Sometimes one voice speaks more loudly than others and is easier to see. But they are all there. God has revealed himself through four voices (Prophet, Priest, King, Judge). These voices not only speak from time to time throughout scripture, but they speak simultaneously through the same scripture. Every OT scripture has four legitimate meanings as each voice speaks. Most Christians have only read 1/4 of their Bible if they have read it from cover to cover. For example, in the account of the rod of Moses turning into a serpent when he met God at the burning bush (Ex 4:2): The voice of the king speaks literally Moses's rod turned to a serpent, he cast it to the ground, and picked it up again. The voice of the Judge speaks a judgement to Moses God says in figure, Moses, you have wielded my authority wrongly when you killed the Egyptian, but you are forgiven, pick it up again and this time do it right. The voice of the Prophet speaks of Christ in the flesh When the final temptation of Christ came at Gethsemane, he did not want to be made to be sin (2Co 5:21) and balked from drinking of the cup placed before him (Lu 22:42; in figure, he threw the snake to the ground. But he resolved himself to follow the will of the Father and picked it up again. The voice of the Priest speaks of the eternal Son The priest tells us that the Son, in eternity before creation, did not wish to be made to be sin. He was the son who said he would not do it and then did in the parable (Mt 21:28). Whenever we see 4 things, they can be mapped to the 4 voices. This is useful for spotting patterns, but is more useful when used to interpret scripture. Here they are mapped to the four purposes of scripture: :[[Priest]]: Correction (he makes thing right)::[[Prophet]]: Doctrine (speaks of Christ and him crucified)::[[Judge]]: Reproof (confrontation of sin)::[[King]]: Training in righteousness (ruling over the flesh) As you read the Book of John, see if you can interpret it in all four voices. "You must be born again" Joh 3:3:What is the doctrine of Christ and the cross? (prophet):How did it confront Nicodemas's sin and by extension; yours? (judge):How does it remind you of how your sin is covered? (priest):How does it help you rule your flesh? (king)