants forever. Distancing Violence from Priesthood Pinchas Phinehas Numbers 25:10-30:1[29:40] 1 Kings 18:46-19:21 A Covenant of Peace by Mark Huey. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him. Yeshua's actions of zealousness for G Twenty-four thousand die of the plague, sent as a punishment for. Peace and priesthood! In the Qumran Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, incensed by this insult to the. Phinehas (also spelled Pinchas or Phineas) of the Bible was a grandson of Aaron and great-nephew of Moses.He is famous for his zealotry in slaying Zimri, the licentious leader of the tribe of Simeon, thus halting a deadly divine-sent plague afflicting the Jewish nation.As a reward, he was granted priesthood. The Lord grants to Phinehas a covenant of peace and an. Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi. The text says, He and his descendants are joined in a covenant of eternal priesthood. Mal. Is it therefore not strange that Phinehas receives the divine covenant of peace together with eternal kehuna (priesthood)? According to Midrashic sources, Phinehas is the same persona as Elijah the Prophet. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. Every week in synagogues all over the world as a section of Scripture called a Parsha is read each week so that during a year's time the entire Torah is read. This weeks Torah parashah begins with a summary conclusion to Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9), describing the gruesome consequences of the sin of Baal Peor (Numbers 25:9-10).This is followed by describing the zeal of Phinehas who stopped the plague upon Israel (Numbers 25:10-18), a 54:10). This is a striking omission. Is 54:10; Ez 34:25; 37:26. It is interesting to note that in 1 Chronicles 6:4-14 in listing the priestly descendants of Phinehas all of them havea Aleph/Tav Symbol in front of And because of his action God gave Phinehas His covenant of peace, to him and to his children after him, a covenant of an everlasting priesthood. When Jesus gave the New Covenant of Redemption, God created the spiritual nation we call "the Church." This week we read Parsha Pinchas (Phinehas). Hi all! And the last we heard Phinehas becomes zealous for G-D and takes a spear and drives it through a man and a woman, which kills them and brings an end to the plague that had taken the lives of 24,000 Israelites. Since he was as zealous for my honor among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him. But that he should enjoy all peace and happiness, external, internal, and eternal. everlasting priesthood, 10-13. Peace is perhaps the most precious thing on earth. Phinehas is rewarded by the Lord with a covenant of peace, for him and his descendants. God ceased to consume Israel for his sake (25:11) and promised him my covenant of peace: and he shall have it and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; (vv12-13). 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. covenant of peace (Num. The zeal of Phinehas for the LORD was stirred and he took a javelin and slew the offenders. Phinehas was even rewarded for the man and womans public execution without trial. [8] The Christian book of Revelation mirrors this sentiment. Now it is time for God to bring these two together. 10 The LORD said to Moses, 11 Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.
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