Jo’s Place

Atonement for Unsolved Murders “If, in the land, that the LORD, your God, is giving to you, to possess, someone is found slain, …lying in the open country, and it is not known who killed him, …then your elders and your judges shall come out, …and they shall measure the distance to the surrounding cities.  And the elders, of the city, that is nearest, to the slain man, shall take a heifer, that has never been worked, and that has not pulled in a yoke.  And the elders, of that city, shall bring the heifer down, to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, …and they shall break the heifer’s neck, there in the valley.  Then, the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, …for the LORD, your God, has chosen them, to minister to Him …and to bless, in the name of the LORD, …and by their word, every dispute and every assault shall be settled.  And, all the elders of that city, nearest to the slain man, shall wash their hands, over the heifer, whose n...

​ Moses Escapes to Midian Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work.  During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews.  After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand.  The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting.  “Why are you beating up your friend?” Moses said to the one who had started the fight.  The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge?  Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?”  Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.”  And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses.  But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian.  When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.  No...