Numbers 30 Summary - 5 Minute Bible Study
Numbers 30 Summary - A Quick Overview
WHEN:
These events occurred towards the end of the Israelites’ 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.
The Israelites were in the wilderness from approximately 1490-1450 B.C.
CHARACTERS:
Moses – God selected Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and guide them to the land of Canaan.
WHERE:
The Israelites were camped on the border of the Amorites and Moabites near Pisgah at a place called Shittim (21:20; 23:14, 25:1).
OUTLINE:
VOWS TO THE LORD (30:1-16):
If a man made a vow to the Lord, he was required to keep his word.
If a woman who lived in her father’s house vowed a vow, her father could oppose her vow and negate it if he didn’t agree with it.
If the father didn’t immediately negate the vow, the women was required to keep her word.
If a man married a woman who was under a vow, he could void the vow if he disagreed with it.
If a woman made a vow while married, her husband could void the vow if he believed it to be unwise.
A father or husband was only allowed to void a vow when they first learned about it. If they learned about it but didn’t oppose it immediately, they were not allowed to void it in the future.
APPLICATION:
Giving our word, vows, and promises are serious things in God’s eyes.
It’s easy to adopt the common view that words aren’t meaningful, and a promise can be broken if it inconveniences us.
But God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit have always emphasized the importance of our words.
In Psalm 15:4, the psalmist writes that God honors those who keep their word even when it costs them.
