Psalms 106:31

"Then Phinehas stood up and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights how Phinehas's decisive action in executing judgment against Zimri, who had violated God’s covenant by sleeping with a Midianite woman, brought an end to a plague among the Israelites. It symbolizes the power of righteous and decisive intervention in stopping sin and its consequences within the community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And that was counted unto him for righteousness -SeeNumbers 25:11-13. Compare the notes atRomans 4:3. The meaning here is, that this was regarded as a “proof” or “demonstration” that he was a righteous man - a man fearing God. Unto all generations for evermore -Hebrew, “To generation and generation forever.” The record would be transmitted from one generation to another, without any intermission, and would be permanent. This is one of the illustrations of the statement so frequently made in the Scriptures (compareExodus 20:6;Deuteronomy 7:9;Romans 11:28) that the blessings of religion will descend to a distant posterity.

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