Title Complete vow/Numbers 30:1-16
Content Title: Complete vows
Text: Numbers 30:1-16
Key Verse: (Numbers 30:5) But if his father does not grant it on the day he hears it, his vow and the vow to control his heart will not be fulfilled.
In the text, the rules for vows already given in Numbers 6 and Leviticus 27 are given again, focusing on the vows of women. What is the reason that God has enacted such regulations even in the smallest details of vows? This is because the vow is related to God, and its ripple effect is evident throughout life. In any case, you must keep your vows to God. Because God is faithful to keep His promises, His people, the saints, also want to keep their vows. But we are too weak to keep our vows. So what to do?
1. A maiden's vow.
If a woman makes a vow without her father's or husband's permission, the vow is invalid and she is not responsible for fulfilling it. God does not allow her to make promises she cannot fulfill for reasons beyond her control. This is a profound principle. We may feel that at some stage of faith we must give something of ourselves to Christ, that is, that we must give our allegiance to him to take it. And we can make a vow willingly. It may lead us to give up our vows in the hasty prohibition of those who have the right to decide our conduct, or in the judgment of a surgeon or otherwise. So what will happen? Will God be sad and angry? Not like that. He understands the whole in that case perfectly, tolerates our will for action, and commands us to go in peace. God forgives a virgin who makes a vow that is not right in the eyes of her father, even if the virgin does not fulfill the vow if the father does not allow the vow.
2. Husband and vows.
A woman made a vow to God. She had to keep that vow. Because if you make a vow to God, you must keep it. But it was too difficult for her to fulfill that vow. Because of this, she was tormented by the heavy burden of fulfilling her daily duties. Then she got married. But this marriage brought a surprising change to her. Because the moment she confessed the vow to her husband, she could be freed from the obligation of the vow. Likewise, Christ is our Bridegroom. Therefore, we must confess our vows to Christ the Bridegroom. We must confess to Christ our Bridegroom the original sin we were born with and all the sins that go against the law and conscience that have oppressed us until now. Then our Bridegroom Jesus, who took up the cross and gave his life for us, will take over all our sins and transgressions. God forgives our transgressions through Jesus Christ.
3. A right vow.
In anticipation of God's grace, the Israelites made vows to His glory, and secondarily, pledged to voluntarily sacrifice their bodies and property for their spiritual maturity and deeper communion with God. They also made an oath in word or deed to promote trust with each other and for the solidarity and stability of the community to which they belong. However, once a vow was made, it had to be faithfully carried out, whether it was a temporary impulse, a mistake, or if it was against him. However, no voluntary vow of any human will brings joy or freedom to the person who made the vow. However, there is a vow that gives people true joy and enables them to enjoy freedom. It is a vow made in our Lord Jesus. It is not a vow made with a sinful body or a sinner's consciousness, but a vow made in the Lord and according to the will of our Lord.
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1) Have we not made too many vows until now, like sensible virgins? Let's analyze each of the promises we made to God.
2) Be careful with your vows, remembering that you must fulfill your vows to God.
3) Let us lay down all our sins and enjoy true freedom on Christ, our bridegroom.
4) Realizing that the right vow and the fulfillment of that vow are possible only when we do the will of Christ in Christ, let us strive to live together with Christ in Christ.