"The Bible emphasizes taking personal responsibility for our words and actions, and today’s reading is no different. We see that men and women were responsible to do what they vowed to do before God. God did make allowances for women who were stopped in fulfilling their vows by their patriarchal head. The structure of Ancient Near Eastern society, and of Israel, was a patriarchal one. If a woman’s patriarchal head came against her and prevented her vow, the woman was off the hook, it was her husband or father breaking the vow, not her. What we see
through men and women being held accountable for their words before God is that what we say, matters. In the New Testament, this is echoed in James 3 that tells us about the kind of trouble our tongues can get us into. No matter what our world tells us about speech, the Bible tells us that we are responsible for what we say and to whom we say it. God will hold us accountable.
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The Land of Israel; Numbers 32-34
"The territory of ancient Israel is outlined in our reading today. And though it has been noted
many times, it is still worth saying that it is amazing how much strife has occurred over such a small piece of land. God promised this land to the descendants of Abraham back around 2100 BC, and it wa... -
Hope for the Future; Numbers 35-36
"In Numbers 36, the tribe of Manasseh was concerned with the law that allowed daughters of
a father to inherit his land. This meant that the land of a tribe could be given to other tribes
through the marriage of these daughters. God’s answer to this problem maintained the integrity of the daughte... -
The Captured; Deuteronomy 1-3
"In today’s reading, we see some brutal history that displays how much God had blessed Israel before they even entered the Promised Land. The people around Israel were threatened by and hostile to Israel’s presence. Seizing the opportunity to defeat this landless group, the people of Bashan set t...
