Bible Strands
Numbers 25:12
Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to the recipient of the narrative immediately following Phinehas’s zealous act that halted divine wrath. The declaration occurs at a decisive moment of national judgment and covenantal response.
The words — אֱמֹ֑ר ('e.Mor) = say/declare; בְּרִיתִ֖/י שָׁלֽוֹם (be.ri.T/i sha.Lom) = my covenant of peace. The verb נֹתֵ֥ן (no.Ten) = [am] about to give frames the grant as an immediate divine action.
The thread — The covenant motif recurs in Malachi 2:4 regarding the Levitical priesthood, Isaiah 54:10 regarding enduring divine loyalty, and Malachi 3:1 regarding the coming messenger. These references anchor the peace covenant within a broader biblical pattern of priestly and relational continuity.
Why it lands — The text commands a public proclamation of a divinely initiated peace agreement. It requires the reader to recognize that covenantal stability follows decisive obedience rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Cross-references
- Malachi 2:4 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
- Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Numbers 13:29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
- Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.