section_path: New Eliakim
section_name: New Eliakim
paragraph_text: New Eliakim
  
  According to the Catholic Church, the pope is also the new Eliakim, a figure in the Old Testament of the Bible who directed the affairs of the royal court, managed the palace staff, and handled state affairs. Isaiah also describes him as having the key to the house of David, which symbolizes his authority and power.
  
  Both Matthew 16:18–19 and Isaiah 22:22 show similarities between Eliakim and Peter getting keys which symbolize power. Eliakim gets the power to close and open, while Peter gets the power to bind and loose. According to the Book of Isaiah, Eliakim receives the keys and power to close and open.
  
  I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; what he opens, no one will shut, what he shuts, no one will open.
  
  According to the book of Matthew, Peter also gets keys and power to bind and loose.
  
  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
  
  In the Books of Isaiah 22:3 and Matthew 16:18, both Eliakim and Peter are compared to an object. Eliakim to a peg (a structure that is driven into a wall or other structure to provide support and stability) while Peter to a rock.
  
  And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.
  
  In Matthew 16:18 Peter was compared to a rock.
  
  And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
  
  According to the Catholic Church, the pope is also the new Eliakim, a figure in the Old Testament of the Bible who directed the affairs of the royal court, managed the palace staff, and handled state affairs. Isaiah also describes him as having the key to the house of David, which symbolizes his authority and power.
  
  Both Matthew 16:18–19 and Isaiah 22:22 show similarities between Eliakim and Peter getting keys which symbolize power. Eliakim gets the power to close and open, while Peter gets the power to bind and loose. According to the Book of Isaiah, Eliakim receives the keys and power to close and open.
  
  I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder; what he opens, no one will shut, what he shuts, no one will open.
  
  According to the book of Matthew, Peter also gets keys and power to bind and loose.
  
  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
  
  In the Books of Isaiah 22:3 and Matthew 16:18, both Eliakim and Peter are compared to an object. Eliakim to a peg (a structure that is driven into a wall or other structure to provide support and stability) while Peter to a rock.
  
  And I will fasten him like a peg in a secure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house.
  
  In Matthew 16:18 Peter was compared to a rock.
  
  And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it