Read: Joshua 19:1-20:9; Luke 19:28-48; Psalm 88:1-18; Proverbs 13:12-14
Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan received their assigned land which completed the allotments. In every tribe’s land there were to be cities of refuge where the priests lived. These were for anyone who accidentally killed someone. He could run to one of these cities and present his case at the gates to the Levites and they would hear his case. If they believed he was innocent, they would allow him to live in the city safe from the avenger of blood. The avenger of blood was a close family member of the one slain. It is his duty to avenge the blood of his relative. The people who lived in the city of refuge would live there until the death of the high priest and then they were set free.
In Luke, Jesus was in his last days on earth. There were set things he was to do. He entered the city as the pascal lamb and was received as the temple lamb which had just walked the same path he did. The people were gathered with palm branches, as they did this every year, to praise the temple lamb as he entered the city on that path. Jesus came moments behind him and the people couldn’t help but respond in praise.
He also had to have his last supper with his disciples so he could give them his parting words. Everything about the place was prepared by the Holy Spirit. He next went to the temple to cleanse it and speak prophecy over it. He foretold of the day it would be taken and destroyed. He told them the purpose of the temple was not to be a place to make money, but a house of prayer.
We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, the temple of God. We are not to be concerned with things of the world but be people of prayer.
Lord, help us to live like Jesus did - totally consumed in prayer and God’s kingdom.
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