Numbers 30: When a Vow Is a Vow

According to this reading, a vow is a vow that must be honored when it is made to the Lord. When a vow is not a vow that should be kept is when it is made to a false god or when it is not according to the will of Jehovah. Many vows are optional—we can choose to make them (such as the vows we make when we exercise the option to get married) —but when a vow is made, we have put ourselves under an obligation in the presence of God. We need to keep such vows.