When Joshua lead the Israel; into their promise land, along with everyone receiving the own place; he was careful to set in place the Cities of Refuge. What were they for, why would G-D instruct Both Moses and Joshua about establishing them (more than one)? So that the refuge could be within reach of those who needed them. The basic rules are that if someone unintentional killed another person they could flee into the city and live there. The only way that they could return to their own place , was when the High Priest died.
When we learned about the two year old fell into an unprotected open drill hole; in Spain (which by the way G-D had already told us that what you open, don’t leave it unprotected, your actions are your responsibility), no one could get to him in time, and he was dead when they did finally recover his body. I can not imagine the horror that little child was in. Now there is only left grieving parents and friends.
When bad choices are made, it makes our next choices less optimal, and further we go the worse the choice selections get.
Just like the little child died, because a decision was made to do something improperly.
Today we have so many that haven’t followed G-D’s proper place for sex, and have had abortions.
It’s not possible for us to say what a person knew at the time. If that is you, run to the refuge. Stay there until you realize that your High Priest has died for you. Like King David that had a man killed to get his wife, G-D forgave him, but it changed the course of his life; and the lives of those around him, but then; none of our sin is without consequence We are not so much being punished to repay (we can; t), but as Jesus limited in what He could do in a certain city, so our sin limits our choice of options. Still all things are possible with G-D.
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