THE ISRAEL MANDATE BOOK - Chapter 16

WHAT IS THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM? Psalm 122:6

If we read this chapter carefully, we will see that there is a two-fold concentration of prayer that is being emphasized by the Spirit of God through the psalmist. He’s telling us to pray for two distinct purposes - Peace and Protection. The Hebrew word “Peace” in this verse means; to be at one with, or atonement. It means to be reconciled to God through sacrificial bloodshed of the atonement. The essence of the word “peace” is reconciliation of the whole through the sacrifice of one’s blood or life. It is not the absence of war or conflict, but the presence of sacrificial love, bringing reconciliation.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

Our Westernized English interpretation of the word “peace” has often had many praying against conflict,...