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NASB | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed forever. [1 Sam 2:10] |
Subject: Who is the faithful priest? |
Bible Note: Greetings Ray! Thank you! As for "build him an enduring house", I take this phrase to mean that the faithful priest that the Lord will raise will have descendants that follow in the priesthood, and that the priesthood will remain in his family for several generations at the very least. Samuel served as priest and even a Judge of Israel. But Samuel's priesthood began and ended with Samuel. He had no priestly family lineage that followed him, and that disqualifies him from fulfilling the second part of the prophecy. As for "he", I believe that "he" refers to the priestly line that is referred to with "I will build him an enduring house", and that "he", or the priestly line, will exist as long as the line of Kings exists ("he will walk before My anointed always"). And it just so happens that the line of Zadok continued on through the return from the exile (1 Chr. 6:14-15; Ezra 3:2). Therefore, during the time of David and his successors, even through the exile, Zadok had a descendant who served as a faithful priest of God for Israel. Yes, "My anointed" could mean Saul, but I believe that it more accurately means the line of David, since the kingdom of Saul began and ended with Saul. In the verse, it says, "he will walk before My anointed always." Therefore, not only is a priestly family lineage implied, but so is a kingly family lineage, and that could only point to the Kingdom of David. Good questions! Blessings to you, Makarios |