Deut. 19:8-10 - "'If the Lord your God enlarges your territory, just as He has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land which He promised to give your fathers - if you carefully observe all this commandment which I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in His was always - then you shall add three more cities for yourself, besides these three. So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, and blood guiltiness be on you.'"
God expands territory and He provides places of refuge. Again, Moses emphasises the conditions for God to keep His promise to the Israelites: "to carefully observe the commandments, to love the Lord their God and to walk in His ways always." If they do that, He will expand their territory, which will enable them to provide more cities of refuge for those who have accidentally killed others. This is the same as the concept of "If you do well with little, you shall be rewarded with much more." Obedience in times of small gain will reap a reward of greater gain. If we are faithful, obedient and follow after God with the small portion that God has given us, then He will bless us with the more, not because we earned it, but because He sees us worthy of deserving it. When our land or portion is expanded, then that enables us to reach out to more people and to provide assistance to more who are in need. When we are faithful, then through our blessing, others are equally blessed.
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