Numbers 30:9

Numbers 30:9 says, But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.  God next gave instructions for widows and women who were divorced concerning vows that they had made to Him.  Verse ten adds, And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;  This law concerned vows made while the widow or divorced woman was still married.  She would have still fallen under God's order of family dynamics.  Verse eleven continues, 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.  Moses stated that God said if the man did not say anything to stop from her vow,  then she would be bound by it.  Verse twelve states, 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.  Moses then said that God said that if the husband made the vows of the wife void the day that he heard them, everything she vowed would be made void. Matthew Henry says that God's plan for the structure of the family came before even individual vows.  Moses said that under God's plan, that vows that would affect a woman's soul, or her relationship to God, could be made valid or void by the husband.  As already stated, God sees the family dynamic as more important than individual vows that might be made outside of that dynamic.  If the husband forbade the wife from fulfilling her vow to God, then God would forgive her for not fulfilling the vow.  Verse thirteen adds, Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.  God said that the husband had to power to make every binding vow, vows that affected the soul, of the woman either valid or void.  We may not like this, but it wasn't what Moses himself said, but what God said.   As long as the husband and wife were acting under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, there should have been no problem, but if they weren't acting together under God's leadership, there would be.  Verse fourteen says, 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.  God then said through Moses that if the man did not object to the wife making the vow on the day he heard it, that it would be valid.  This is why it is important for a husband and wife to discuss vows that are made to God.  They need to be on the same page concerning these vows.  Verse fifteen adds, But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.  God also said that if the husband made void vows made to God by the woman, if they were were good vows to God, though the woman would be freed from guilt for not keeping the vow, the husband would take on the guilt for her not fulfilling it.  We might think that the husband was given too much power, but we need to realize that he was also giving a great accountability before God.  He was not to simply exert his power over the wife, but he was to follow God's leadership in this situation.  Verse sixteen continues, These 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.  Moses said these were God's law concerning a husband and wife and even a father and daughter as long as the daughter lived in his house.  As long as everyone living in the house was following God's direction, there should have been no problems, and there still shouldn't today. 

Numbers 30:1

Numbers 30:1 says, And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.  Moses this time spoke to the heads of the tribes of Israel.  The leaders of the people of Isreal were called on to carry out God's law, and they still are today.  Verse two adds, If 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.  Moses told them that if a man made a vow or took an oath to God that he should carry it out.  We are never required to take any additional oath to God than to accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord and to live by the leadership of the Holy Spirit, but if we do promise Him more, we should do what we promise Him we will do.  Verse three states, 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;  If a young woman made a vow, she was to be brought to her father’s house.  Verse four adds, 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.  If her father heard her vow and said nothing, her vow would stand.  His silence would imply consent, even if he didn't voice it out loud.  Our silence can also imply our consent today, whether for something good or something bad, as Christians, especially for the leaders of the church.  Verse five continues,  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.  God then said through Moses that if her father didn't agree with her vow on the day that she told him about it, that she would be released from the vow and God would not hold her accountable.  We can debate the fact that a daughter was treated differently than a son, but in that time period, daughters were dependent on their father and then their husband to meet their everyday needs, whereas a son was expected to grow up and meet his own needs and those of his family after he married.  Verse six says, And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;  If the young woman was married, then she was to tell her vow to her husband instead of her father.  Verse seven adds, 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.  If her husband did not say she could not fulfill the vow on the day that he heard about it, her vow would stand.  In both cases, neither the father nor the husband could at first agree and then later change their mind.  Verse eight continues, 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.  If her husband disallowed her oath, then she would be freed from it and God would not hold her accountable.  If we today make a vow to God, whether we are male or female, we alone are responsible for fulfilling that vow, and no one else can relieve us of the responsibility of fulfilling it.

