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Verse Numbers 30:3. _IN HER YOUTH_] That is, say the rabbins, under
_twelve_ years of age; and under _thirteen_ in case of a _young man_.
Young persons of this age were considered to be under the aut...
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BEING IN HER FATHER’S HOUSE IN HER YOUTH - It was not ordinarily
until her betrothal or marriage, that the female passed (some suppose
by purchase) from the power of her father to that of her husband....
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6. CONCERNING VOWS
CHAPTER 30
_ 1. The vow of a man (Numbers 30:1)_
2. The vows of women (Numbers 30:3)
The entire chapter treats of vows. It also has a deeper meaning. There
is a sharp contrast be...
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THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH VOWS ARE BINDING. The vows coming under
review are of two kinds: (_a)_ promises to give or dedicate something
to Yahweh, (_b_) pledges to practise some form of abstinence...
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AND. or.
BIND... A BOND. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_. make. solemn bond....
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_in her youth_ Old unmarried women are not mentioned. But since
marriage was, in the eyes of a Jew, a religious duty, this class of
women must have been very small, and would probably be subject to th...
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IF A WOMAN ALSO, &C.— Two cases are next put, of persons who are
under authority, and not entirely at their own disposal; and, by a
very equitable law, it is determined, that their vows shall not stan...
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I. LAW ON WOMEN'S VOWS (NUMBERS 30)
TEXT
Numbers 30:1. And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning
the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath
commanded. 2. If a...
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_IF A WOMAN ALSO VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, AND BIND HERSELF BY A BOND,
BEING IN HER FATHER'S HOUSE IN HER YOUTH;_
A woman ... in her father's house in her youth. Girls only are
specified; but minors o...
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THE LAW OF VOWS
This chapter deals with the subject of Vows, which is also treated in
Leviticus 27, where see notes. A vow made by a man is binding (Numbers
30:2). But a woman is not considered to hav...
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THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS
IN THE DESERT
NUMBERS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 30
RULES ABOUT PROMISES – NUMBERS 30:1-16
V1 Moses spoke to the leaders of *Israel’s *tribes. He gave to th
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IF A WOMAN ALSO... — Four distinct cases are contemplated in the
following verses in regard to vows taken by women: — (1) that of an
unmarried woman, living, in her youth, in the house of her father;...
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_[Numbers 30:4]_ וְ אִשָּׁ֕ה כִּֽי ־תִדֹּ֥ר
נֶ֖דֶר...
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2. THE LAW OF VOWS
Numbers 30:1
The general command regarding vows is that whosoever binds himself by
one, or takes an oath in regard to any promise, must at all hazards
keep his word. A man is allow...
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In this section the subject of vows was dealt with and principally
those of women. A man's vow was declared to be absolutely binding. No
provision was made for release. In the case of women this was n...
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Oath, to do something commendable, shall observe his promise, whether
any body has heard him or not. The Rabbins pretend, that if the vow be
not expressed in words, it is not obligatory. But this is o...
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The particular case of an unmarried woman's vow, being still under
age, and under subjection to her father, is here set forth. It serves
to show the spiritual, as well as natural authority of the pare...
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The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their
neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a
striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
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3._If a woman also vow. _He now proceeds to the point of which he
proposed to treat, _i.e., _that vows made by persons who are not their
own masters do not hold good; and he mentions two cases. For, i...
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Chapter 30 is the case of the vows of women, which has reference also
to the fate of Israel, who have indeed taken these vows upon
themselves, in the hearing of God, and He has not disannulled them in...
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IF A WOMAN ALSO VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD,.... Who has not passed
thirteen years, as the Targum of Jonathan:
[AND] BIND [HERSELF] BY A BOND; lay herself under obligation to
perform her vow by an oath:...
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1 Vowes are not to be broken.
3 The exception of a maids vow,
6 Of a wiues,
9 Of a widowes, or her that is diuorced.
1 AND Moses spake vnto the heads of the tribes, concerning the
children of Isra...
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LAWS CONCERNING VOWS
(vs.1-16)
Under law it was permitted to the people to make vows as to what they
might do in the future, for man is looked at as under probation so
long as he is under law. But th...
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3-16 Two cases of vows are determined. The case of a daughter in her
father's house. When her vow comes to his knowledge, it is in his
power either to confirm it or do it away. The law is plain in th...
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IF A WOMAN, or a man in the same circumstances, a son or a servant, as
plainly appears from hence, because the reason of this law is
perfectly the same in both sexes, which is, that such persons have...
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This brief section has what we may term a dispensational bearing. It
applies specially to Israel, and treats of the question of vows and
bonds. The man and the woman stand in marked contrast, in relat...
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Numbers 30:3 woman H802 makes H5087 (H8799) vow H5088 LORD H3068 binds
H631 (H8804) agreement H632 fathers...
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(I) A YOUNG UNMARRIED WOMAN LIVING IN HER FATHER'S HOUSE (NUMBERS
30:3).
Numbers 30:3
‘Also when a woman vows a vow to Yahweh, and binds herself by a
bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,...
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CONTENTS: The laws of vows.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: Our promises before God are bonds upon the soul and by
them we must conscientiously consider ourselves bound out from all sin
and boun...
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Numbers 30:15. _He shall bear her iniquity._ The Samaritan pentateuch,
and the Septuagint read, Then “he shall bear _his_ iniquity,”
which conveys the just idea that by disannulling the vow, he took t...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 30:3 Until she marries, a WOMAN is under her
father’s authority. If she makes a vow and her father objects, she
will be forgiven for not carrying it out. If a woman under a vow...
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 30:1 In a crisis people often make a vow:
“If God delivers me from X, I promise to do Y.” There are many
examples in the Bible (e.g., Genesis 28:20;...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES
In this chapter we have regulations as to the force and obligatoriness
of vows, with certain cases specified in which they ceased to be
binding. Rules for the estimation...
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EXPOSITION
OF VOWS MADE BY WOMEN (Numbers 30:1).
NUMBERS 30:1
AND MOSES SPAKE UNTO THE HEADS OF THE TRIBES. The regulations here
laid down about vows follow with a certain p
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Now as we get into chapter thirty we are dealing with the law of vows.
When you make a promise unto God, God takes it seriously and God
expects you to keep your vow. God is not an Indian giver and He...