Numbers 30:1 "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 is here speaking to the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel; and the information that Moses is giving to these men will be passed on to their people. This message was concerning vows and oaths that people make. It applies to both men and women.

Numbers 30:2 "If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth."

"Vow" as stated here in the Hebrew text is # 5087; "Nadar"; "a prime root, meaning to make a promise." And this "promise" is made to YHVH our Heavenly Father, which was the means of swearing an oath to God. That promise will form a bond between that person, man or woman, and God. "Bond" as used here means "to make a solemn promise of abstinence to something". An example of this is that of fasting, a promise that you will not eat, or smoke, or drink what ever the vow states that was made to God. These items that the person would refrain from, of course are things that are permitted under the law. If you think of abstinence as being negative; yet as given in this verse it was given as a positive thing to do. You are doing it to make yourself better by keeping that vow, and doing the act. The latter part of this verse is directed to the dedication of something you have or do, for a definite purpose. That could mean giving part of your land to the Lord, or your labor, which could be even a life-long commitment.

The vow of a Nazarite has both the negative and positive side to it. The negative part of the Nazarite's vow is that he or she will not partake of anything from the vine. Yet the Nazarite will not touch a razor to his head, and thus allow his hair to grow, which is a positive vow for his hair then would become an honor to the Lord.

Numbers 30:3 "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 Hebrew woman makes a vow, a "sr", a vow of abstinence; and she is a young girl and living in her father's house; she is not married but under her father's control.

Numbers 30:4 "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 the father hears her make this vow, or the day that he becomes aware of that vow by his daughter; and then if he takes no action because of her vow, that vow of this young girl will stand before the Lord. That vow is binding by God to her soul. However on the other hand:

Numbers 30:5 "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."

If her father hears his daughter making her vows, or oaths before the Lord, and becomes aware of them and responds immediately to this young girl's vows. Then those vows made by this girl shall not stand. God will forgive her for breaking those vows because in keeping them would violate the other commandments of obeying or parents and giving them proper respect. In this case she didn't break her vows, or oaths but her father broke them.

Now say that she made these vows to God, and her father allowed her to keep these vows, but she then marries and becomes subject to her husband. These next verses deal with that relationship of the husband breaking her vows.

Numbers 30:6 "And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul:"

This is saying that if she took a husband at that point, after making a vow or an oath under bond to the Lord; then this applies. "Uttered ought out of her lips", in the Hebrew text is # 4008; "Mibta; a rash utterance, a hasty vow" made without forethought as to what she was doing, and not knowing the consequences. It is not good to make a promise the the Lord that you have no intention to keep, or even know that you are able to keep it. God will hold you to your promises, and your soul is bound to keep those vows that you utter, even in haste. Father has made promises to you just as well, and many of His promises are unconditional, while many others have conditions attached to them. If you do such and such, then God will bless or curse you for meeting those conditions. The Scriptures are full of promises that direct your life, and when God expects you to follow those vows He made to you; in turn, he expects you to keep your word to Him. If you have trouble, and things get out of control; then he made another promise to you.

Matthew 11:28 "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

This is a vow that Jesus is making to those that believe on Him. If you are all burdened down in the problems of the day, and the bills are stacked up, and things are just not going your way. Jesus is asking you to let Him help you get through those impossible times. You cast your cares on Him, and make your problems His problems. He knows how to handle them, for Jesus can read the minds of those that would do you harm, and that brought those heavy burdens on you in the first place. Notice that it is up to you to make the first move, for the reason that you are in this flesh body in the first place, is to be tested, to see who you run to when the going gets tough. The peace and rest that we get by leaning on Christ, is our peace of mind.

Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your soul."

The yoke is placed on an animal, so that the weak animal can do his part in pulling the load, and all the he can't handle is shifted through the yoke to the stronger animal that can handle the rest of the load. The yoke is also made of a material that will not harm the animal, while the two are yoked together. When the load of your problems become to heavy, Jesus is telling you directly, "take My yoke upon you," for it is you that hast to take that commitment for yourself. God will not step in unless you ask him to. Once you put that yoke on and in place; the next step is "to learn of Me", get into His Word and read of those promises that He has given to you directly, and claim them for yourself. He is asking you to make His Word part of your life. His Word is the His Way.

If you think that by taking the yoke of Christ, as adding work to yourself, then you comparing yourself to a dumb ox. The purpose of a yoke is distributing the load to each person and limit the work to only what you can handle. Christ Will share our burdens, and make each of those problems limited to what we can handle.

Matthew 11:30 "For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

Taking Christ's yoke is not a problem, for it is Christ that does the harnessing. The master yokes the oxen in place, and places the traces on them. Let Christ do that for you, and in that you will find His rest in your soul. Christ's yoke will make your day go easier, and His yoke will lighten the loads and pressures that this world would try to place on you.

If this young lady had taken an oath or vow for her life, and then she took on the pressures of her husband and family life When he became aware of those problems and he caused her to brake those vows that she had placed on herself, then it would be up to him to resolve any problems that would come her way. That is what marriage is all about, sharing the load, each doing what he or she can do. It is best to not make a vow or take an oath, rather than make it to hastily. If you make a vow, then keep it. Any vow that you make should be to God, not a person, a church, or any denomination, for those vows are binding between that person and God. Vows are between the soul of the person and God. The soul is eternal when under the blood of Christ, as you are a believer, for in time these physical bodies we each have will die; But our soul will stand in judgment, and is eternal.

If you make a commitment to a church, and later find that this church is drifting into false teachings and traditions that God against the Word of God, then God will not hold you to that vow of commitment. You make your vow to God's work, not to some man's work. Your vows and tithes are to go, by Scripture, to where you are taught the Word of the Lord.

