Numbers 28 - 30

Sacrifices and Vows
Note: Today completes six weeks of reading - 46 weeks to go. We are more that a tenth of the way through the Bible.
The laws and instructions concerning the daily, Sabbath, monthly, and Festival offerings are reiterated in chapters 28 and 29.  Precise instructions are given by Moses.  At this point, Moses is nearing the end of his role in the journey of the people to the Promised Land.  Joshua has been chosen as the leader-in-waiting.  Moses wants to make the law and sacrificial worship crystal clear to those as they anticipate their move to the the land the Lord has promised them.

Chapter 30 provides information concerning vows.  In particular the relationship between an unmarried daughter and her father and a married woman and her husband where vows are concerned are discussed. First, any vow made by a man has to be kept, he may never break it (30:2).  If a daughter makes a vow, but the father nullifies it she is not bound. If he does not object, then she is bound to keep it.  The same holds true for a wife or a betrothed woman.  If the man objects or nullifies the vow, she is not bound to it. But, if he does not object, she must keep the vow.  If he waits one day and then objects, he is held guilty if she does not keep it.

The law concerning vows is a prophetic type concerning Jesus and what He did for us at Calvary.  We were bound to sin, we were under "vows" to the Devil and worldliness.  But Jesus nullified our vows and the attitudes that bound us to sin. When we accept His sacrifice, we are bound by a new vow to Him which can never be broken by Him.

May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.