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"What you vow, pay." - Ecc 5:4

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Numbers 30:1-10

Leviticus 27:12-23

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“However, if she should marry a husband while under her VOW or the rash promise that she has imposed on herself 7 and her husband hears of it and offers no objection on the day he hears of it, her vows or her abstinence vows that she has imposed on herself will stand. 8 But if her husband forbids her on the day he hears of it, he may annul the vow or the rash promise that she imposed on herself,+ and Jehovah will forgive her" - Num 30:6-8

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NAZARITES

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“He is holy to Jehovah all the days of his Naziriteship " - Numbers 6:8

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NAZIRITES
A word taken from the Hebrew for “One Singled Out,” “Dedicated One,” “Separated One.” There were two classes of Nazirites: those who volunteered and those who were appointed as such by God. A man or a woman could take a special vow to Jehovah to live as a Nazirite for a period of time. Those voluntarily taking the vow had three principal restrictions: they were to drink no alcohol nor eat any product of the grapevine, they were not to cut their hair, and they were not to touch a dead body. Those appointed by God as Nazirites remained such for life, and Jehovah specified the requirements for them.​—Nu 6:2-7; Jg 13:5.

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Numbers 6:1-3

The Nazirites too were dedicated to Jehovah in a special way. The word “Nazirite,” which comes from the Hebrew word nazirʹ, means “Separated One,” or “Dedicated One.” Nazirites were to live by the restrictions that were set out for them in the Mosaic Law.​—Num. 6:2-8. w24 3/15 #9 par 3

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SOJJ: #50: My Prayer of Dedication (Matthew 22:37)
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SOJJ: #51: To God We Are Dedicated! (Matthew 16:24 - See also Psalm 43:3 ; Psalm 107:22 ; John 6:44)
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SOJJ: #52: Christian Dedication (Hebrews 10:7, 9 - See also Matt. 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23)
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"He should not approach* a dead person* during all the days he remains separated to Jehovah. 7 Even if his father or his mother or his brother or his sister should die, he may not defile himself,a because the sign of his Naziriteship to his God is upon his head " - Numbers 6:6. 7

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"As used in the Bible, a vow is a solemn promise that is made to God. A person promises to perform some act, to offer some gift, to enter some type of service, or to abstain from certain things. Vows are made voluntarily, of one’s own free will. Nevertheless, they are sacred and binding in God’s eyes because they carry the force of an oath—a sworn statement—that promises that a person will or will not do a certain thing. (Gen. 14:22, 23; Heb. 6:16, 17)" - w17 4/15 p. 3 par 3

"our willingness is especially put to the test when we are asked to do things that are not initially to our liking. When we make such sacrifices and serve God in a way that takes us out of our comfort zone, we prove ourselves faithful. The resulting blessings are always far greater than any sacrifices we may make, painful as they may be. (Mal. 3:10)" - w16 4/15 p. 8 par 15

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#QUESTION Does the fact that no vow offerings were stiputlated for infants mean children have no value in the eyes of God (Leviticus 27:6)?

A vow is a solomn promise before God to perform some act or live up to an obligation. Vow offerings were possible under the Mosaic law in response to some blessing or personal decision; while such offerings were entirely voluntary the level of monitary contributions were set by law or left to the descretion of the priest. The level did NOT reflect the value of the life of the person since the Mosaic law stipulated clearly "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, LIFE for LIEF". Thus in the eyes of the law, no live was deemed less valuable than another (young or old, male or female) and someone that took a childs (or baby's) life would be held just as accountable as when taking the life of a male adult in his prime (see above).

So rather than reflecting the value of the life, the offering reflected the monetary value of the individuals position to contribute to his family. If a man in his prime were to leave his business and dedicate himself entirely to spiritual pursuits, this would represent more of a financial sacrifice than if a baby (or an old man). The monetary offering therefore was symbolic of what the what the person could at the time of the offering DO with his life rather than the age or gender OF that life. In short it might, in modern terms be referred to as "lost earnings". Newborns and babies are probably not mentioned not only because they are not able to make any financial contribution to the family.

Furthermore, the Mosaic law already communicated that the lives of newbords were of significant events; sacrifices were made at the birth of a child and a specific sacrifices were to be offered to highlight the fact that each firstborn child in the nation symbolically belonged to God.

Finally, while the account of Hannah illustrates that God indeed does look favorably the lives of the babies and even the unborn, (Hannah vowed to offer her yet child to work full time in temple duties should she be blessed with being able to concieve) the practicalities of separating a mother from her newborn are aptly illustrated, since Hannah did not seperate herself from her child until he was weaned(a newborn baby it almost entirely dependent on its mother for some time).

Since the monetary level of a vow offering was a REPLACEMENT or subsitute for the literal services of an individual, it would be inappropriate to set a price level for something that in reality for practical reasons, couldn't actually be offered. This would be like saying, don't give me your car, give me the money you would use for alternative transport if I took your car... when your car doesn't work. In short that fact that vow offerings were not set for newborns does not reflect their value in the eyes of God, so much as the fact that neither the child nor the parent are in a position to make an offering at such a young age.

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