Scripture does not indicate the priest in whom this prophecy was fulfilled. Some scholars think it refers to Zadok, of the line of Eleazar, to whom Solomon gave the priesthood when Abiathar, of the line of Ithamar, was deposed because of his collaboration with Adonijah in an attempt to secure Solomon’s throne (1 Kings 2:27, 35). Others think it refers to Christ, and still others feel the prophecy is fulfilled in Samuel and his work. But the important lesson of this statement is to be found in the fact that man cannot prevent the final accomplishment of God’s desire to restore His own image in the heart of man. Israel had been given the sanctuary service, with all its detailed symbolism, to illustrate the means through which Christ works. Yet, even though priests and rulers reject the plan, still God’s purpose, knowing no haste or delay, moves steadily forward to its full accomplishment. If he chooses to do so, man may associate himself with Christ in the accomplishment of this aim; if he refuses, he has only himself to blame. He cannot charge God with conspiracy against him.