Wednesday – History

Reading – Joshua 19-21

Highlight Verse:

““Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.”
‭‭Joshua‬ ‭20‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The word “refuge” appears more than 40 times in the Bible.

These cities of refuge are a precursor to the concept of God being a refuge to those in need.

If you accidentally killed someone in those days, you were in desperate need for a refuge. Your mistakes opened you to the distinct possibility of death at the hands of an avenger.

God made provision for refuge for people who had accidentally killed someone.

God provided refuge for David when he was pursued by Saul.

Isaiah declares the Messiah as a refuge from the storm.

Then Jesus provided our refuge from the penalty of our sin.

The Cities of Refuge give us a beautiful picture of the mercy to come when God sent His Son to be our refuge from sin.

What are your thoughts on the Cities of Refuge?
What would your thoughts be if you had accidentally killed someone during the time of the Cities of Refuge?