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The Book of Numbers 0005 - Lesson 7
Scripture Passage:
Numbers 30:1-16 Attached Audio:
Chapter 30
The Law of the Vow
- THE COMMAND OF THE LORD (Numbers 30:1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
See All...) - Presented to the Heads
- The Thing Which the Lord Commands
- THE VOW OF A MAN (Numbers 30:2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
See All...) - The Binding of the Soul
- The Bondage of His Word
- THE VOW OF A WOMAN IN HER YOUTH (Numbers 30:3-5 [3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
See All...) - If a Woman Vow (Numbers 30:3If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
See All...) - Binding herself by her vow
- Being in her father’s house in her youth
- If Her Father Hears (Numbers 30:4-5 [4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
See All...) - And holds his peace (Numbers 30:4And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
See All...) - Her vows shall stand.
- She hath bound her soul.
- And disallows her (Numbers 30:5But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
See All...) - No vows shall stand.
- The Lord shall forgive her.
- THE VOW OF A MARRIED WOMAN (Numbers 30:6-8 [6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - If a Woman Vow (Numbers 30:6And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
See All...) - Binding her soul
- Having a husband
- If Her Husband Hears (Numbers 30:7-8 [7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - And holds his peace (Numbers 30:7And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
See All...) - Her vows shall stand.
- Her soul has been bound.
- And disallows her (Numbers 30:8But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - Her vows are of none effect.
- The Lord shall forgive her.
- THE VOW OF A DIVORCED OR WIDOWED WOMAN (Numbers 30:9-12 [9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - If a Woman Vow (Numbers 30:9-10 [9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
See All...) - As a widow (Numbers 30:9But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
See All...) - As a divorced woman (Numbers 30:9But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
See All...) - In her husband’s house (Numbers 30:10And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
See All...) - Binding her soul (Numbers 30:10And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
See All...) - If Her Husband Heard it (Numbers 30:11-12 [11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - And holds his peace (Numbers 30:11And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
See All...) - Her vows shall stand.
- Her soul has been bound.
- And disallows her (Numbers 30:12But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
See All...) - Her vows are void.
- The Lord shall forgive her.
- THE POWER OF THE HUSBAND (Numbers 30:13-15 [13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
See All...) - His Decision (Numbers 30:13Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
See All...) - To establish the vow
- To make it void
- Holding His Peace (Numbers 30:14But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
See All...) - Establishes her vows
- Confirms her vows
- Voiding the Vow (Numbers 30:15But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
See All...) - After he heard her vow
- He shall bear her iniquity.
- THE CLOSING OF THE COMMANDS (Numbers 30:16These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.
See All...) - These are the Statutes
- Between
- A man and his wife
- The father and his daughter
- TYPOLOGY OF THE LAW OF THE VOW
- The Persons Represented
- The man
- A father or a husband
- Represents God
- The woman
- All the way from youth through the widow
- Represents the people of God from the dispensation of innocence throughout time
- The Action Represented
- The voiding of the vow
- Occurs when the man does not hold his peace
- The holding of peace is the same as withholding one’s word.
- God the Father sent His Word and did not hold His peace (John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
See All..., 14). - The bearing of the iniquity
- The voiding of the vow still required the responsibility of the man to bear the iniquity.
- Not only did the Lord void the vow but He also took care of bearing the iniquity.
Proverbs 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.