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Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise;
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Obey When You Can
John Calvin highlights a key lesson from this verse: Moses couldn't yet establish all six required cities of refuge, but he didn't delay. He immediately set up the three he could. This teaches us not to be idle when we can't fulfill God's commands completely at once, but to faithfully do the part we are able to do now.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses are inserted between two distinct and complete discourses for the reason to which they themselves call attention (Then Moses sever…
19th Century
Anglican
THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE CITIES OF REFUGE.
Then Moses severed. —The word “then” appears to be a n…
16th Century
Protestant
God had destined, as we have previously seen,221 six cities for refuge, in case anyone had killed a man, provided he could prove his inn…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Moses severed three cities To be cities of refuge, according to the command of God, (Numbers 35:14)…
Here is the introduction to another discourse, or sermon, Moses preached to Israel, which we have in the following chapters. He sets the law before…
