DISCOVER BIBLE | THE NAZARITE VOW
1. Introduction
a) The Bible is full of wonderful stories and special truth. What we want to do is to discover the Bible.
b) Psalm 119:11 says, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You."
c) Nurture and grow your understanding of the Bible as you read and discover the Bible.
2. The Nazarite Vow
a) Judges 13:2-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
a) The Bible is full of wonderful stories and special truth. What we want to do is to discover the Bible.
b) Psalm 119:11 says, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You."
c) Nurture and grow your understanding of the Bible as you read and discover the Bible.
2. The Nazarite Vow
a) Judges 13:2-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. 3 And the Angel of the Lord
appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and
have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5 For
behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon
his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and
he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
b) Why this vow? It was the means by which a "lay priesthood" was established.
c) It included...
i) No strong drink.
ii) Hair never to be cut.
iii) Cannot touch a dead body or eat unclean things.
d) Samson repeatedly violated these vows, including eating honey from a carcass of a dead animal. He is a symbol of those who try to follow God's will without accepting God's values. He is deluded, imprisoned, blinded, degraded, chained, and give a life of drudgery.
b) Why this vow? It was the means by which a "lay priesthood" was established.
c) It included...
i) No strong drink.
ii) Hair never to be cut.
iii) Cannot touch a dead body or eat unclean things.
d) Samson repeatedly violated these vows, including eating honey from a carcass of a dead animal. He is a symbol of those who try to follow God's will without accepting God's values. He is deluded, imprisoned, blinded, degraded, chained, and give a life of drudgery.
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