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Sons To Glory
only time Phinehas’ name is mentioned in this account, Judges 20:27-
28 says: “the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, and
Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those
days, saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of
my brother Benjamin, or shall I cease?” And the Lord said, “Go up,
for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.” Then Israel went to
battle and killed almost ALL of the 26,000 men of Benjamin. The men
of Israel struck down men and beasts and all who were found and set
fire to all the cities of Benjamin. Only 600 men of the tribe of
Benjamin were left, and they fled toward the wilderness and stayed for
four months.
Although Israel was able to restore Benjamin by providing wives for
the 600 Benjamites who were left, it was a costly way to have to bring
peace to rebellious brethren.
So in all of these accounts of Phinehas, who was given the “covenant of
peace” and the “covenant of the everlasting priesthood,” we see a man
who would not tolerate unrighteousness in the camp of the Lord. We
see a man who was willing to endure temporary bloodshed and warfare
with the greater vision in mind of having a lasting peace where
righteousness rules. Yet, he was not “blood thirsty” and just looking
for the wrong in everybody. He was able to discern the heart of an
issue, whether it was a sin against God or just a misunderstanding.
How opposite from what our current world governments uphold as a
peacemaker! I have seen our generation give a terrorist the Nobel
Peace Prize and honor him at national prayer breakfasts with the hope
that he will “try harder and change his ways.” A study on this terrorist
will reveal that even from his childhood his life was characterized by
brutal murders and deceiving his own people. He was responsible for
untold numbers of atrocities which would make the wicked men in
Benjamin blush! And yet we call him a peacemaker?
Although God’s idea of a peacemaker may make it necessary to go to
battle and war, it is only to uphold true justice and not for selfish
motives. Notice what Jesus, who is our ultimate example of a
peacemaker, says in Matthew 10:34-39: “Do you think that I came to
bring peace on the earth? I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
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