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Joshua 20 · Grade 5

Refuge and Hope

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Joshua 20 puts into practice a law given through Moses. Yahweh said, Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses, that the man slayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood. So God gave protection to those who had not meant to kill.

The process was careful. The one who fled would stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his case in the ears of the elders. They would take him in and give him a place to live. He would dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest. After that he could return to his own city and his own house.

Israel set apart six cities, three on each side of the Jordan: Kedesh in Galilee, Shechem, and Hebron in the west, and Bezer, Ramoth in Gilead, and Golan in Bashan in the east. They were for all the children of Israel, and for the alien who lives among them. In the New Testament, believers are described as those who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us (Hebrews 6:18).

Show What You Know

  1. Who could flee to a city of refuge?

  2. Where did the one who fled declare his case?

  3. What event allowed him to return home?

  4. Name the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan.

  5. What New Testament verse speaks of fleeing for refuge to take hold of hope?

Crossword

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Across

  1. A refuge from the ____ of blood.

Down

  1. A safe place.
  2. The one who fled told his case to them.
  3. A city of refuge in Judah's hill country.
  4. stand at the entrance of the ____ of the city

Think About It

  1. The cities joined justice and mercy. How can you show both fairness and kindness to others?

  2. In the New Testament, believers have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us (Hebrews 6:18). How is God a refuge for you?

Memory Verse

“He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his case in the ears of the elders of that city. They shall take him into the city with them, and give him a place, that he may live among them.”

Joshua 20:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my refuge. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who in your life needs both honesty and kindness from you right now?
  • How can you welcome people who are new or different?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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