Cities of Refuge – Sanctuary Cities Exception for warfare (Deut 20:1-20) PROTECTION FOR A SLAYER (Josh 20:4-6) Joshua 20:1-9 - Nov 8, 2020 am (Num 35:9-34, & Deut 19:1-13) REQUIREMENTS (20:4,6) #1 - THE DIVIDING OF THE LAND (Josh 13-16) Exo 21:13 #2 - THE DAUGHTERS OF ZELOPHEHAD – Josh 17:3-4 Deut 4:41-43 19:1-10 THE ACCUSED – #3 - THE DISGRUNTLED OF JOSEPH’S TRIBES –17:14-18 Exo 35:6, 9-28 #4 - THE DELINQUENCY OF THE LANDHOLDERS–Josh 18:1-4 #5 - THE DESIGNATION FOR JOSHUA - Josh 19:49-51 #1 - FLEE (The Scene) (4) and #6 - THE DESIGN FOR THE REFUGE – Josh 20:1-9 stand at the entering of the gate of the city. PROVISIONS FOR A SLAYER (Josh 20:3-5) THE CITIES OF REFUGE - Josh 20:1-6 #2- PLEA (For Safety) (4) shall THE CITIES OF THE LEVITES - Josh 20:7-9 QUALIFICATION FOR LIFE (3,5) declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, The tribe of Levi was given 48 cities (Josh 20:4) (Num 18:20, Deut 18:1-2) AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH (3) the slayer (Num 35:12) The cities of refuge were for all Israel. that killeth any person unawares & unwittingly THE AVENGER (including strangers - Joshua 20:9) (5) he smote his neighbor unwittingly, and hated him (Josh 20:3) not beforetime. (Josh 20:9) PROVISION OF SCRIPTURE (Josh 20:1-2) REFUGE CITY CITIZENS The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to the A NEED FOR DELIVERANCE (3) (cities (Num 35:19, 21, Deut 19:12) children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of of refuge) shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood (Num 35:31-32) refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses AN ORDERED DELIVERANCE (5) And if THE NATION OF ISRAEL An unintentional death (Deut 19:5) the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; THE HIGH PRIEST (if only by staying An intentional death - "with malice." alive!) (Exo 20:13) “Thou shalt not kill” QUALITY OF LIFE (4c) they shall take him (Josh 20:6) (Thou shalt do no murder.) into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he (Num 35:26-28) may dwell among them. RISK (Josh 20:4,6) (Gen 1:26-27, 9:4-6) (Gen 1:26-30, 9:1-4) The GWT Judgment– Rev 20:11-15 (Gen 2:15, Deut 22:6-7, 25:4, Prov 12:10) QUANTITY OF LIFE (6) until the death of Christ is not only the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the (#1) The Man who was slain Death penalty slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his (#2) He alone is the Refuge murder (Exo 21:12-14, Lev 24:17, 21) own house, unto the city from whence he fled. (#3) He is also the High Priest adultery (Lev 20:10, Deut 22:22-24) .