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Introduction: JEHOVAH-SHALOM

� Shalom : Peace

� Hebrew : Whole, Well, Full,

Perfect, Complete

No God, No Peace

Know God, Know Peace

Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)

24The LORD bless you and

keep you; 25the LORD make

his face shine upon you and

be gracious to you; 26the LORD

turn his face toward you and

give you peace.

Judges 6:1-24

1Then the children of Israel did evil in

the sight of the LORD. So the LORD

delivered them into the hand of Midian

for seven years, 2and the hand of

Midian prevailed against Israel.

Because of the Midianites, the children

of Israel made for themselves the dens,

the caves, and the strongholds which

are in the mountains.

First Revelation of Jehovah Shalom:

Judges 6:1-24

3So it was, whenever Israel had sown,

Midianites would come up; also

Amalekites and the people of the East

would come up against them. 4Then

they would encamp against them and

destroy the produce of the earth as far

as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for

Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey.

First Revelation of Jehovah Shalom:

Judges 6:1-24

5For they would come up with

their livestock and their tents, coming in

as numerous as locusts; both they and

their camels were without number; and

they would enter the land to destroy it.

6So Israel was greatly impoverished

because of the Midianites, and

the children of Israel cried out

to the LORD.

First revelation of Jehovah Shalom:

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Judges 6:1-24

7And it came to pass, when the children

of Israel cried out to the LORD because

of the Midianites, 8that the LORD sent

a prophet to the children of Israel, who

said to them, “Thus says the LORD

God of Israel: ‘I brought you up from

Egypt and brought you out of the house

of bondage;


Judges 6:1-24

9and I delivered you out of the hand of

the Egyptians and out of the hand of all

who oppressed you, and drove them out

before you and gave you their land.

10Also I said to you, “I am the LORD

your God; do not fear the gods of

the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.”

But you have not obeyed My voice.’”


Judges 6:1-24

11Now the Angel of the LORD came

and sat under the terebinth tree which

was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash

the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon

threshed wheat in the winepress,

in order to hide it from the Midianites.

12And the Angel of the LORD appeared

to him, and said to him, “The LORD

is with you, you mighty man of valor!”


Judges 6:1-24

13Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if

the LORD is with us, why then has all

this happened to us? And where are

all His miracles which our fathers

told us about, saying, ‘Did not

the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’

But now the LORD has forsaken us

and delivered us into the hands of

the Midianites.”


Judges 6:1-24

14Then the LORD turned to him and

said, “Go in this might of yours, and

you shall save Israel from the hand

of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?”

15So he said to Him, “O my Lord,

how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan

is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am

the least in my father’s house.”


Judges 6:1-24

16And the LORD said to him, “Surely

I will be with you, and you shall defeat

the Midianites as one man.” 17Then

he said to Him, “If now I have found

favor in Your sight, then show me

a sign that it is You who talk with me.

18Do not depart from here, I pray, until

I come to You and bring out my offering

and set it before You.” And He said,

“I will wait until you come back.”


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Judges 6:1-24

19So Gideon went in and prepared

a young goat, and unleavened bread

from an ephah of flour. The meat he put

in a basket, and he put the broth in

a pot; and he brought them out to Him

under the terebinth tree and presented

them. 20The Angel of God said to him,

“Take the meat and the unleavened

bread and lay them on this rock, and

pour out the broth.” And he did so.


Judges 6:1-24

21Then the Angel of the LORD put out

the end of the staff that was in His hand,

and touched the meat and the

unleavened bread; and fire rose out

of the rock and consumed the meat and

the unleavened bread. And the Angel

of the LORD departed out of his sight.


Judges 6:1-24

22Now Gideon perceived that He was

the Angel of the LORD. So Gideon said,

“Alas, O Lord GOD! For I have seen

the Angel of the LORD face to face.”

23Then the LORD said to him,

“Peace be with you; do not fear,

you shall not die.” 24So Gideon built

an altar there to the LORD, and called it

The-LORD-Is-Peace …


The Redemptive Names of God -

JEHOVAH-SHALOM :

The Lord is our Peace

Judges 6:24 (NIV)

So Gideon built an altar to the LORD

there and called it The LORD

is Peace.

JEHOVAH-SHALOM : The Lord is our Peace.

1. The importance of having the peace

from God.

Peace from God

= Shalom [Hebrew]

= Eirene [Greek]

Wholesome well-being



from God.

A. In the Nation.

B. In the Home and

C. Personally.

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from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 16:5

For thus says the LORD: “Do not enter

the house of mourning, nor go to lament

or bemoan them; for I have taken away

My peace from this people,” says

the LORD, “lovingkindness and

mercies …

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 16:4

They shall die gruesome deaths; they

shall not be lamented nor shall they be

buried, but they shall be like refuse on

the face of the earth. They shall be

consumed by the sword and by famine,

and their corpses shall be meat for

the birds of heaven and for

the beasts of the earth. WHY?



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 2:5b

Thus says the LORD: “…your fathers

..have gone far from Me, have followed

idols, and have become idolaters?



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 2:7b

… But when you entered, you defiled

My land and made My heritage

an abomination.

Gen 4:10 Col 1:20 Heb 12:24



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, ‘Where is the

LORD?’ And those who handle the

law did not know Me; the rulers also

transgressed against Me; the prophets

prophesied by Baal, and walked after

things that do not profit.



