So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
So these rules shall be your legal standards for making judgments throughout all your generations, wherever you live.
This verse establishes that the laws just given (about cities of refuge and dealing with murder cases) are to be permanent legal standards for God's people in every generation and location.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes God's instructions to Moses about establishing cities of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone, and the procedures for handling murder cases. These laws were given as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land, establishing a justice system that would govern them for generations. The concept of 'statute of judgment' refers to binding legal precedents that would guide future court decisions.
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