Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
At the entering
Take
That he may
Bible References
At the entering
Ruth 4:1
Boaz went to the public place in the town and sat down. When the kinsman-redeemer came along, the one he had mentioned, Boaz said: Come here, and sit down. He came and was seated.
Job 5:4
His children are far from help. They are crushed at the court of justice at the city gate. No one is there to rescue them.
Job 29:7
When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square,
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
Jeremiah 38:7
Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch (officer) who worked in the royal palace, heard that they had put me in the well. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate.
Take
Psalm 26:9
Do not sweep me away with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people.
That he may
Hebrews 6:18
God did this to offer encouragement so we may rely on the hope offered to us. We have taken refuge in that hope and it is impossible for God to lie. These two things can never be changed.