Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Joshua 20:2



Joshua 20:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge… Back in Joshua’s day, they didn’t have police. When someone killed a man, it was the responsibility of the next of kin to avenge the dead man’s blood. It was his job to track down the killer and destroy him. But if the death was self-defense or an accident, Moses and Joshua provided six cities of refuge where the innocent man could flee to. A judge would provide safety inside the city walls for the innocent man. And on the year of Jubilee, everyone was forgiven. This seemed odd, but it was fair for both sides. Fair for the ones who lost a loved one and fair for the ones who were innocent. God cares about both.

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