Episode 260: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 226

Episode Summary:

The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. (Joshua 20:1-3)

66 Now, in the Old Testament, God seeing, in some of this trouble, was accidentally done. So, if you’re innocent, and not guilty, God makes a way for you.

67 Now, if a man killed a man, just deliberately, premeditated, he was lost. He could not come to this place. But if he did it accidentally, he didn’t mean to do it, then there was a city of refuge. One was at Ramoth-Gilead. And four places, I think, Joshua placed these cities of refuge.

68 Now, now, the people could come to this city of refuge if accidentally he done something wrong. He didn’t mean to. He would come to the city of refuge, and go to the gate. The gatekeeper would ask him why he coming, what was his idea of coming. Then his case was pleaded. And when his case was pleaded at the gate, and the man be found innocent, he did it not wilfully, then the man was taken into the city, as a place of refuge. Then the enemy could not get him.

And if he lied and done wrong, and come into the city of refuge, though he was holding to the altar horns, his enemy had the privilege and right to drag him from that altar and kill him, yes, sir, because he was guilty, premeditated, and he had to be punished.

69 Now, there was something went with that. Course, that man would be nervous, my, maybe, a dozen men behind you. Somewhere, every rock, every hill, every bush, the enemy, somebody was standing ready for him. He was nervous. And then when he once got into the city, he could let off the pressure. He was safe. He was all right, ’cause there was a provided place made for him. God’s provided way for that innocent man, not to be slain, but could be exempted from the slaying, because he did it accidentally, now, if he didn’t mean to do it.

70 Now, if he meant to do it, well, he—he had to stand the circumstances. But there’s no chance for him if he did it wilfully.

71 And there’s two classes of people today. May I say this. There is men and women in the world today, Brother Ruddell, that really don’t want to do these things they’re doing. There’s men and women in the world today, that don’t want to sin. I feel sorry for them. They don’t want to do anything wrong, but they do it. They’re drove to it. Now, there’s a place for that person that wants to do right. There’s a place to let off that pressure. It’s true. But there’s some that doesn’t care.

62-0513e – “Letting Off The Pressure”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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