_When a man shall make a singular vow._ LAWS CONCERNING VOWS I. That voluntary and special vows were permitted by the Lord. Vows should be made cautiously, deliberately, and, in most instances, conditionally; because further enlightenment, or changed conditions may render their fulfilment undesira... [ Continue Reading ]
_According to the shekel of the sanctuary._ SANCTUARY MEASURE DEMANDED IN SMALL THINGS The law of the sanctuary is to regulate all. Full weight is sought for, but neither superfluity nor abatement. God loves a perfect balance and a just weight. We do not know whether or not there was a standard mea... [ Continue Reading ]
_All the tithes of the land. .. is the Lord’s._ THE HISTORY OF TITHES I. The scripture records concerning the law of tithes. 1. Antecedent to the Mosaic legislation. The principle of dedicating a tenth to God was recognised in the act of Abraham, who paid tithes of his spoils to Melchizedek in hi... [ Continue Reading ]
_These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel._ THE MORAL AND CEREMONIAL COMMANDMENTS, AS COMPARED WITH THE GOSPEL LAW Many of these commandments are moral and of perpetual obligation. Others of them ceremonial and peculiar to the Jewish economy, which yet h... [ Continue Reading ]