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Curious what version or edition of bible you are using Fljotsdale, as AAT(An American Translation) does not have a chapter 37 of Leviticus. It stops at 27, and 27 deals with, "Buying Back What IS the LORD's". Chapter 19 of Deuteronomy is a pretty good one about the Cities of Refuge, and a comment on the verses 11-14, you are saying because it says, verses 12 "then the elders of his town should send men to get him from there and hand him over to the avenging relative to die." You base that revenge is the motive, but the point is that justice must come and from the relatives, but it is stated it comes first from the Elders, then to the relatives, and if we look at a few other places it may be that there is no relatives or they don't state that relatives should do it. Personel vengence was spoken out against in Leviticus 19 verses 18, "Don't avenge yourself or hold a grude against your fellow Israelites, but love your neighbot liek yourself. I am the LORD." Personel vengence no, vengence for the one's killed and who should do it yes. I can get some more information but I need to get going for class. The duty of vengence or the act to carry out the justice, not the personal vengence is what they were talking about, not that if your family member is killed you should kill him with vengence in your heart. Ezekiel talked about how we are not to be glad for having to do this task sense all killing make the LORD sad, but it is commanded and to be carried out.
Btw, I correct myself, it wasn't 7 cities, it was 3 by Moses, and then expanded to 6.
Seeya and good weekened to all.
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