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VII. CONCERNING VOWS
The Claims of Jehovah Realized
CHAPTER 27
_ 1. The singular vow (Leviticus 27:1)_
2. The sacrifice (Leviticus 27:9)
3. Concerning the house (Leviticus 27:14)
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COMMUTATION FOR LAND. In this case the question of the interval before
Jubile arises, as, in the case of a man, the period when he will be
past work (Leviticus 27:7). The standard taken is the sowing...
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ESTIMATION. valuation....
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C. VOWS OF HOUSES AND FIELDS 27:14-25
TEXT 27:14-25
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And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then
the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest
sh...
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_AND IF A MAN SHALL SANCTIFY UNTO THE LORD SOME PART OF A FIELD OF HIS
POSSESSION, THEN THY ESTIMATION SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THE SEED
THEREOF: AN HOMER OF BARLEY SEED SHALL BE VALUED AT FIFTY SHEKELS...
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VOWS AND TITHES AND THEIR REDEMPTION
1-29. Law of vows and their redemption.
The making of vows is a very ancient and universal practice connected
with prayer. In order to secure his desire the suppl...
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IN THAT DAY] The estimated value of a purchased piece of land must be
paid in a lump sum. The estimated value of a hereditary possession, it
would appear, was paid in yearly instalments. This practica...
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LEVITICUS
*WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS
LEVITICUS
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
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THEN THE PRIEST SHALL RECKON UNTO HIM. — In this case the vower is
not to pay the low rate fixed for a field which is the family
inheritance (see Leviticus 27:16), but the priest is to value it in
pro...
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וְ חִשַּׁב ־לֹ֣ו הַ כֹּהֵ֗ן אֵ֚ת
מִכְסַ֣ת
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CONCERNING VOWS
Leviticus 27:1
As already remarked, the book of Leviticus certainly seems, at first
sight, to be properly completed with the previous chapter; and hence
it has been not unnaturally su...
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OF THE VOWING OF HOUSES AND FIELDS
Leviticus 27:14
"And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord,
then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the
priest shall...
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In this final page of the Book of Leviticus we have something
superadded to actual laws and yet of very vital importance. It is
concerned with vows. A vow is a promise made to God voluntarily and
not...
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Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation,
[even] unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give (m) thine
estimation in that day, [as] a holy thing unto the LORD.
(m) The pri...
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These dedications of house and field have the same allusions to
spiritual things; and, in a gospel sense, may be supposed to convey
this doctrine: that ourselves, and our houses, and all our
possessio...
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We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering
of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in
His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
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The last chapter (27) treats of the rights and the appointments of God
in all that relates to things which are devoted to Him through the
medium of priesthood. This necessarily finds its place in that...
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THEN THE PRIEST SHALL RECKON UNTO HIM THE WORTH OF THY ESTIMATION,
[EVEN] UNTO THE YEAR OF JUBILEE,.... The priest was to estimate the
field of purchase sanctified, and set a price upon it according t...
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_Not of the fields of his possession_ His patrimony or inheritance.
_Thy estimation_ That is, the price which thou, O Moses, by my
direction, hast set in such cases. _To the jubilee_ As much as it is...
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1 He that maketh a singular vow must bee the Lords.
2 The estimation of the person.
9 Of a beast giuen by vow.
14 Of a house.
16 Of a field and the redemption thereof.
28 No deuoted thing may be...
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then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation,
even unto the Year of the Jubilee, the total sum due as the price of
redemption; AND HE SHALL GIVE THINE ESTIMATION IN THAT DAY, make...
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OF HOUSES, FIELDS, AND FIRSTLINGS...
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THE PERSONAL VOW (VV. 1-8)
This was not a matter of a law requiring anything, but of a voluntary
vow made to God. Though it was not required, yet when the vow was
made, then it was absolutely required...
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14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used
to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given
to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God woul...
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THE WORTH OF THY ESTIMATION, i.e. the price or sum at which thou, O
priest, shalt reckon it. So it is only a change of the person, which
is frequent; or, the price which thou, O Moses, by my direction...
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This closing section of our book treats of the "singular vow," or the
voluntary act whereby a person devoted himself or his property unto
the Lord. "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto t...
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Leviticus 27:23 priest H3548 reckon H2803 (H8765) worth H4373
valuation H6187 Year H8141 Jubilee H3104 give...
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THE REDEMPTION PRICE OF OTHER FIELDS (LEVITICUS 27:22).
Leviticus 27:22
“And if he sanctify to Yahweh a field which he has bought, which is
not of the field of his possession, then the priest shall r...
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CONTENTS: Laws concerning dedicated persons and things.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: We should be cautious in making vows and constant in
keeping those we have made. What is once devoted to t...
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Leviticus 27:2. A _singular vow._ When a man shall vow a vow; or as
others contend, when a man shall vow to give the price of his life or
labour to the Lord. The family of Aaron being appointed priest...
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LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:1 Vows and Dedication. This final
chapter describes means of redemption relating to vows made to the
Lord. The material appears to be an appendix to the book because it...
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LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:16__ Dedicating LAND to the Lord is
divided into two cases: inherited land (vv. Leviticus 27:16) and
purchased land ...
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Dotibe Offerings of the Lord
SUGGESTIVE READINGS
Leviticus 27:2.—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted
the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee
version renders the wor...
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APPENDIX.
EXPOSITION
The final chapter, attached to the book after the concluding
exhortation, is a short treatise on persons (Leviticus 27:2), animals
(Leviticus 27:9-3), houses (Le
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Now the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak to the children of
Israel, say unto them, When a man makes a singular vow, the persons
shall be for the Lord by thy estimation (Leviticus 27:1-2).
Now if y...
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Leviticus 27:12; Leviticus 27:18...
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Thy estimation — That is, the price which thou, O Moses, by my
direction hast set in such cases. To the jubilee — As much as it is
worth, for that space of time between the making of the vow and the
y...