Living With My Vows

1
Living With My Vows

• Job 222728

2
Making a Vow !

• a vow is a transaction between a person and
  his/her deity whereby the former undertakes in
  the future to render some service or gift or
  devotes something valuable here and now.

Vow an oath, with Diety being both witness
recipient
3
A Bold Example Judges 11

• A Vow by Jephthah his history
• A Gileadite of the tribe of Gad made a Vow
  to God
• Give me the Ammonites in battle
• Whatever comes out of my doors to greet me, I
  will sacrifice to you in a burnt offering Vs
  30-31
• What would Jephthah do?

4
What Could He Do?

• As many today, disregard his vow.
• He could honor his vow as long as it was
  something he was willing to give - Clean -
  Unclean
• He could honor his vow regardless of its
  importance Vow to God, must be kept at all cost
  
• He kept the vow to God because he knew he must
• He sacrificed his daughter to God
• ----------------------------------
• Gods law condemned unclean animal sacrifices
• It also condemned human sacrifices

5
No Unclean Animal To Eat

• Lev 1010 And that ye may put difference between
  holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean
• Lev 112-7 Speak unto the children of Israel,
  saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat
  among all the beasts that are on the earth.3
  Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted,
  and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall
  ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of
  them that chew the cud, or of them that divide
  the hoof as the camel, because he cheweth the
  cud, but divideth not the hoof he is unclean
  unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the
  cud, but divideth not the hoof he is unclean
  unto you. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the
  cud, but divideth not the hoof he is unclean
  unto you.7 And the swine, though he divide the
  hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the
  cud he is unclean to you.

6
No Human Sacrifices

• Lev 201-3 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
  2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of
  Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of
  Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in
  Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech
  he shall surely be put to death the people of
  the land shall stone him with stones.3 And I will
  set my face against that man, and will cut him
  off from among his people because he hath given
  of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary,
  and to profane my holy name.

7
Children of Israel
Had Ruined Themselves

• Ezek 2226 Her priests have violated my law, and
  have profaned mine holy things they have put no
  difference between the holy and profane, neither
  have they shewed difference between the unclean
  and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my
  sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

8
Passages For Consideration.

• Lev 2728-30 Notwithstanding no devoted thing,
  that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that
  he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field
  of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed
  every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
  29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men,
  shall be redeemed but shall surely be put to
  death. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether
  of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the
  tree, is the Lord's it is holy unto the Lord.

9
He is listed with those of great faith

• Heb 1132-38 And what more shall I say? For the
  time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak
  and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel
  and the prophets 33 who through faith subdued
  kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained
  promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34
  quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge
  of the sword, out of weakness were made strong,
  became valiant in battle, turned to flight the
  armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their
  dead raised to life again. Others were tortured,
  not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain
  a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial
  of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains
  and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were
  sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the
  sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and
  goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented
  38 of whom the world was not worthy. They
  wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and
  caves of the earth.

10
Do We Make Similar Commitments Today?

• Do We Profane Ours Like They Did?

11
What Possible Vows Would We Make Today As
Christians?

12
Christianity Is A Covenant Vow

• Matt 2237 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love
  the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
  thy soul, and with all thy mind.
• Matt 2239 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
  thyself

13
Christianity Is A Covenant Vow

• Matt 624 No man can serve two masters for
  either he will hate the one, and love the other
  or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
  other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
• John 1226 If any man serve me, let him follow
  me and where I am, there shall also my servant
  be if any man serve me, him will my Father
  honour.

14
Christianity Is A Covenant Vow

• Matt 633 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
  and his righteousness and all these things shall
  be added unto you.
• Matt 76 Give not that which is holy unto the
  dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,
  lest they trample them under their feet, and turn
  again and rend you.

15
Christianity Is A Covenant Vow

• 1 John 215-16 Love not the world, neither
  the things that are in the world. If any man love
  the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
  16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the
  flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
  life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

16
Christianity Is A Covenant Vow

• Matt 2445-46 Who then is a faithful and wise
  servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his
  household, to give them meat in due season?46
  Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
  cometh shall find so doing.

17
What Will Your Master Find You Doing
When He Returns ?

• Are You Living Up To
  Your Vows As A Christian ?