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When you shall vow a vow to Yahweh your God, you shall not be slack to pay it: for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.
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A Vow Is a Sacred Engagement
Commentators explain that a vow is a sacred engagement with God Himself, directly related to the Third Commandment not to take His name in vain. To promise something to God and then fail to deliver is to diminish His glory and treat His name lightly. Therefore, God requires that vows be fulfilled, and failure to do so is considered a sin.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
When thou shalt vow ... thou shalt not be slack ... —The three yearly feasts are mentioned by Rashi and the Rabbis as occ…
16th Century
Protestant
When you shall vow a vow. The rule of vowing also pertains to the keeping of the Third Commandment, since, by vowing, people exercise them…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When you shall vow a vow unto the Lord your God Which must be of things in a man's power to perform, and of what are…
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Presbyterian
It is honorable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth should be treated with particul…
