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CHAPTER 7

COVENANT OF PEACE

The first mention of shalom (peace) is in a
statement God made to Abraham. The Cre-
ator said this to the first man with whom He
cut covenant after the Fall at the end of Abra-
ham’s earth walk.
Gen. 15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in
peace; [םולש] thou shalt be buried in a good
old age.
The Bible certainly witnesses that Abraham’s
covenant included physical and material bless-
ings, as well as spiritual blessings.
Gen.13:2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in
silver, and in gold.
In fact, Israel’s covenant blessings listed in
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 are all physical and
material blessings that could be seen. God
willed that His people should walk in bless-
ings that the nations could see (Deuteronomy

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