The Lord My Refuge

Introduction

When the children of Israel were settled in the land of Canaan, God ordained that six cities of refuge be set aside, to which a man might flee for security, if he had unintentionally killed another man.

The manslayer in Israel had to flee to one of the cities of refuge

• Joshua 20:3ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܟ:3 

Even so, all who would be saved by the grace of God must flee by faith to the refuge God has appointed, and that refuge is Christ.

• Acts 4:12ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕ:12  
• II Timothy 4:3-4ܒ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܕ:3 – 4  

Once he entered the city four things happened:

• Joshua 20:4ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܟ:4 

“Shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city”
 

In the same way sinners declare: “God be merciful to me a sinner”.

• Luke 18:13ܠܘܩܐ ܝܚ:13  

He came under the protection of the city
 

In the same way sinners come under the protection of Christ.

• John 10-27-28ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:27 – 28 
• Psalm 119:14ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܝܛ:14 

He received a complete dismissal of charges of all guilt.

In the same way the sinner saved by Grace receives a complete acquittal from all guiltܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܟ:5

• Psalm 32:1ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܠܒ:1 
• Psalm 85:2ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܦܗ:2 
• Colossians 2:13ܩܘܠܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:13 
• Ephesians 4:32ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܕ:32 

He was able to return to his own city and his own house when the high priest died.

• Joshua 20:6ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܟ:6

And he is cleansed from all sin by the blood of Christ, who died as his representative

• John 10:11ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:11
• John 10:15ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:15

Conclusion  –      Psalm 91:2ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܨܐ:2