Numbers 30:7 "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:"

When the husband learns of the vows that his new wife is bringing into their marriage, and he makes no statement against those vows, then it is just as when her father first heard of this young ladies vows, while living under his roof. Those vows that she made between her and God, then shall stand and are binding to her before the Lord.

Numbers 30:8 "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."

Once the husband has the knowledge of any of the vows that his wife had made, he also has the power under God, to dissolve those vows that she committed herself to, and the Lord shall forgive her when those vows are broken. Both the husband and the wife will not be under iniquity as far as God is concerned.

An example of this is when the a young man and woman marry, and say one is committed by vow to one church, and the other to a church of another denomination, when they leave to dedicate themselves to the husband's church, than that vow is done away with that the woman had to her other church. There would be no sin and no trespass to breaking any ties that she had with that church that she was in.

Numbers 30:9 "But every vow of the widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her."

What this is saying is that the widow woman, or the divorced woman are not living in the house of either her father or husband. And she is free to make her own vows and oaths to bind her, and each of them will stand against her before the Father. The widow woman and the divorced can make an agreement or contract without a man's consent, and it would be binding by law.

Numbers 30:10 "And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;"

Numbers 30:10 - 12 deal with vows that a woman makes, after she is already married. By "husband's house", meaning the house she is living in after she becomes married.

Numbers 30:11 "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."

If she makes an agreement or vow and her husband is fully aware of what she is bonding herself to, then she becomes obligated to keep that vow or oath when her husband doesn't voice his disagreement to that vow when he becomes aware of it. This is different than what is covered in verse fifteen, where the husband then becomes obligated, if he causes his wife to break her vow.

Numbers 30:12 "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."

The point here is that as long as the husband voices his disapproval the day that he hears about the vow, and does something to stop it, then both he and she are not obligated to keep that vow. However later on, he has a change of mind and then causes the woman to break her vow or oath, then that is an entirely different matter.

Numbers 30:13 "Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void."

Every vow that this married woman may make to humble or abase herself, her husband has the right to either make that commitment stand, or make her end that vow or oath.

Numbers 30:14 "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."

However, when her husband does become aware of the oath or vow that his wife has taken and says nothing about that vow or oath to end it, then by his silence he has confirmed that vow; and it became confirmed on that very day that he first became aware of it. By not saying anything when he first heard what she had done, for this is where that term that is said at weddings; "Speak now or forever hold your peace", came from.

Numbers 30:15 "But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity." "

"Iniquity" as stated in the Hebrew text is "avah", which means "perverseness". So what this is saying is that if he takes time over several days to object, then the iniquity or perverseness that may come by his delayed action is on the husband. Any sin that arises out of his delayed decision to break his wife's vow in on his head.

Leviticus 5:1 "And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity."

This would be a trespass sin and the trespass offering would be in order by the man, for the sin of knowing the truth and doing nothing, or saying nothing and allowing that sin to take place, is his sin. If you sit back and hear something being sworn to that you know is an outright lie, than you are partaking of that lie right along with the person swearing to that lie, when you say nothing at the time.

When you know that somebody is cooking the books in a business, or something is going on that is not right, and you say nothing; then you are just as guilty in the act, and the one that is doing it. Today we do not make things right by the offering of lambs and goats, but with a confession to the Lord, and a prayer with a repenting heart in Jesus name. Jesus became our perfect sacrifice and the blood of his perfect sacrifice on the cross fulfilled all the all the blood ordinances required under the Law in that first Covenant. In other words, get your house in order, and right with the Father, and try to make the thing right that went wrong when you held your peace. Remember that this is dealing with your right standing before the Lord YHVH, and the condition of your soul. The true records that will stand for eternity are in heaven, before the throne of God.

Revelation 20:11 "And I saw a great white throne, and Him That sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them."

This judgment takes place at the end of the thousand year Millennium age with Christ's kingdom right here on earth. The things of this flesh age will be over and done with in that Millennium kingdom, for all souls will be back into their Spiritual bodies as the Angels have. There will be no sickness, and the word of God will be know in everyone's mind. Those that were of the elect, and right before the Lord, and did not bow to Satan in his role as the Antichrist will have received their rewards and eternal soul at the close of this earth age of flesh man; but those that did bow to Antichrist, will be recorded and judged at the end of the Millennium age.

Revelation 20:12 "And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of Life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."

Though the dead, those spiritual dead that still have mortal souls, will be given a test of one thousand years life to live in that Millennium age kingdom, and the acts of what they do and say in that time will be written in the books in heaven. God is keeping record in that Millennium age, just as He is doing in this earth age of flesh man. Sure, you can fool human judges and courts in this flesh age, but remember that God reads mind and knows the thoughts and intents of what you do, and why you do what you do. There are a set of books to record your deeds, but there is another book, the Lambs book of life, where only your name is recorded. In that book, when your name is there, it means that Jesus is claiming your soul to be with him in all eternity.

Those that are not found worthy are judged by their works only in the Millennium age. Grace, that free gift from God to all souls that believe on His only begotten Son, is for this earth age of flesh man only. When you come under the blood of Christ, Then the Jesus is your kinsman redeemer, and He claimed your soul when you came to Him in repentance "in Jesus name".

Numbers 30:16 "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."

This verse points out that there is a bonding, and obedience to both a father, while living in his house, and a husband are very important to God. Over and over it stated that obedience to your father while you are under his protection, or a husband that you bind yourself to, becomes more important than a religious vow that you might take. God is given both the father and the husband, over his daughter, or wife in that case, to void any vow that she may make, and no one pays the price for her breaking that vow.