Numbers 29:23

Numbers 29:23 says, And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:  Verse twenty-four adds, Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  The number of bullocks for the burnt offering continued to decrease, but but rams remained the same.  The meat and drink offerings were to be the same for each animal.  Verse twenty-five continues, And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.  Again, the sin offering was one kid goat, and this was in addition to the normal burnt, meat, and drink offerings.   If we give to a special offering, I don't believe that we should consider our regular tithes and offerings to be a part of the special offering.  Verse twenty-six states, And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot,  Verse twenty-seven adds, And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:   Verse twenty-eight continues,  And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.  The number of bullocks continued to decease, and the amount of the meat offering decreased by the amount required for the bullocks.  Verse twenty-nine says, And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:  Verse thirty adds, And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  Verse thirty-one continues, And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.  Though the number of bullocks decreased, all the animals were still to be without blemish.  We are to bring the best that we have to God.  Verse thirty-two states, And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:  Verse thirty-three adds, And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  Verse thirty-four continues,  And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.  These once more were in addition to the normal offerings, and there was still only one young goat for the sin offering, just as Jesus Christ is our only acceptable sin offering today.  Verse thirty-five says, On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:  On the eighth day, the people of Isreal were to have a solemn assembly, and again were to do no unnecessary work.  We too often declare nearly everything to be necessary work on the Lord’s ’s Dsy, instead of setting it aside strictly to worship Him.  We may also make it necessary for others to work instead of being able to rest and worship God.  Verse thirty-six adds, But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish: The number of bullocks and rams decreased to one, and the number of lambs decreased to seven.  Verse thirty-seven continues, Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  This meant that the amount of the meat and drink offerings would also decrease, since they were determined by the number of animals in the burnt offerings.  Verse thirty-eight concludes, And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.  The sin offering remained the same, and as always was separate from all other offerings.  Any offering we bring to God todsy must be to accomplish His work and bring honor and glory in Him, but it can never atone for our sins.  Accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord is the only way to have our sins atoned for, since He alone is the only acceptable sin sacrifice.  Verse thirty-nine states, These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.. God said that these things were to be done in addition to the normal offerings.  God may at times call on us to give extra to His work, but as long as we acknowledge that everything belongs to Him to start with, we should never have a problem with this.  Verse forty adds, And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses. Moses told the people of Israel what God had said,  as so must we as Christians tell the people of the world what God has said.

Numbers 29:12

Numbers 29:12 says, And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:  On the fifteen day of the seventh month the people of Israel were to have a holy gathering that would last a week, during which they were to do no work.  We as Christians used to have week long revivals when we gathered together to worship God.  Of course, we still worked during that week, but now it seems that it is too much bother.  Verse thirteen adds, And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:  The burnt offering was to be more than normal.  Verse fourteen states, And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,  Verse fifteen adds, And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs:  There was also an increase in the meat offering to go along with the burnt offering.  Verse sixteen continues, And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.  These were in addition to the normal offerings.  The sin offering did not increase.  There is but one offering for sin, and that is Jesus Christ, even though the kid goat without blemish represented Him then then.  Verse seventeen says, And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:  Verse eighteen adds, And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  On the second day of this holy week, they were to bring another offering for the burnt sacrifice and the necessary items for the meat offering and drink offering.  God still expects us to give all that is necessary to insure that His work is done and His name is glorified in the world today. Verse nineteen continues And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings.  Again, the sacrifice for the sin offering did not increase.  Verse twenty states, And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;   Verse twenty-one continues, And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:  They were to again bring a sacrifice on the third day, though the amount was decreased again for the burnt and meat offering.  Verse twenty-two concludes, And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.  The sin offering remained the same, and all these offerings were in addition to the normal offerings.

Numbers 29:1

Numbers 29:1 says, And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.  Ths first day of the seventh month the people of Israel were to have a holy gathering.  They were to do no work and it was to be a day of blowing trumpets.  Matthew Henry says this was the time between harvest and planting when the people had more free time, and that God wanted it devoted to Him.  We likewise need our free time to be devoted to God.  Verse two adds, And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:  On this day, they were also to offer a burnt offering to God, consisting of one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish.  Verse three continues, And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,  Verse four concludes, And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:  The amount of the meat offering, which consisted of flour mingled with oil, was also specifed for each of the animals of the burnt offering.  As always with their sacrifices, God directed them in what to give and how much to give, and we need to allow Him to do so in our lives today.  Verse five states, And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:  Verse six adds, Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.  They were also to offer a young goat as a sin offering for atonement for their sins, in addition to all the other offerings which were still to be offered as well.  Though Jesus is our sin offering for all our sins for all time, we are still to bring our tithes and offerings to God, and I believe to use all that we have left for accomplishing His work for His glory.  Verse seven says,  And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:   Also in the seventh month on the tenth day they were to have a holy meeting and set the day aside for God and do no unnecessary work.  It seems that today we want to set less and less time aside for God.  Verse eight adds, But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:   Verse nine continues,  And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,  Verse nine concludes, A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:  The things to be used in the burnt offering and the meat offering were once again specified by God.  I believe we need to allow God to direct our giving today as well.  Verse eleven states, One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.  Once more, they were to offer a young goat for a sin offering for atonement from their sins.  We can offer nothing todsy for atonement from our sins, but must accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, since He is the only acceptable sacrifice for sin.

