“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.”
I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. The second category of blessing: peace in the land. The peace that allows the community to lie down without fear — without fear of wild beasts, without fear of military invasion — is the covenant's security blessing. The God who promises rain in its season also promises the peace that allows the community to enjoy the rain's produce. The material blessing of agricultural abundance and the personal blessing of security are inseparable in the covenant's promise structure.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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