The Hero of the Story

It's as Israel is settling in the Promised Land that God issues an interesting command. "Appoint cities of refuge ... that the manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there." It is in these cities alone where the manslayer could find protection from the avenger of blood, and it is in this passage where we see an incredible picture of the savior who redeems us from the penalty of our sin.