The special case of the widow, respecting vows, serves to show the personal responsibility of each character. It is the language of the scripture that everyone shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 1 Corinthians 3:8.
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...
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...
DIVORCED. Hebrew "put away [from her husband]". Compare Leviticus 21:7....
EVERY VOW OF A WIDOW, &C.— Here again the case is put, of persons in their own power, who, being their own mistresses, might certainly dispose of themselves as they pleased....
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...
_BUT EVERY VOW OF A WIDOW, AND OF HER THAT IS DIVORCED, WHEREWITH THEY HAVE BOUND THEIR SOULS, SHALL STAND AGAINST HER._ Every vow of a widow. In the case of a married woman who, in the event of a se...
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...
Case of a widow, or divorced woman. Her vow is binding. 10-15. Case of a married woman. Her vow to be binding must be ratified by her husband....
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
_[Numbers 30:10]_ וְ נֵ֥דֶר אַלְמָנָ֖ה וּ גְרוּשָׁ֑ה...
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...
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...
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand (f) against her. (f) For they are not under the authority of the man....
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...
9._But every vow of a widow. _I have stated why widows are expressly named, viz., lest a woman should think that by a second marriage she would escape, as being no longer free, and again under the yok...
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...
BUT EVERY VOW OF A WIDOW,.... The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow from espousals (or that has been only espoused), the husband dead, t...
_Widow or divorced_ Though she be in her father's house, whither such persons often returned....
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...
REGARDING VOWS OF PERSONS IN DEPENDENT POSITIONS...
But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced, forsaken or rejected by her husband, WHEREWITH THEY HAVE BOUND THEIR SOULS, SHALL STAND AGAINST HER; in either case the woman was not restricted b...
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...
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...
Though she be in her father's house, whither such persons oft returned; which limitation may be gathered both from the opposition of her being IN HER HUSBAND'S HOUSE, NUMBERS 30:10, and from hence, th...
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...
Numbers 30:9 vow H5088 widow H490 divorced H1644 (H8803) bound H631 (H8804) herself H5315 stand H6965 ...
(III) A VOW MADE BY A WIDOW OR A DIVORCED WOMAN (NUMBERS 30:9). Numbers 30:9 ‘But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, even everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand again...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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
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...
Leviticus 21:7; Luke 2:37; Romans 7:2...
Widow or divorced — Though she be in her father's house, whither such persons often returned....