Word Reading:
Psalm 80: 17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
Hebrew 12: 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
We have a high priest at the right of Elohim’s throne taking our shame, finisher of our faith, took on the judgement we deserve that he may rise on the 3rd day. \
Psalm 79, 80 summaries
The word of the hashem came to me and thus saith the children of Israel were going through a rough time, in these two chapters the anger of hashem was on his people because the holy temple wasn’t not clean. (similarly, to Joshua 20). So, David asks the people to confess their iniquities, and that the lord preserve them from death. They had been mocked and derided by people that surrounded them. They were taunted, but as David the sheep of your pasture will give thanks to Elohim forever. He prayed sevenfold be returned on their head for they taunted you, O lord. [Psalm 79 vs 12]. David made a prayerful intercession that they had been brought very low. The lord should restore them, O Elohim; let your face shine us, who restoreth our soul? who restored all job had lost? Who raised Yeshua from the dead and restored him to his rightful place, at the right hand of the throne of Elohim? Yeshua was raised from the dead so he could reconcile us and restore us back to Elohim, and his face will shine on us.
Joshua 20 summary
Adonai said to Joshua (a type of savior):
That there should be cities of refuge such that a manslayer who strikes any person without intent or unknowingly may flee there, (our sins). So, there will be a refuge from the avenger of blood (death). The manslayer will move to the cities of refuge (as there were no churches) until he could explain his case to the elders of that city. In verse 5 even if the avenger of blood pursues him the elders are not give up the manslayer into his hand, because he struck his Neighbour unknowingly, and did not hate him in the past. In verse 6, he is to remain in that city of refuge until he stands before the congregation for judgement until the death of him who is high priest at the time (Yeshua), then the manslayer may return to his own town and his own home, to the town from which he fled. Verse 9 concludes with the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them (gentiles), that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he might not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
The story depicts the savior making intercession for our sins (the manslaughter), he is our refuge and keeps us from the avenger of blood (death which the devil gave to us) who seeks judgement for sin we do, when we don’t know better.
Luke 23
Rings more than the same pattern, we see Herod enthusiastic to see Jesus however upon seeing Yeshua, Yeshua did not answer him. so, Herod begins to treat Yeshua with contempt and mockery basically derided him. Previously, Jesus was with Pilate and Pilate questioned him and said I find no fault in this man, when he saw that Yeshua was not from his jurisdiction, he transferred him to Herod. Herod and Pilate became friends on the day of Yeshua’s (our refuge) judgement and death before that day they had been enemies. therefore, Pilate and Herod said that they found no fault in the man deserving of death (reference Psalm 79, Joshua 20 and the manslaughter not deserving of death) verse 15, so they opted to punish and released Barabas. A man convicted for insurrection stated in the city for murder (manslaughter Joshua 20). Proverbs 17:15 “Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent– the LORD detests them both.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-7, Love does not rejoice with evil but delight in the truth.
Even still Pilate desired to release Yeshua in verse 20; but they kept shouting “Crucify him! Crucify him!) the third time Pilate said what evil hath he done; I find no guilt in him deserving death. Joshua 20 shows the sin of a man not desiring mercy for a sin he didn’t commit intentionally; however, Yeshua knew no sin. So, they released Barabbas, and delivered Yeshua over to the will of the people. In verse 28, the women and daughter wept for Yeshua, and Yeshua responded to them and saith “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children, verse 29 it says for behold the days are coming when they will say “blessed be the baren women womb that had never bore and the breast that never nursed”. same word as the sermon at the mount.
Matthew 24:19
“How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.”
In Luke 23 vs 35, the soldiers mocked him saying he saved others let him save himself, if you are the King of the Jews. [verse 38 -39] one of the criminals said, do you not fear Elohim, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation.
So, they killed the holy one of Israel. John 19: 10-11
10 Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have [a]power to crucify You, and power to release You?”
11 Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore, the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
Take-away:
Even when we have the same sentence for condemnation, some people will still have no fear of Elohim.
As with Jesus as Job they destroyed his body but could not kill him (death). Matthew 10: 28 “And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” My heart and my flesh may fail but Elohim is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73: 26.
Yeshua is our refuge when we fall short in Joshua 20.
The cross shows us the love of Elohim and our hearts towards him, he became a refuge to us and we condemn him to death, but he still restored us back to the father.