Numbers 28:24

Numbers 28:24 says, After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. There was to be a daily meat sacrifice during the seven days of passover, in addition to the already burnt and drink offerings given daily.  Verse twenty-five adds, And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.  There was to be no work done on the seventh day during their convocation, or gathering to worship God.  Verse twenty-six states, Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:  The feast on the day of Pentacost is then detailed.   They were to bring a new meat offering to God during their convocation, and once again they were to do no work.  We may not have particular feast days, but everyday that we gather together in God's name should be a day of offering all that we have to Him.  Verse twenty-seven adds, But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;  They were to bring two young bullocks, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year for a burnt offering.  Verse twenty-eight continues, And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,  The meat offering was to be flour mingled with oil, three tenths deals to one bullock and two tenth deals to one ram.  Matthew Henry says the burnt offerings were chiefly for the benefit of God to show His dominion, and the sin offerings were to show the love of Christ that they were looking forward to and that we look back on as He died for our sins.  Verse twenty-nine states, A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; Verse thirty adds, And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.  There was also to be a young goat sacrificed in atone for their sins.  Verse thirty continues, Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings.  These offerings were also be in addition to the continual burnt offerings and meat offerings.  At times, God may call on us to give more than just our normal offerings, and when He does we need to give the best we have so that He might be glorified.  

Numbers 28:11

Numbers 28:11 says, And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;  God then gave Moses instructions for the monthly offering the people of Israel were to offer for a burnt offering.  This was in addition to the daily offering.  It was to be two young bulls, one ram and seven lambs less than a year old and without s spot, or blemish.  Verse twelve adds, And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;  Verse thirteen continues, And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.  They were also to bring four mingled with oil to be used with the meat and burnt offering.  Verse fourteen concludes, And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.  There was also instructions for the drink offerings to be used in the sacrifices.  Though Jesus Christ is the only acceptable sacrifice for our sins, God still expects us to bring our tithes and offerings to him to be used in the carrying out of His work in the world, and He expects us to bring the best that we have to Him.  Verse fifteen says, And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.  There was a separate offering for the sin offering besides the continual burnt and drink offerings, and Jesus Christ alone is our everlasting offering for our sins.  We can give our tithes and offerings generously, but if we do not accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, they will be meaningless.  Verse sixteen states, And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.  Verse seventeen adds, And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.  Moses was then to once again give God's instructions for the yearly Passover observance.  Though God through Moses had already given the people of Israel these instructions before, a new generation was now making up the nation of Israel, and God wanted to make sure they knew His laws, just as we must share the gospel of Christ with each new generation and teach them what God's word says.  Verse eighteen continues, In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:  The first day of te Passover was to be set aside totally to God, with no work being done.  We still need to set aside time dedicated totally to God, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, or at all times, sometimes individually and sometimes when we gather together to worship Him.  Verse nineteen says, But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:  Verse twenty adds, And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;  Verse twenty-one continues, A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs:  Verse twenty-two concludes, And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you.  There were specific instructions for the Passover celebration, just as there are specific ways that we should worship God today, and that is by giving Him our best daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, so that His work can be carried out for His honor and glory.  Verse twenty-three states, Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.  Moses was to tell the people that the Passover was in addition to daily morning burnt offering, which was a perpetual offering.  Though Jesus Christ is our Passover offering, freeing us from the death sentence of sin forever, we are still, to bring our tithes and offerings to God.