My covenant of peace — Equivalent to “the covenant of My peace.” God established with Phinehas in particular that covenant which He…

My covenant of peace.— Phinehas, as one who was zealous for the honor of God and of the house of the Lord, was a fitting type of C…

Wherefore say
Moses is bid to tell what follows to Phinehas himself, for his comfort and encouragement, and to the p…

Phinehas, in the courage of zeal and faith, executed vengeance on Zimri and Cozbi. This act can never be an example for private revenge, or religio…