Numbers 35 – 36
In Exodus 21, when discussing the penalty of killing someone, God told Moses he would appoint a place of refuge where the slayer could run for safety if the killing was done accidentally. In Numbers 35, after discussing the towns that would be allotted to the Levites, God told Moses to set up cities of refuge “to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally. Of course, it had to be proven that the murder was accidental. Murderers were only put to death if there was evidence presented by more than one witness. The Lord made it clear that ransom payments were not to be accepted from someone fled to a city of refuge.
It should be stressed that if a person did commit murder and it was not an accident, that person had to be put to death. Failure to do so would result in the defilement of the land.
In the last chapter of Numbers, the Lord passes on further instructions about women who inherit property: they had to marry someone from their own tribe, because “No grant of land may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must keep its allotted portion of land.”
Tomorrow, its Deuteronomy 1 – 2.
Prayer Request
My neighbor Richard, who recently bought the house next to my cousin Richard, was taken away by ambulance today. I have no idea what was wrong with him, but I’m sure he and his family would appreciate your prayers.
Until next time…
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