Joshua chapter 20, verse 7 begins to name the Cities of Refuge! I maintained in an earlier Lesson that they (clearly) are pictures of our Lord Jesus Christ! Let's see now. "And they appointed KEDESH in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and SHECHEM … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSE 6, THE HIGH PRIEST
Today we see an epochal event in the life of an accidental "manslayer," one living in a City of Refuge ... "until the DEATH of the HIGH PRIEST that shall be in those days." Joshua 20:6, mid-verse. The erring Jew, protected (but still somewhat … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSE 6
All of Joshua chapter 20 discusses the Old Testament Cities of Refuge. A man who had accidentally killed someone could find safety within the walls of that place, that city, free from the fear of reprisal from some angry family member of the … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSE 5
I am amazed at this Bible concept known as the "Cities of Refuge." Today's Verse adds to the beauty of the whole arrangement, in fact. "And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, CHAPTER 20, VERSE 4
Specific directions are often given by the Lord concerning legal procedures, in the Old Testament particularly. Much of it, after all, is the "guidebook" for the Nation of Israel, legislatively speaking. In fact, whole chapters of the Pentateuch … [Continue reading]
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