He was in his eighties and could still work me into the ground at the farm. He talked to me about reading Proverbs and being a godly man. His prayers were to God, and we just happened to listen in on them. He had a kind heart and a quick smile.
When I was listening to the passages about the Cities of Refuge the phrase that came to me was 'house arrest'. There were no prisons like today for involuntary manslaughter ( which the laws concerning the Cities of Refuge deal with ). But, a City of Refuge is basically the same. Except you still had to work for your living rather than be taken care of on societies dollar.
... share with him who has none. ... collect no more than you are authorized. ... do not extort money from anyone. ... be content with your wages.
I do believe that C.S. Lewis was correct in saying that God has written the Laws of what is right and wrong upon our hearts. And we do not do it. We know ... and yet we do not do.
How simple the words of John were. And how simple our minds are in not doing them. We rather listen to our flesh and desires than the prompting of God.
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