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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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INIQUITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for
the punishment occasioned by it. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44....
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If, after tacitly consenting at the time that he heard of the vow, he
compels her at a later time to break it, then Jehovah will not (as in
the foregoing cases) forgive, but the iniquity will rest upo...
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EVERY BINDING OATH TO AFFLICT THE SOUL— By fasting, abstinence, or
rather acts of mortification and self-denial. See Leviticus 16:24.
Perhaps St. Paul had this passage in view, when he says, _the wife...
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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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30:15 way (a-6) Or 'expressly,' as ver. 12....
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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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_[Numbers 30:16]_ וְ אִם ־הָפֵ֥ר יָפֵ֛ר אֹתָ֖ם...
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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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But if he shall any ways (k) make them void after that he hath heard
[them]; then he shall bear her iniquity.
(k) Not the same day he heard them, but some day after, the sin will
be imputed to him an...
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Day. Hebrew, "from day to day." If he has not given his decision on
the first day when the vow came to his knowledge, unless he asked for
a delay, as some allow, the person was bound to perform what s...
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The special case of a married woman, in the obligations upon her soul
by reason of her vows, is also particularly noticed; and it should
seem, from the great attention which the law of GOD was pleased...
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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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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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BUT IF HE SHALL ANY WAYS MAKE THEM VOID, AFTER THAT HE HATH HEARD
THEM,.... Some way or other expressing his dislike of them; not at the
time he heard them, but some time afterwards; one day after, as...
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_After he hath heard_ And approved them by his silence from day to
day; if after that time he shall hinder them, which he ought not to
do, her non-performance of her vow shall be imputed to him, not t...
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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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But if he shall anyways make them void after that he hath heard them,
tries to nullify them after a period of silent consent, THEN HE SHALL
BEAR HER INIQUITY, namely, the guilt which his wife would ha...
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REGARDING VOWS OF PERSONS IN DEPENDENT POSITIONS...
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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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AFTER THAT HE HATH HEARD THEM, and approved them by his silence from
day to day; if now after that time spent, he shall upon further
thoughts dislike and hinder it, which he ought not to do, HER
INIQU...
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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 30:15 void H6565 (H8687) H6565 (H8686) after H310 heard H8085
(H8800) bear H5375 ...
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A SUMMARY (NUMBERS 30:13).
Numbers 30:13
‘Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband
may establish it, or her husband may make it void. But if her husband
altogether hold his...
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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 30:10 Vows a woman makes after marrying may
be canceled by her husband as soon as he hears of them, but if he SAYS
NOTHING they are binding (v....
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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...
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After he hath heard — And approved them by his silence from day to
day, if after that time he shall hinder it, which he ought not to do:
her non — performance of her vow shall be imputed to him, not t...