Journal Through the Bible: Week 25 Tuesday

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Numbers chapter 30

This is a continuation of the lessons the younger generation of Israelites needed to learn.

Does God issue any commands in this chapter?

• Moses told them the ordinances for making vows. He stated that this was something previously commanded by God. (And it was. It was give to the previous generation.) Vows and oaths could be negated by a woman's husband or a minor daughter's father without penalty.

Does God make any promises?

• He promised that a person who resided under another person's authority would be released without penalty from any oaths or vows sworn.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• The laws concerning vows and oaths teaches the lordship issue. Without thinking things through to their conclusion we bind ourselves by oaths that enslave us to sin. Jesus, as our Lord, sets our souls free from the oaths that bind us to sin. Sometimes we do not even realize that the things we promise are wrong or possibly harmful, but the omniscient Jesus knows and releases us from those oaths. As His children, we are under the authority of Jesus and He alone will either allow us to carry out our vows or will negate them altogether.

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• None that I identified.