The pasuk says about an unintentional killer “And if he did not lay in wait for his fellow man, but Hashem caused it to be by his hand, then I will set for you a place for him to run there” The difficulty is in the way the Torah expresses itself. It appears as if Hashem Himself is providing a refuge for the murderer. In the end, Hashem told us to separate the cities of refuge, why here is the Torah attributing it directly to Him more than any other thing? One thought that comes to mind is that the beginning of the pasuk says that Hashem sort of brought about the incident. Sometimes, perhaps, in Hashem’s unfathomable wise ways that He runs this world, He sees fit to “set up” someone. The person who sins must anser for his actions – he did them completely by choice, yet at the same time he had been put up to do it. Hashem had brought it about. And Hashem is saying that yes, it was orchestrated by Him, and therefore He will take personal responsibility and provide a refuge for the murderer. What’s the lesson here? I don’t know. However it provides a window into the mysterious ways that Hashem guides our world, and adds an additional facet of providence even in something seemingly done by human hands.
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