Leviticus 27. A vow to the Lord could be very costly.
Redeem an adult male sacred to the Lord could cost fifty shekels of silver or fifty months of pay (v.3)!
have a rethink on land that the Lord had consecrated it costs you the value of the land increased by a fifth (V.19)! And if you did turn around and sold a land that had been consecrated to God, when the Jubilee all other sellers came back in possession of their property, your land became the property of the priest and you could not redeem it because you were not paid at the time (v.20).
The purpose of these payments was undoubtedly to discourage people from making vows lightly.
Voting is a solemn pledge or an oath to God (Nu 30:2), is a sacred trust (Proverbs 20:25).
The first example of voting in the Bible is that of Jacob, who arrived in Bethel, said: "If God is with me, protect me if I'm doing on this trip, if it gives me bread to eat and clothes to put on, and when I return safely to my father's house, the Lord be my God and this stone, which I built as a monument, will be the house of God for all that you give me, I certainly will give you a tenth "(Genesis 28).
Voting is a voluntary commitment and not a commandment of God
"When you've made a vow to the Lord your God, do not delay to fulfill it because the Lord your God, I'll ask and you would definitely realize guilty, but if you refrain from votes do not commit sin. Keep and put into practice the words from your lips the hope that you will work under voluntarily unto the LORD thy God, and that your mouth will be pronounced. (De 23:21-23)
"This is the order given by the LORD, when one has made a vow to the LORD will take an oath or made a solemn commitment, it will not less to his word, but put into practice what he has promised. (Nu 30:2)
When you've made a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it, because he is not pleased with cynics, fulfill the vow you made. (Ec 5:4)
In the eyes of God's word has great value. He says one thing and that thing exists. In God there is no change but his word is fully accountable. So should those who love God in Psalm 15 we read that what distinguishes the right is its language, pure, sincere, that does not change, even if he swore to his injury.
In Matthew 5 to v.33 instructions regarding the oath and commitment to God by oath. From this passage we understand that we do not need pledges to keep his word, but a simple "yes" should be binding as an oath. We should not be superficial in speaking and if we say a yes, so be it.
Even God said it once and for all one in Christ Jesus all its promises made in ancient scriptures have had their "as is" in Christ Jesus for what purpose would have done if God's speaking was at the same time and is a no? (2 Cor 1:17-22)
