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WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY [WBS] FOR WEDNESDAY,
October 21-28 to November 4-11-18-25, 2020
2020
Leviticus 27
(NOG) Names of God Bible
Special Vows
27/ Yahweh spoke to Moses, 2/ “Tell the Israelites: If any of you makes a special vow to give a person to Yahweh, you may give money instead of the person. 3/ The amount you must give for a man from 20 to 60 years old is 20 ounces of silver. Use the standard weight of the holy place. 4/ If it is a woman, give 12 ounces. 5/ For a boy from 5 to 20 years old, give 8 ounces and for a girl give 4 ounces. 6/ For a boy from one month to five years old, give 2 ounces of silver and for a girl give about one ounce. 7/ For a man 60 years or over, give 6 ounces and for a woman give 4 ounces. 8/ But the person who is too poor to pay the required amount must stand in front of the priest. The priest will determine the amount based on what the person can afford.
'Valuation of persons’. A most significant offering given to the LORD as a vow was people. There was a range of values assigned to people depending on their age and sex. Essentially their value to serve in labour. The contract was only for a fixed term. Probably until the
jubilee year (Lev 25.8-22 ).
^Above Research Reference: Leviticus 26-27 A special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons 2016-02-10 Josh @: https://thescripturesays.org/2016/02/10/leviticus-26-27-a-special-vow-to-the-lord-involving-the-valuation-of-persons/
The law of Leviticus 27 recognized that the burden of manual labor fell primarily on the male—and only during the years of his strength. The
redemption prices
had nothing to do with the inherent worth of men and women, boys, or girls; it had everything to do with the practicality of production in an agrarian (relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.) society. (Resource: got questions.org - "Why was the redemption price for men and women different in Leviticus 27:3–8?"
The jubilee year (Lev 25.8-22 ) set all bought persons free, debts were cancelled or forgiven, and houses and land were returned to their original owner!
Review WBS #39/ "THE TIME IS NOW!!!"
As you review "WBS # 39 The Time Is Now!!!", keep in mind the year 5782 on the Jewish calendar
(Sept. 7, 2021–Sept. 26, 2022)
will be the next Sabbatical year or year of Jubilee.
In the Old Testament, vows were gifts given to God in return for something significant. These were usually in the context of worship or religious practice. There was no requirement on any Israelite to make vows, but once made, they were binding and had to be kept.
Remember Ananias and his wife Sapphira in the New Testament? More than likely while still under Old Testament Law, they made an Old Testament vow and were obligated to keep it.
Acts 5 NIV Ananias and Sapphira
5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6 Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”
“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”
9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events. (See: "Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying? @ gotquestions.org)
ALSO SEE: #9/"PAYING VOWS, GIVING TITHES & OFFERINGS" WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY
Today as believers in Christ Jesus, we can still voluntarily make monetary vows to Father God that He will honor as we pay them. But, because Jesus purchased the freedom of all humans with His blood, no one can offer God our Heavenly Father, another human's life to Him in exchange for His material favor. Jesus gave His life for ours which ended the system of slavery or buying and selling people; although this did not fully sink in to most of mankind until after over 1800 years later after Jesus' sacrificial death by crucifixion on the cross at Calvary!
However, we can see from this Bible Study that the system of buying and selling houses and land, plus borrowing or lending money with interest accrual, today could be based on these Old Testament teachings.
Let us be mindful to give thanks to Father God for Jesus who set us free from the penalty of death for breaking Old Testament Laws and systems of governing. Our Heavenly Father gave Christians free will to abide by them, or not to abide by them. Jesus who paid the penalty for our sins, and cleanses us from all unrighteousness, said in Matthew 5:17- NIV 17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."
Receiving and believing on Jesus as Lord and Savior, grants the Beliver salvation with eternal life.
The blood of Jesus, sacrificed for all mankind on the cross at Calvary, provided the way to become a family member of God!
Believers are blood bought and blood related by the BLOOD OF JESUS! Every member in the body of Christ is equally a joint heir with Jesus to receive all of our Heavenly Father's blessings!
Romans 8:17 Amplified Bible
17 And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.
9/ “If the vow is to give the kind of animal that people offer to Yahweh, it will be considered holy. 10/ Don’t exchange or substitute animals, a good one for a bad one or a bad one for a good one. If you do exchange one animal for another, then both animals will be holy. 11/ If it is an unclean animal that cannot be brought to Yahweh as an offering, bring it in front of the priest. 12/ The priest will determine what its value is. The value will be whatever the priest decides. 13/ If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more.
14/ “If you give your house to Yahweh as something holy, the priest will determine what its value is. The value will be whatever the priest decides. 15/ If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more.
16/ “If a person gives part of a field to Yahweh as something holy, its value will be based on the seed planted on it. Ground planted with 2 quarts of barley will be worth 20 ounces of silver. 17/ If you give your field in the jubilee year, it will have its full value. 18/ But if you give the field after the jubilee year, the priest will estimate its value based on the number of years left until the next jubilee year. 19/ If you want to buy it back, you must pay its full value plus one-fifth more. 20/ But if you don’t buy it back and it is sold to someone else, you cannot buy it back. 21/ When the field is released in the jubilee year, it will be holy like a field claimed by Yahweh. It will become the property of the priest. 22/ You may give a field you bought (not one that was a part of your family property) to Yahweh as something holy. 23/ The priest must figure out the field’s value until the jubilee year. You will pay its value on that day as something holy, belonging to Yahweh. 24/ In the jubilee year the field will go back to the person from whom it was bought, to whom it belongs as family property.
25/ “All values will be set using the standard weight of the holy place.[a]
26/ “A firstborn animal already belongs to Yahweh because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to Yahweh. 27/ But if it is an unclean animal, it must be bought back. The payment will be its full value plus one-fifth more. If it is not bought back, it must be sold at the value given it.
28/ “However, everything dedicated to Yahweh for destruction—a person, an animal, or a field that belongs to you—must not be sold or bought back. Everything dedicated in that way is very holy. It belongs to Yahweh. 29/ People dedicated this way cannot be bought back. They must be put to death.
From the scriptures directly above we can see why JESUS had to face death on the cross at Calvary. Even though JESUS prayed and asked the Heavenly Father if mankind could be redeemed by Father God any other way, rather than Himself being killed to pay the penalty for the sins and unrighteuosness of mankind (Luke 22:41-44 NIV * 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.), God's law of death for men dedicated to Him as Holy to be used for His purpose was in force, and could not be broken.
See : WBS #111"HE {JESUS} SET THE CAPTIVES FREE! "
30/ “One-tenth of what comes from the land, whether grain or fruit, is holy and belongs to Yahweh. 31/ If you buy back any part of it, you must add one-fifth more to it. 32/ Every tenth head of cattle or sheep that you counted is holy and belongs to Yahweh. 33/ You must not look to see if it is good or bad or exchange it. But if you do exchange it, both the first animal and its substitute will be holy. They cannot be bought back.”
34/ These are the commands Yahweh gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites."
Footnotes
[a] Leviticus 27:25 Hebrew adds “There are 20 gerahs to the standard shekel.
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