Parshas Pinchas

(The Segulah of Learning Zera Shimshon)

The Midrash in this week's parsha tells us that as a reward for killing Zimri, Hashem granted Pinchas "great peace." The Zera Shimshon asks why it doesn't say "Pinchas was great and was given the gift of peace," why does it emphasize that the peace was "great"?

The Zera Shimshon brings another Midrash in this parsha that explains that peace is so powerful that even if Klal Yisroel were to be worshipping avoda zara the Satan would not be able to harm them. From this it is extrapolated that peace impedes the Satan's capabilities. (We therefore daven every day that we should have peace and with it the ultimate salvation. Peace is so important!)

This is all referring to regular peace, says the Zera Shimshon. The peace that Pinchas was rewarded was the ultimate peace, utmost protection from the Satan. Pinchas was transformed into a malach and therefore the Satan no longer had any power over him, because death was no longer a factor for him.

Source: Zera Shimshon Parshas Pinchas