07.26.08 – Matot

07.26.08

Matot - Tribes

Torah: Numbers 30:2-32:42
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3
Apostolic Scriptures: Acts 9:1-22
Related Scriptures: Deuteronomy 23:21-23; Matthew 5:33; Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

Topic:

Making vows requires a maturity and understanding by the person making the vow of the importance and seriousness of the responsibility they are obligating themselves to. (that was a mouthful)

If a young woman makes a vow, her father can annul the vow if he finds it unreasonable. (Num 30:3-5)
If a married woman makes a vow, her husband can annul the vow if he finds it unreasonable. (Num 30:6-15)

1. If a vow can be ‘broken’ by a young woman’s father (her authority) and a vow can be ‘broken’ by a married woman’s husband (her authority), then what principle can we derive from this? Hint: Why do you think Moses specifically instructed the leaders of the tribes regarding vows?

2. Why were the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben instructed to lead the way into the land (Num 32:1-42)? What were the conditions given to them regarding their request? How can we relate this to the principles of making vows?

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