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What We Learn About Commitment From the Levitical Vows Leviticus 27 Keep Your Word What We Learn About Commitment From the Levitical Vows Leviticus 27 Fredericktown church of Christ Gospel Meeting * August 14, 2009 * Prepared by Chris Reeves

Old Testament Vows Apart from certain OT obligations like tithes, first fruits, and firstborn sons, many vows were entirely voluntary, free-will, not commanded But all vows, voluntary or not, must be kept!

Laws Concerning Vows Leviticus 27 Redeemable Things (vv. 1-25) People (vv. 1-8) Animals (vv. 9-13) Property (vv. 14-25) Unredeemable Things (vv. 26-34) Firstborn animals (vv. 26-27) Devoted things (vv. 28-29) Tithes (vv. 30-33)

Keep Your Word Vows made must be kept (Num. 30:2) Vows do not have to be made (Deut. 23:21-23) Don’t make rash vows (Lev. 5:4; Prov. 20:25; Eccl. 5:1-7) Don’t change your vow (Lev. 27:10,33) Know that vow-breaking is a sin (Rom. 1:31; 1 Tim. 1:10)

Keep Your Word Your vows to man (Mt. 5:37; Jas. 5:12) Your vows to brethren (1 Cor. 14:16) Your vows of marriage (Prov. 2:17; Mal. 2:14) Your vow to Christ (Rom. 7:2-4; 2 Cor. 11:2) Forsaking the world (Jas. 4:4) Faithful to the Lord (2 Tim. 2:12-13; Rev. 2:10)

Keep Your Word God keeps his word (Heb. 6:18) … you keep yours! Be a person of truth (Eph. 4:25) Why? Your words will judge you (Mt. 12:36-37)