The Gift We Unwrap Slowly

Luke 2:13–14

Shalom: wholeness, completeness, and well-being

Peace with God (Judges 6:23)

Peace with others (Genesis 43:23)

Peace with yourself (Exodus 4:18)

Micah 3:5: This is a circumstantial peace.

Jeremiah 6:14: This is a false peace.

Ezekiel 13:10: This is a deluded peace.

The Maccabean revolt: This is a forced peace.

Isaiah 9:6–7; Luke 2:13–14: This is a declared peace.

Peace is declared to all the earth, but it favorably rests on those who shelter in his kingdom.