Gimel explained

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Prophet

As a variation of the nun נ, the gimel represents the Son of Man. The lower horizontal begins elevated on the right vertical, signifying that his life in the flesh began in love. The ancient allegory of the letter is that it represents a rich man pursing a poor man. The allegory has several applications. In the voice of the prophet it represents Christ as the rich man chasing men, the poor (without the word of God). It suggests that his pursuit of them to teach is motivated by love.

Priest

In the scope of the voice of the priest, the allegory now pertains to the rich man; the Word, pursuing the poor man Jesus. It is a bit difficult to understand, but the Word was still in 'the heavens' shamayim שמים where there is no time. Jesus was the Word incarnate, within time. As the Word, he guided the writing of the Old Testament beginning with Exodus, in order to hide within the history, riddles which he would see and understand as a child. [1]

Judge

Gamal is the same word as gimel and means 'camel'. The camel is one of four animals that carry bread in scripture. Since bread is a symbol of the cross, they represent the four voices of God delivering the message of the cross. The word means 'recompense' which is one of the things a judge does. Allegorically, a camel carries it's own water; a symbol of the word, just a a judge is the arbiter of the law.

King

The gimel judge represents the law which has the purpose to lead us to Christ [2].
  1. ↑ Ps 110:1 ¶ « A Psalm of David. » The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  2. ↑ Ga 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.