“ And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. ”
Conditions Limiting the Privilege of Sanctuary. Anciently the holiness of a sanctuary extended to all who came in contact with it, so that the right of asylum was liable to be abused; but by this l...
And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities for refuge, &c.— The cities of the Levites were appointed for this purpose, rather than any other, because t...
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The Levitical Cities. The Cities of Refugie 1-8. The Levitical Cities. The tribe of Levi received no part of the land of Canaan as their inheritance ( Numbers 18:20-24 ; Numbers 26:62 ). By way...
THE CITIES OF REFUGE Numbers 35:1-34 ; Numbers 36:1-13 1. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES The order relating to the Levitical cities may be said to describe an ideal settlement. We have, at...
the Cities of Refuge for the Manslayer Numbers 35:1-15 This chapter is full of provision for the Levites, the chosen ministers of God's house. They who serve there may be at rest about their ma...
It will be remembered that the Levites were not permitted to hold, any inheritance in the land. Jehovah was the portion of their inheritance. Provision was now made for them. Forty-eight cities scatt...
As one and the same subject is continued through these verses, I have not interrupted the Reader in its perusal, until he hath arrived at the close of it, in the end of the chapter. But it will be no...
And of these cities which ye shall give ,.... Of the forty eight cities they were to give to the Levites, Numbers 35:7 , six cities shall ye have for refuge ; which, I think, makes it clear, that...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-8) The Levites had no tribal possession, but were to be scattered among the tribes so as to serve and teach the ways of the Lord ( Deuteronomy 33:10 ). Therefore...
The Cities of Refuge. B. C. 1452. 9 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Spea...
No text from Poole on this verse.
The Number of Cities To Be Set Up And Their Widespread Coverage ( Numbers 35:13-15 ) Numbers 35:13-14 “ And the cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge. You shall giv...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES This chapter contains directions for the appointment of (1) cities for the Levites to dwell in; and (2) cities of refuge for the manslayer; and laws concerning wilfu...
Numbers 35:4 . 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 th...
Ye shall appoint you cities, to be cities of refuge for you The cities of refuge I . The position of the homicide exposed to the stroke of the avenger is a type of our position in our sin. F...
Regulations Concerning the Cities of Refuge
Numbers 35:6