A City of Refuge
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A City of Refuge Introduction
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A City of Refuge Introduction•We sometimes think of cities as dangerous.• A City of Refuge was a place of exceptional safety.
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A City of Refuge Introduction•Merriam-Webster on Refuge:1: shelter or protection from danger or distress 2: a place that provides shelter or protection 3: something to which one has recourse in difficulty
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A City of Refuge Introduction• The Hebrew word gives the sense of “taking someone in”
and “providing a safe place.”• The Cities of Refuge were Levitical cities that provided a
place of protection.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:1-5
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:1-5• Each of tribes of Israel received a territory.• The Levites did not.• They were scattered among all the tribes.• The other tribes gave them numerous small cities with their
surrounding land.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:1-5• The Levites were the priestly tribe.• They and their ministry were available to all Israel.
Instruction in the LawEnforcement of the legal codeSacrifices and offerings
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:6-8
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:6-8• The Levites received 48 cities total. • They were evenly distributed throughout the land.• Again, no one was far from their ministry.• Six cities were set aside as Cities of Refuge.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:9-15
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:9-15• Avenging the wrongful death of a family member was the
typical form of justice in the ancient Near East.•We can still observe this practice there today.• The City of Refuge provided a helpful bridge to civil law.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:9-15• These cities provided a safe haven for anyone in danger of
death by an avenging relative.• The six Cities of Refuge were evenly dispersed.• There were three on each side of the Jordan.• 35:15 A refuge for all, not just native-born Israelites.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:9-15Pink circles = about 1 day’s journey
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:16-21
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:16-21• The Bible clearly distinguishes between killing and murder.• For the murderer, the punishment was death.• The City of Refuge would provide no safe haven.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:22-29
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:22-29• 35:22-24 If there was no malicious intent, the manslayer
would be protected.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:22-29• 35:25-29 On one condition: He had to stay within the
boundaries of the city.•With one exception: Upon the death of the high priest the
manslayer was free to go. • The death of the high priest set him free!
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:30-34• There was no ransom for the life of a murderer.• There was no ransom for the freedom of the manslayer.• His life depended upon him staying within the City of Refuge
until the death of the high priest.
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A City of Refuge Numbers 35:30-34• 35:34 God required a high level of holiness and purity for
the nation of Israel.• They were the one nation and this was the one land in which
God chose to supernaturally reveal himself.
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Christ Our Refuge
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Christ Our Refuge• Psalm 7:1• Psalm 34:8• Psalm 46:1• Psalm 59:16• Psalm 143:9• Nahum 1:7• Hebrews 6:18 Hold fast to Jesus, our only refuge!
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Christ Our Refuge• The Cities of Refuge were Levitical cities.• The Levites knew God’s ways best.• They were devoted to his law.• Their communities were devoted to ministry.
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Christ Our Refuge• Those who were closest to God had the responsibility to
provide others with safety and protection.
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Christ Our Refuge•We should be like a City of Refuge for all who flee to Christ.• Those who see their sin need a safe place to run.• As Christ’s church we must be that safe place.•We should be a community that welcomes the outsider who
has come here looking for Jesus.
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Christ Our Refuge• The City of Refuge was not far from any place in Israel.• Christ is not far from any of us.
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Christ Our Refuge• The City of Refuge was open to all people, not just native-
born Israelites. • The same goes for Jesus.
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Christ Our Refuge• If you fled to the City of Refuge you had to stay there. • To go outside the city would put you in danger of death.•We come to Jesus to stay.• Through him we receive eternal life.
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Christ Our Refuge• The City of Refuge was the only way God provided to protect
the needy person.• There is no alternative to Jesus Christ. • God has given us a way, but only one way, to be saved.
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Christ Our Refuge• The death of the high priest brought freedom.• So it is with Jesus Christ.• See Hebrews 9:24-28.
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Christ Our Refuge• Christ is unlike the City of Refuge in one big way.• The City of Refuge protected only the innocent.• Christ died to save the guilty.
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Christ Our Refuge• If God has shown you your sin, then He invites you to Jesus.• There is forgiveness and freedom under his protection.• See Romans 5:8-10.
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Christ Our Refuge• Christ … is not a refuge provided for men who are innocent,
but for men who are guilty,— not for those who have accidentally transgressed, but for those who have wilfully gone astray.
– Charles Spurgeon