Contents: The cities of refuge.

Characters: God, Moses.

Conclusion: God would teach us to conceive a dread and horror of the guilt of blood and to be very careful of life, lest even by negligence we occasion the death of any. (This is taught by confinement to the city of refuge, of those who killed even by accident.)

Key Word: Refuge, Numbers 35:6.

Strong Verses: Numbers 35:12; Numbers 35:30.

Striking Facts: Christ is the believer's refuge. In Him we are protected from the wrath of God and the curse of the law. Hebrews 6:18; Php_3:9

Wilful murder is to be punished with death and no commutation of the punishment was to be accepted.

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