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[namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
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Obedience in Action
Commentators note the timing of this verse. After delivering a powerful sermon exhorting Israel to obey God's laws, Moses immediately puts those words into action by fulfilling the command to set apart these cities of refuge. His obedience served as a direct and immediate example for the people to follow.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Namely], Bezer in the wilderness In (Joshua 20:8) , it is added "upon the plain"; this perhaps was the …
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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…
