{"podcast":{"title":"Old things New Podcast","slug":"old-things-new-podcast-7097890","podcast_index_feed_id":7097890,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2655777.rss","website_url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2655777/c2a5766d22ee9a6df594f2e7da6b9793.jpg","author":"Reformed devotions from all of scripture.","episode_count":152,"summary":"The modern Church has a problem with Old Testament literacy. I'm on a mission to fix that one post at a time. Tune in for regular, reformed Bible devotions to go deeper with Christ.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 142: Take your vows seriously... umm... wut?","slug":"ep-142-take-your-vows-seriously-umm-wut","published_at":"2026-03-17T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-142-take-your-vows-seriously-umm-wut","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890","url":"https://rcbhpastor.substack.com/p/ep-142-take-your-vows-seriously-umm","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191086500/cfa3e6519663305f1c3176eeed1e00c7.mp3","summary":"Pray Read: Ecc 5:1-7 Meditation We’re going to talk a little about vows. Now it must be said, this topic is not really something that comes up at all for modern evangelical or even reformed Christians. It is pretty much off our radar. That is not because we do not make vows, but more because we do not think about them. In Solomon’s day, vows were a specific aspect of temple worship. There are multiple passages in God’s law dealing with vows, and there are multiple examples of vows in scripture, including in the New Testament. But where do we start to get our heads around this curious topic? A vow in Solomon’s day, generally speaking, was a specific commitment that someone made to God. We see Jacob vowing to serve God in Genesis 28:20. We see Hannah asking God for a child, and vowing to offer the child as a servant to God if he granted her request in 1 Samuel 1:11. Leviticus 7:16 speaks about the vow offerings in the temple. So vows were commitments and offerings, generally made publicly in the context of temple worship. This is why Solomon refers to the messenger in verse six. This was a person from the temple who had come to collect on the paying of the vow. Solomon’s warning here is that if you commit something to God, you had better be prepared to pay it. Because if you do not, it is a sin. In fact, this is so serious that Solomon says, “why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the works of your hands?” There are serious consequences for not paying vows. God is angry with it. He may even discipline you by destroying the works of your hands. Now, maybe you hear that and think: “Phew! Glad we don’t have vows today!” Well, don’t speak too soon! The temple offerings connected with vows have all fallen away, that is true. That which foreshadowed Christ has now b…","meta_description":"Pray Read: Ecc 5:1-7 Meditation We’re going to talk a little about vows. Now it must be said, this topic is not really something that comes up at all for…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1020,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/episodes/ep-142-take-your-vows-seriously-umm-wut/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-things-new-podcast-7097890/ep-142-take-your-vows-seriously-umm-wut.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}