This week we will be looking at Joshua 20-21, and the installation of the "cities of refuge" that are pictured on the map below. Quite unlike our modern conception of "sanctuary cities," these cities of refuge were places that sought to preserve the rule of law, the due process of the court, and ultimately the justice of God! God's laws are good and merciful, and these passages show God fulfilling His promises with these good laws for His people.
