Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 35:11
Ye shall appoint - cities of refuge - The cities of refuge among the Israelites were widely different from the asyla among the Greeks and Romans, as also from the privileged altars among the Roman Catholics. Those among the Hebrews were for the protection of such only as had slain a person involuntarily. The temples and altars among the latter often served for the protection of the most profligate characters. Cities of refuge among the Hebrews were necessary, because the old patriarchal law... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 35:29
So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you ,.... A judicial law, according to which they were to proceed in all the above cases: throughout your generations in all your dwellings ; throughout all ages, as long as they dwelt in the land of Canaan, even unto the times of the Messiah, in whom the things figured hereby had their accomplishment: the cities of refuge were types of Christ: hence a divine person, even the Messiah, is often spoken of as the refuge of his people, ... read more