Perhaps some of you may be wondering where the word Jehovah Shalom came from. I like reading the bible and just like in Ezra 7:10, I have prepared my heart to search the law of God,do it and teach it to friends. The book of Judges comes to its significance at a time when Joshua was dead at an old age of 110 years and Israel needed a leader to guide her. God raises different judges among whom included: Ehud, Shamgar, Prophetess Deborah. Samson to mention but a few. These helped Israel to fight and defeat her enemies.Gideon was one of the judges that God used to save Israel. God appears to him through his angel who calls him a mighty man of valour inspite of him being from a poor family and from Mannaseh the least of tribes in Israel. It is amazing how God does not consider our physical appearance or financial status to use us but rather searches our hearts. Gideon gets afraid immediately he realises it was an angel of God. God tells him, " Peace is with you". He builds an altar in this place and calls the place "Jehovah Shalom" (Judges 6:24)
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