Numbers 35:10
““Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan,”
What does Numbers 35:10 mean?
# Numbers 35:10 God is instructing Moses to prepare the Israelites for something important that will happen once they cross into their promised land. This verse marks the beginning of instructions about cities of refuge, which were safe places where someone who accidentally killed another person could flee from revenge. The crossing of the Jordan was the decisive moment when the wandering would end and the Israelites would finally enter the land God had promised their ancestors generations earlier. Even as they're preparing for this new chapter, God is already thinking ahead about how to protect people and establish justice in their community.