What universal principles are symbolized by the Blood of the Avenger?
In conclusion, the ‘blood of the avenger’ imparts some very importance universal principles that all truth seekers must understand. The avenger typifies the wrath of Yahweh which will descend on anyone who violates it willfully or ignorantly. The manslayer who kills a family member typifies the soul or mind that violates universal laws. The person who has fled to one of the six ‘cities of refuge’ for protection represents a soul receiving mercy from the wrath of Yahweh or from His unerring universal laws. The importance of these ‘cities of refuge’ can only be appreciated when the meaning of these cities are examined (see illustration below). We will show that these cities symbolize states of consciousness. For example, the Hebrew name for the city of Shechem means ‘bending down’. This means that for a mind or soul to receive Yahweh’s mercy and flee from His wrath requires a humbling or bending down. Once humility is achieved there can be friendship or uniting with the Spirit, which the
