THEOSISCyrill of Alexandria
Consider how the priestly figure is adorned with the glory of Christ in another dimension. He clearly proclaims to us: ‘For the Father also judges no man, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son as they honor the Father’ (John 5:22-23). Furthermore, through the words of the Apostle, it is revealed that there is ‘One Lawgiver and Judge,’ as stated in the Holy Scriptures (James 4:12). The divine King David also proclaims: ‘as God is the Judge’ (Ps. 49:6).
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The lawgiver, in conferring this radiant honor of judgment to those from the sacred lineage, instructs in Deuteronomy: ‘If in any matter it be difficult for thee to judge between blood and blood, between judgment and judgment, between stroke and stroke, and there be differing opinions in thy gates, arise, and go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose ..., and thou shalt come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and ask them, and they shall tell thee how to judge ....’ Thus, it is evident that the law dictates that anyone bringing forth a complaint, regardless of the cause, must turn to the priestly judge for resolution.