Tag: zealous for God’s honor
Thankful for the Oil of Joy!
Scripture reading for February 14th: Numbers 25-29
Key Scriptures: Numbers 25:10-13 “The Lord said to Moses, “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the Priest, has turned My anger away from the Israelites; for he was as zealous as I am for My honor among them, so that in My zeal I did not put an end to them. Therefore tell him I am making My covenant of peace with him. He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
It has been said that zeal is love in action. Eleazar was zealous for God’s honor and thrust his spear into a sinning Israelite who was having idolatrous and immoral sexual relations with a woman not his wife. In doing so, God gave him a covenant of peace and exaltation to a lasting priesthood.
Joyful thanksgiving: Jesus Christ was zealous for God’s honor and took a spear for the sins and immorality of mankind! He received everlasting honor and an eternal Priesthood as reward! “But about the Son He says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness, therefore God, Your God, has set You above your companions by anointing You with the oil of joy.” (Hebrews 1:8-9)