| A good "rant," Ian. Additionally, the Law repeatedly provided substitution for human life, as foreshadowed by the pesach. There were a number of ways a vow could be fulfilled that made subsitution for human life.
Solomon Landers In a message dated 01/28/2002 8:03:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, iangoldsmith1969 AT yahoo.co.uk writes: Nationally in the Jewish law it was forbidden expressly by God himself. Individuals however are flawed and make errors of judgement. Some however, as in the case mentioned in Judges, took their word so seriously that breaking it was worse than death itself, and in this case even his daughter understood the importance of not breaking a vow made to God, however rash. This does not mean that God approved however in any way. |
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