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Joshua 20:1 | Matthew Henry's Commentary
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, — Joshua 20:1
Source Coverage: Joshua 20:1-6
When the Israelites were settled in their promised inheritance, they were reminded to set apart the cities of refuge, whose use and typical meaning have been explained, ; . God's spiritual Israel have, and shall have in Christ and heaven, not only rest to repose in, but refuge to secure themselves in. These cities were designed to typify the relief which the gospel provides for penitent sinners, and
their protection from the curse of the law and the wrath of God, in our Lord Jesus, to whom believers flee for refuge, .
When the Israelites were settled in their promised inheritance, they were reminded to set apart the cities of refuge, whose use and typical meaning have been explained, ; . God's spiritual Israel have, and shall have in Christ and heaven, not only rest to repose in, but refuge to secure themselves in. These cities were designed to typify the relief which the gospel provides for penitent sinners, and
their protection from the curse of the law and the wrath of God, in our Lord Jesus, to whom believers flee for refuge, .