Shalom: The Hebrew Word For Peace

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Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace and is a feeling of completeness, wholeness, safeness, and well being. In the Bible multiple passages and verses expresses peace in various ways. Isaiah 66:12 says, “For thus says the LORD: Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.” This verse describes how incredible and loving God is and how his main motive is to love us and give up peace. Rivers never stop flowing and our Lord, Jesus Christ, provides an overwhelming amount of peace that will be continuous through the good and bad times. When the gospel is shared to us we gain wholeness and as disciples, we

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