Cities of Refuge
Today’s Bible Study March 29, 2012
“Anyone who kills another person accidentally can run to (a city of refuge)” (Joshua 20:3).
Map with Cities of Refuge (look for stars):
To Find (look for):
How many cities of refuge were there (Joshua 20:7-8)?
Did the Levites receive towns to live in (Joshua 21:41)?
To Mind (key point): The cities of refuge were established as a resting place of protection for those that had accidentally taken the life of another. There were no police in those days and the elders of these cities were considered the legal authorities to try capital crimes.
To Bind (apply to our lives): Just like the Israelites had cities of refuge to which they could flee in times of trouble, we have a Savior named Jesus to whom we can flee and who serves as our “help in time of trouble (Ps 46.1). Are you living outside the city of refuge? Rest is waiting for you there; the gates are always open.
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