{"id":36551,"date":"2022-09-13T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/please-explain-deuteronomy-2323-whatever-you-vow-you-must-be-careful-to-do-what-you-have-promised-such-as-what-you-have-vowed-to-the-lord-your-god-as-a-freewill-offering\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:00:43","slug":"please-explain-deuteronomy-2323-whatever-you-vow-you-must-be-careful-to-do-what-you-have-promised-such-as-what-you-have-vowed-to-the-lord-your-god-as-a-freewill-offering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/please-explain-deuteronomy-2323-whatever-you-vow-you-must-be-careful-to-do-what-you-have-promised-such-as-what-you-have-vowed-to-the-lord-your-god-as-a-freewill-offering\/","title":{"rendered":"Please explain Deuteronomy 23:23, "Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the LORD your God as a freewill offering.""},"content":{"rendered":"
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This verse is about making a free will offering as well as a vow<\/strong>. This oath was not by compulsion, neither was it commanded by law. It was made completely on a voluntary basis.  <\/p>\n

The lesson to be learned is the seriousness and the obligation that follows a vow to the Lord. There are examples in the scriptures of people or persons making vows unto the Lord ignorantly, thoughtlessly, or even under deception; but God still held them accountable for the words that were spoken. In Exodus 19:8, after having the law read to them, the nation of Israel through the voice of their elder representatives said, "these things we will do." In Judges 11:30, Jephthah made a vow to the Lord which brought him much sorrow. Yet he was obligated to keep it. In Joshua 9:3-37, the Elders of Israel made an oath while under deception with the inhabitants of Gibeon, but the oath had to be honored. <\/p>\n

The importance of keeping a vow can be found in the following verses:<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 5:4,5 (NET), "When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it<\/strong>. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow! It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it<\/strong>."<\/p>\n

Proverbs 20:25 (NLT), "Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost."<\/p>\n

So how do these Old Testament scriptures apply to our Christian life? In general, they tell us to be very aware of our promises and vows. Mark 8:34 (NET), "Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, 'If anyone wants to become my follower <\/strong>(freewill offering<\/strong>), he must (vow to<\/strong>) deny himself<\/strong>, take up his cross<\/strong>, and follow me<\/strong>.'" And remember Hebrews 10:28 (KJV), "Now the just (those who make a freewill offering) shall live by faith: but if any man draw back (fail to fulfill his vow), my soul shall have no pleasure in him<\/strong>."<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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