Living With My Vows

1. Living With My Vows Job 22:27~28

2. Making a Vow ! a vow is a transaction between a person and his/her deitywhereby the former undertakes in the future to render some service or gift or devotes something valuable here and now. Vow: an oath, with Diety being both witness & recipient

3. A Bold Example Judges 11 • A “Vow by Jephthah ~ his history • A Gileadite of the tribe of Gad made a “Vow to God” • Give me the Ammonites in battle • Whatever comes out of my doors to greet me, I will sacrifice to you in a burnt offering Vs 30-31 • What would Jephthah do?

4. What Could He Do? • As many today, disregard his vow. • He could honor his vow as long as it was something he was willing to give - Clean - Unclean • He could honor his vow regardless of it’s importance – Vow to God, must be kept at all cost • He kept the vow to God because he knew he must • He sacrificed his daughter to God ---------------------------------- • God’s law condemned unclean animal sacrifices • It also condemned human sacrifices

5. No Unclean Animal To Eat • Lev 10:10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; • Lev 11:2-7 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

6. No Human Sacrifices • Lev 20:1-3 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

7. Children of Israel Had Ruined Themselves • Ezek 22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

8. Passages For Consideration…. • Lev 27:28-30 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord. 29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord.

9. He is listed with those of great faith… • Heb 11:32-38 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. 36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented — 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

10. Do We Make Similar Commitments Today? Do We Profane Ours Like They Did?

11. What Possible Vows Would We Make Today As Christians?

12. Christianity Is A Covenant Vow • Matt 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. • Matt 22:39 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself

13. Christianity Is A Covenant Vow • Matt 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. • John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

14. Christianity Is A Covenant Vow • Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. • Matt 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

15. Christianity Is A Covenant Vow • 1 John 2:15-16 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

16. Christianity Is A Covenant Vow • Matt 24:45-46 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

17. What Will Your Master Find You Doing When He Returns ? Are You Living Up To Your Vows As A Christian ?