The Biblical Illustrator - Numbers 35:9-34
Numbers 35:9-34Ye shall appoint you cities, to be cities of refuge for you The cities of refugeI.The position of the homicide exposed to the stroke of the avenger is a type of our position in our sin. Few positions in the drama of life could be more tragic than that of the manslayer as he looks upon his victim and turns to flee with the speed of desperation to the nearest of the refuge cities. And is our case any the less tragic--difficult as it may be to realise it? Is there any sin we have... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Numbers 35:1-34
Numbers 35:4-5 . A thousand cubits on the east side two thousand cubits. A line of one thousand cubits extending from the centre of the city, east, west, north, and south, would make each side of the square two thousand cubits. This would make the levites happy in gardens, and convenient retreats. God would have his ministers easy in domestic cares, that they may care for the church alone; and from the care he takes of his ministers, they may learn what care they ought to take of his flock.... read more