14 The Legacy of Levi

The command of Moses to go through the middle of the camp of Israel and slay all those who refused to repent of their apostasy is a confronting picture of the judgments of God. Why would God command this and how does this harmonize with the character of God revealed in Christ? What also of the blessing pronounced upon Phinehas when he ran a Javelin through Zimri and his accomplice? What does this tell us about the character of God?