Many are familiar with the Hebrew word shalom or “peace.” The common western definition of peace is — the absence of conflict or war — but in Hebrew it means so much more.
the LORD commands His people to remember this period by counting the omer so they may think back to the time when their forefathers were in the wilderness and did not yet have the Word of God.
The Bible Society began in the early 19th century when groups of Christians traveled to the holy land in order to share bibles with those who lived in the land.
In the same way that Mordecai encouraged his niece to approach the throne of the Persian king, we are encouraged by the author of Hebrews to approach the LORD’s throne of grace.
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