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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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26F. FOR FIRSTLINGS. Firstlings of oxen and sheep and goats) belong to
Yahweh in any case, and thus cannot be voluntarily offered or come
under valuation (_cf._ Deuteronomy 23:21). Animals that fall o...
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ONLY. nevertheless. Rendered in Leviticus 27:28, "notwithstanding"....
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_Classes which may not be vowed_
Firstlings are already the Lord's (Exodus 13:2). If the firstling is,
that of an animal which is reckoned among the -unclean" (according to
the rule laid down, ch. Le...
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SHALL SANCTIFY IT— i.e. _Consecrate,_ because God had already
consecrated them. See Exodus 13:2....
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D. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOWS 27:26-34
1. FIRSTLINGS AMONG BEASTS 27:26, 27
2. DEVOTED THINGS 27:28, 29
3. THE TITHE 27:30-33
TEXT 27:26-34
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Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstlin...
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27:26 sheep; (c-24) Or 'goat.'...
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Firstlings, which already belong to God (Exodus 13:2), cannot be vowed
again without mockery....
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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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LEVITICUS
*WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS
LEVITICUS
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
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ONLY THE FIRSTLING OF THE BEASTS. — Better, _nevertheless the
firstlings,_ &c, as this rendering also suits Leviticus 27:28, which
begins with the same particle, and which is translated in the
Authori...
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אַךְ ־בְּכֹ֞ור אֲשֶׁר ־יְבֻכַּ֤ר לַֽ
יהוָה֙ ב
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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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EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOW
Leviticus 27:26
"Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to the
Lord, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is the
Lord's. And if it be of...
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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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Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S
firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it
[is] the (n) LORD'S.
(n) It was the Lord's already....
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_First-born. Septuagint add "a beasts." Men, though belonging to the
Lord on that title already, (Exodus xiii. 2,) might still be more
particularly consecrated to him by vow, as Samuel was. (Calmet) -...
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The same observations meet us here respecting the dedication of beasts
and cattle. There is to be nothing blemished offered to the LORD.
Malachi 1:13....
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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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26._Only the firstling of the beasts. _Here a caution is interposed,
that none should offer what is already the property of God. For since
men are so greatly given to ostentation, and therefore in tes...
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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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ONLY THE FIRSTLINGS OF THE BEASTS,.... These are excepted from being
sanctified, or set apart for sacred uses, for a very good reason,
suggested in the next clause:
WHICH SHOULD BE THE LORD'S FIRSTLI...
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Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S
firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it
[is] the LORD'S.
Ver. 26. _No man shall sanctify._] Because they wer...
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_No man shall sanctify it_ By vow; because it is not his own, but the
Lord's already, and therefore to vow such a thing to God is a tacit
derogation from, and a usurpation of, the Lord's right, and a...
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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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Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord's
firstling, Exodus 13:2, no man shall sanctify it: these animals could
not be used in the event of vows; WHETHER IT BE OX OR SHEEP; IT IS TH...
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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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FIRSTLING:
_ Heb._ first born, etc....
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26-33 Things or persons devoted, are distinguished from things or
persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to
the Lord, and could neither be taken back nor applied to other
pu...
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NO MAN SHALL SANCTIFY IT, to wit, by vow; because it is not his own,
but the Lord's already, and therefore to vow such a thing to God is a
tacit derogation from and a usurpation of the Lord's right, a...
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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 27:26 firstborn H1060 animals H929 LORDS H3068 firstborn
H1069 (H8792) man H376 dedicate H6942 (H8686)
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FIRSTLINGS (LEVITICUS 27:26).
Leviticus 27:26
“Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to
Yahweh, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is
Yahweh's.”
A firstling...
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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 27:26__ The FIRSTBORN already BELONGS TO
THE LORD ...
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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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Deuteronomy 15:19; Exodus 13:12; Exodus 13:13; Exodus 13:2; Exodus 22
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No man shall sanctify it — By vow; because it is not his own, but
the Lord's already, and therefore to vow such a thing to God is a
tacit derogation from, and an usurpation of the Lord's right, and a...