![]() ![]() To know shalom is to know God’s gracious presence in all areas of your life. ![]() His face will shine with pleasure on you. Peace, or shalom, is not just an absence of conflict, but a positive presence of the Lord’s blessing.Ģ. When we do this, we notice the following insights:ġ. Most importantly, for our purposes, if you want to know the biblical meaning of “peace,” or “shalom,” just look at the other phrases in the parallelism. “Bless” and “keep,” “face shine” and “gracious,” “lift countenance” and “give peace.” If you want to understand the somewhat archaic word “bless,” you look at all the other words and images as ways of amplifying your understanding. The Lord lift up His countenance on you, and give you peace (shalom). The Lord make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you One classic instance of synonymous parallelism is in Numbers 6:24-26 – the ancient Aaronic blessing: In both cases the second line restates the idea in the first line, only with different words or images. They will beat their swords into plowshares This is when the same concept is repeated in one or more lines, but in different words. ![]() One form is called synonymous parallelism. Hebrew poetry focuses primarily on thought parallels or images. In English we often use rhythm and rhyme when we write poetry. Insight from Hebrew Poetry Found In the Bibleīefore we get to this definition, it’s essential to understand a little about Hebrew poetry. But is it possible to find a biblical definition of flourishing, or shalom? Fortunately, there is such a definition. We could look at a dictionary definition. Hugh Whelchel often talks about “ reweaving shalom.” But what does shalom mean? At the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics, we often talk about the word “ flourishing.” But what does it mean?įlourishing means peace, or shalom, in every direction. ![]()
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