(19) He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. (20) In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. (21) Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. (22) At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. (23) For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. (24) And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. (25) Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
This is a most beautiful description, of a soul at peace with GOD; and if read in a spiritual sense, with an eye to CHRIST, riseth to a point of sublimity, beautiful, and gracious indeed. Though six troubles and seven, may and will beset the godly, yet GOD is engaged by his faithfulness in the covenant of redemption, to carry his people safely through them all. War, famine, the pestilence, the sword, the strife of tongues, all are converted into messengers of sanctification, and wisdom to the righteous. They may, like the angel to Peter in the prison, they may smite roughly, but like that messenger they all come commissioned, to bring life, and liberty, and peace. Nay, saith Eliphaz, the very stones of the field, and the beasts of the earth, shall be in league with GOD'S people. Mark this, Reader! so long as a poor sinner is unawakened, unregenerated, and at war with GOD, being an enemy to GOD by wicked work, all creation, and all providences are at war with him. But when that poor sinner hath found peace with GOD, in the blood and righteousness of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, then all nature, and every providence, ministers to his welfare. Let the Reader note that precious declaration of GOD concerning this, which we meet with, Hosea 2:18-23.