There’s often more to something than meets the eye, and that’s the case with these two chapters in the Bible, Joshua 20 and 21. These chapters describe the cities of refuge and the cities for the Levites. And even though that might not sound super exciting at first, there’s a lot of depth and beauty to these chapters when we really dig in.
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0:00 Intro
3:06 The cities of refuge
4:53 People who accidentally killed another person (involuntary manslaughter)
10:13 Similarities between the cities of refuge and Jesus
12:46 How the meanings of the city names picture Christ
21:05 The cities for the Levites
23:18 The Levites were spread throughout the Promised Land.
26:21 The other twelve tribes all sacrificed some of their land for the Levites.
28:16 How Joshua 22 ends
29:07 Practical takeaways from Joshua 20–21
Bible passages used in this episode:
Joshua 20:1-4, Genesis 9:6, Numbers 35:31, Deuteronomy 19:4-6, Joshua 20:7-9, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 62:7-8, Psalm 9:9, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Peter 1:15-16, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 11:28-30, 1 John 1:3, Romans 8:16-17, Psalm 18:2, Proverbs 18:10, Ephesians 1:3-4, 1 Peter 5:6, Philippians 4:4, Joshua 13:14, Joshua 13:33, Joshua 14:4, Joshua 21:1-3, Joshua 21:41-42, 2 Chronicles 17:8-9, Acts 20:35, Joshua 21:43-45
All verses are in the King James Version (KJV).
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