Murder Pollutes The Land….

In Numbers chapter 35 we read of refuge cities. These cities were given by the 11 tribes of Israel to the Levites. God did not give the Levites their own land as their possession when they arrived in the Promised Land, for God was their possession. However, they did need places to live, so God instructed the Israelites to provide 48 established towns to the Levites to live. It included areas of pastureland for their livestock. These towns also served as refuge cities for people who caused accidental deaths. The chapter clearly defines what murder is, and how it differs from accidental deaths. The person who caused the accidental death could flee to one of these cities to be safe from the family of the deceased. The chapter gets into detail about how long they have to live there, when they can leave, trials of these people, and so on. The point that stands out in this chapter is that murder pollutes the land. Murderers must be executed. It was the only accepted way to purify the land. That meant if the people didn’t execute the convicted murderer then God would not live among them, due to the defiled and polluted land. The death penalty is biblical. It’s justified. It clearly spells out the process of how to go about proving the murderer’s guilt. It’s what the U.S. Justice System is based on. Murder pollutes our land. Our jails are full of murderers. But there are many more not even in the courtrooms. And there’s even a push to legalize murder (actually it’s already legal). You think, “how’s that possible?” It’s disguised under the rights of a woman, deserved “health care”, “my body, my rights”. It’s called abortion. If you think it’s not murder, read this chapter. In fact, read the entire Bible. It clearly states God hates “hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:17). What could be more innocent than an unborn baby? It’s a selfish decision that people carry out. People say hate is the opposite of love, but hate is only a symptom. Selfishness is the opposite of love, and murder is a selfish act. It doesn’t take the other party into consideration. If America wants to purify our land and allow God to live among us, it has to rid the land of legalized murder. It’s why many people fight for the rights of the unborn. It’s a God-given right to stand up and speak for those who are never given a chance to speak. If you think slavery is wrong, apply your principles of that theory to the unborn. It applies to the unborn even more so than to a “would be” slave. See murder for what it is, and ask God to help you fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. Be the refuge city for those who have made this mistake and help heal our land of the one sin we can put to an end.

9 The Lord said to Moses, 10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.“When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 11 designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally. 12 These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community. 13 Designate six cities of refuge for yourselves, 14 three on the east side of the Jordan River and three on the west in the land of Canaan. 15 These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.16 “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed. 17 Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. 18 Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death. 19 The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death. 20 So if someone hates another person and pushes him or throws a dangerous object at him and he dies, it is murder. 21 Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.22 “But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person, 23 or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies. 24 If this should happen, the community must follow these regulations in making a judgment between the slayer and the avenger, the victim’s nearest relative: 25 The community must protect the slayer from the avenger and must escort the slayer back to live in the city of refuge to which he fled. There he must remain until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the sacred oil.26 “But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge, 27 and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder. 28 The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property. 29 These are legal requirements for you to observe from generation to generation, wherever you may live.30 “All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. 31 Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death. 32 And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest. 33 This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder. 34 You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the Lord, who lives among the people of Israel.” Numbers 35:9-34