Commands and Covenants De-Mystified - Why God Commanded Cities of Refuge (And It Wasn’t About Criminal Leniency)
Cities of refuge usually get explained like ancient witness protection programs. A place for people who messed up badly to hide out until things cooled off.
That explanation strips the command of its covenant weight.
The cities of refuge were not about excusing wrongdoing. They were about restraining vengeance in a world where blood feuds could spiral end…
