What is the context?
The invitation to pray names peace within walls and prosperity within fortresses. It is a request for the city’s well-being.
The reasons are relational and religious: brothers, friends, and the house of the Lord. Concern reaches beyond the speaker’s private comfort.
The prayer should be heard as seeking a community’s good. It does not state that wishing peace for one city requires wishing harm for everyone outside it.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley’s text preserves the connection between Jerusalem’s peace, companions, and the Lord’s house. The blessing should not be made into a promise of personal financial profit for every person who repeats its words.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.
Where can I study this further?
No deeper study linked yet.