Numbers 30:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Vow a vow

Swear

2 Corinthians 9:9

To bind

Numbers 30:3

Matthew 23:16

He shall do

General references

Numbers 30:4

Joshua 2:17

Bible References

Vow a vow

Then Israel made an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give up this people into my hands, then I will send complete destruction on all their towns.

Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,

Say to the children of Israel, If a man makes a special oath, you will give your decision as to the value of the persons for the Lord.

When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin

So Jephthah went with the responsible men of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah said all these things before the Lord in Mizpah.

I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

Give to the Lord your God what is his by right; let all who are round him give offerings to him who is to be feared.

I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

Swear

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

Or if anyone, without thought, takes an oath to do evil or to do good, whatever he says without thought, with an oath, having no knowledge of what he is doing; when it becomes clear to him, he will be responsible for any of these things.

Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.

To bind

If a woman, being young and under the authority of her father, takes an oath to the Lord or gives an undertaking;

A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

He shall do

You will make your prayer to him, and be answered; and you will give effect to your oaths.

My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.

I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

I will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.

When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.

See on the mountains the feet of him who comes with good news, giving word of peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, give effect to your oaths: for the good-for-nothing man will never again go through you; he is completely cut off.

General references

If her father, hearing of her oath or the undertaking she has given, says nothing to her, then all her oaths and every undertaking she has given will have force.

And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,