Verse 2
THE SACREDNESS OF VOWS, Numbers 30:1-2.
2. A vow is a religions promise unto the Lord. For the different kinds see Leviticus 27:0, introductory note. Alms promised to the poor were also, by the interpretation of the rabbins, comprehended under vows, on the principle that the poor stand in place of the Lord. Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 25:40; Matthew 26:11.
To bind his soul with a bond Literally, bind his soul to abstain, that is, not to do a thing. The Nazarite’s vow is indicated by another word neder. Numbers 6:2, note. In what the abstaining consisted is not explained, because it was well understood from traditional customs; in all probability it chiefly consisted in refraining from food and other lawful things. Acts 23:12.
He shall not break his word Profane his word. Slackness or needless delay was also prohibited. Deuteronomy 23:21. The time and place of paying vowed sacrifices was at the great feasts, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle. Leviticus 1:3; Deuteronomy 12:5-7; Deuteronomy 16:16-17. Impossible vows are to be repented of, and wicked vows are to be broken. Acts xxiii, 21.
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