Joshua 20:9 Our City of Refuge

 9These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

Our City of Refuge 

Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Hebrews 6: 18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

“Both Jesus and the cities of refuge provide protection only within their boundaries; to go outside means death.

·With both Jesus and the cities of refuge, full freedom comes with the death of the High Priest.

· The cities of refuge only helped the innocent, but the guilty can come to Jesus and find refuge.” (Guzik)

In Deuteronomy the Lord tells the Israelites and us that vengeance is His, but in Joshua He sets up cities of refuge because of avengers of blood 🩸 

This almost seems contradictory but it reveals our loving Lord because He knows our heart condition in a sinful world.

Deuteronomy 32: 35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay.i

In due time their foot will slip;

for their day of disaster is near,

and their doom is coming quickly.”

Have you ever murdered someone in your heart? I’m guilty!

Blessings