Judges 6:23-24 "And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites."
BACKGROUND: Judges 6 is still about Gideon and from verses 11 to 24, he is requesting signs from God to show that it was really God who he (Gideon) was talking to.
COMMENTARY from the Isidro Annotated Old Testament: Gideon feared that he will die for he had seen the Angel of the Lord face to face. But, the Angel of the Lord said that he would not die, so he (Gideon) called that place Jehovah-Shalom. Thus, in light of the context, shalom means “the absence of fear.” And that fear was fear of death for having “seen” the Lord. Thus, Jehovah-Shalom means that one day we will see Him, not in fear, but in delight (see 1Jo 2:28). Seeing the Lord is our blessed hope (Tit 2:13).
PERSONAL APPLICATION (from Chuck Smith @ blueletterbible.org): God is concerned with honest doubt. If you really are honest in your doubt, God respects that and God will confirm His word to your heart. "Lord, are you really speaking to me to do this?" And it is wise to make sure it's God speaking. A lot of people have gone off on half-cocked ideas because they had some feeling or some vision or premonition and they've gotten into all kinds of miserable situations because they really didn't search out to see if it was really God speaking. Now if you've got some wild task that you feel God is calling you to make sure God has spoken to you. Don't just go out and put your house up for sale and take off unless you're really sure that God has spoken to you. Make certain of that.
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