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Judges 6:24

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 6:24

Verse 24 of 40

Scripture focus

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Judges 6:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 6:24

Theological / Devotional

Jehovah-shalom. To commemorate God’s words of favor to him, Gideon built that night an altar which he named “the Lord is peace,” or “the Lord spoke peace.” The name was an allusion to the words of an angel in v. 23. The altar was intended not alone for the purpose of sacrifice but also to memorialize the divine appearance (see Gen. 33:20; Gen. 35:7; Ex. 17:15). The building of the altar is described in vs. 25-27.

Yet in Ophrah. When the author wrote the book of Judges several centuries later, the altar was still standing to witness to the fact that the Lord speaks peace to those who love and serve Him.

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