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Yahweh said to him, Peace be to you; don`t be afraid: you shall not die.
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God's Reassuring Peace
Commentators observe that Gideon's terror upon seeing an angel is a common biblical pattern. God's response, "Peace be unto thee; fear not," is His direct and personal answer to human fear. Scholars explain this is not a casual greeting but a divine impartation of calm and safety, assuring Gideon that an encounter with God brings life, not death.
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19th Century
Anglican
The Lord said unto him. —How this intimation was given we are not told. The Septuagint does not here change “the Lord” in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to him Either by a secret impulse upon his spirit, or by a voice from heaven; and even, as Kimchi …
Presbyterian
Gideon was a man of a brave, active spirit, yet lived in obscurity during those times; he is here stirred up to undertake something great. It was v…
