KINGDOM PREPARATION PART II DAY THIRTY NINE: Scripture Reading: Numbers 35:22-34 Focus Verses: Numbers 35:22-24 Final Instructions – Accidental Deaths If a person killed another person without premeditation or by accident, they could flee to a city of refuge and remain safe there until the matter of their personal guilt could be settled in a hearing. If it was determined that the person was guilty of manslaughter and not murder, the accused would be allowed to live safely within the selected city of refuge until the current high priest died. If the accused person chose to leave the city of refuge prior to that time, he did so at his own risk and his sanctuary was considered to be abandoned. This restrictive confinement indicated that even those guilty of manslaughter were not left to go free and to live without penalty. In homicide cases there needed to be witnesses to the act of murder for a guilty verdict to be reached. One witness was not sufficient to establish guilt. If the verdict of the hearing was that the person seeking safety was actually guilty of murder, then the person was to be put to death. The cities of refuge were designed to prevent private revenge and to establish a fair and impartial criminal justice system among the people. Prayer Emphasis: •Kingdom Preparation provides us with tools for dealing with even the most unforeseen situations. Allow God’s Word to rule in your heart and refuse to allow vengeance or anger to displace it. Forgive when it is the appropriate thing to do.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:13:45 +0000
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