Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. (Numbers 25:11)
Literally, “he was jealous of my jealousy.” His zeal culminated in action, to restore honor to God’s name and people. In his zeal for God’s name he was a fitting type of Christ (Ps. 69:9; John 2:17).