Tuesday, May 6, 2008

6 - Lev 26:6

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land and you shall lie down and none shall make you afraid, and I will remove evil beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land.

Context: Leviticus is a book of laws and instructions for ceremonies. This verse is near the and of the book. God is saying how he will bless them if they keep to His commandments. After this verse He follows up with punishments for disobedience.

While this blessing is under the Old Covenant and therefore doesn't apply as literally as it might have then, I think peace will be a result of staying clear of sin and having whole-hearted faith.

Peace in the land = peace in our general areas of life. This doesn't mean (to me) freedom from conflict, but maybe freedom from internal turmoil.

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