Christ is our city of refuge
Jesus christ(coptic) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan , which shall be cities of refuge ." ( Numbers 35:14 ) When the Israelites entered the promised land, God told Joshua to provide six "cities of refuge" into which those who had slain someone could flee for refuge until a trial could ascertain the facts and render a proper verdict. As such, these cities are a type of Christ , through whom "we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us" ( Hebrews 6:18 ). The names of the six cities are given in Joshua 20:7-8 as Kedesh , Shechem , Hebron, Bezer , Ramoth , and Golan. The meanings of these names seem planned especially to foreshadow this spiritual application. Kedesh means "holy place," and Christ in the New Jerusalem is the ultimate refuge, for "the Lamb |is| the temple of it" (