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 2:13

For My people have committed

two evils: they have forsaken Me,

the fountain of living waters, and

hewn themselves cisterns—

broken cisterns that can hold no water.

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from God.

A. In the Nation.

Jeremiah 5:1

Run to and fro through the streets of

Jerusalem; see now and know; and

seek in her open places if you can find

a man, if there is anyone who executes

judgment, who seeks the truth, and

I will pardon her.



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Ephesians 2:2

in which you once walked according

to the course of this world, according

to the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit who now works in the sons

of disobedience,



from God.

A. In the Nation.

Isaiah 57:21

“There is no peace,” says my God,

“for the wicked.”

God holds:

i. the government - Rulers and

ii. the priests - the church

Responsible for the state of the nation.



from God.

B. In the Home.

Luke 10:5-6

5But whatever house you enter, first say,

‘Peace to this house.’ 6And if a son

of peace is there, your peace will rest

on it; if not, it will return to you.



from God.

B. In the Home - Family.

God holds the following responsible

for peace in the home in this order:

i. The Man - Husband - Father

ii. The Woman - Wife - Mother

iii. Whoever knows Him

B. In the Home.

Job 1:5

So it was, when the days of feasting had

run their course, that Job would send

and sanctify them, and he would rise

early in the morning and offer burnt

offerings according to the number of

them all. For Job said, “It may be that

my sons have sinned and cursed God

in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.

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from God.

B. In the Home.

Job 1:10

Have You not made a hedge around

him, around his household, and around

all that he has on every side?

You have blessed the work of his hands,

and his possessions have increased in

the land.



from God.

C. Personally.


2. To have peace from God,

we must first have peace

with God.

HOW



we must first have peace with God.

Romans 5:1 (NIV)

Therefore … we have been justified

through faith, we have peace with God

through our Lord Jesus Christ …

v6 - We were ungodly.

v8 - We were sinners.

v10 - We were enemies of God.



we must first have peace with God.

Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

9That if you confess with your mouth,

“Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your

heart that God raised him from the

dead, you will be saved. 10For it is

with your heart that you believe and

are justified, and it is with your mouth

that you confess and are saved.


3. We can then experience

the peace of God.

HOW

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3. We can then experience the peace

of God.

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

6Do not be anxious about anything, but

in everything, by prayer and petition,

with thanksgiving, present your requests

to God. 7And the peace of God, which

transcends all understanding, will guard

your hearts and your minds in Christ

Jesus.



of God.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken to you,

that in Me you may have peace.

In the world you will have tribulation;

but be of good cheer, I have overcome

the world.



of God.

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you, My peace

I give to you; not as the world gives

do I give to you. Let not your heart

be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Matthew 11:28-30

Three Broad Areas that cause us

to lose peace:

A. Guilt and Condemnation in

our relationship with God.

The solution for the believer

is to know our position in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For He made Him who knew no sin

to be sin for us, that we might become

the righteousness of God in Him.


to lose peace:





1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins and to

cleanse us from all unrighteousness.


to lose peace:





1 Timothy 1:19

having faith and a good conscience,

which some having rejected, concerning

the faith have suffered shipwreck

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to lose peace:

A. Guilt and Condemnation

in our relationship with God.

B. Relational conflicts with people.

Relational Conflicts cause us to lose peace

Family Strife

Lack of Communication in close relationships

Mistakes and Failures

Distracted by many things -

friends, parties, gaming, etc

Unable to fulfill responsibilities

Feeling of Inadequacy

Unable to meet parents’ or teachers’

or bosses’ expectations

Relationship Conflicts

Fear of the Future

Fear of being

left out in life

Good Relationships promote peace - harmony

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all people …

Romans 12:18

If it is possible, as much as depends

on you, live peaceably with all men.

Isaiah 32:17

The work of righteousness will be

peace, and the effect of righteousness,

quietness and assurance forever.


to lose peace:

A. Guilt and Condemnation

in our relationship with God.

B. Relational conflicts with people.

C. Unable to cope with:

i. Stress

ii. Anxieties - Worries

iii. Fears


4. We must then know the God

of peace to overcome the evil one

and this world.

Romans 16:20 (NIV)

The God of peace will soon crush Satan

under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.


4. We must then know the God

of peace to overcome the evil one

and this world.

HOW

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4. We must then know the God of peace

to overcome the evil one and this world.

A. Have faith in Father-God.

Isaiah 26:3-4 (NIV)

3You will keep in perfect peace him

whose mind is steadfast, because

he trusts in you. 4Trust in the LORD

forever, for the LORD, the LORD,

is the Rock eternal.




A. Have faith in Father-God.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think

toward you, says the LORD, thoughts

of peace and not of evil, to give you

a future and a hope.




B. Submit to the Lord Jesus.

Psalm 16:8

I have set the LORD always before me;

because He is at my right hand I shall

not be moved.




B. Submit to the Lord Jesus.

Isaiah 48:18

Oh, that you had heeded

My commandments! Then your peace

would have been like a river, and

your righteousness like the waves

of the sea.




C. Connect with the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:6 (NIV)

The mind of sinful man is death, but

the mind controlled by the Spirit

is life and peace

Galatians 5:16, 18, 25

Conclusion

Colossians 3:15

Let the Peace of God [Eirene] rule in your heart.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace Himself

give you peace always in every way.

The Lord be with you all.

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Are you in a Storm?

The Lord wants to speak

PEACE into your situation!

Mark 5:39

Conclusion

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