20:1-21:45 - We read of
manslaughter, ‘the cities of refuge’ and the death of the high priest
(20:1-6). What does all this have to do with us? We are sinners. Jesus
Christ has died for us. He is our Refuge. He is our Great High Priest.
In Him, there is ‘no condemnation’. In Him, we become ‘a new creation’
(Matthew 5:21-22; Romans 5:8; 8:1; Hebrews 2:17; 2 Corinthians 5:17).
Israel’s story is a human story. It is also the Lord’s Story
(43-45). We fail God. He never fails us (2 Timothy 2:13). Sin threatens
to overwhelm us. The Lord comes to us with His promise of deliverance
and victory (Romans 7:21-25; 1 Corinthians 15:56-57). Our spiritual
progress is so slow - ‘little by little’(Exodus 23:29-30; Deuteronomy
7:22-24). God does not lose patience with us (Psalm 103:8-13). He never
stops loving us!
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