The vow of a Nazirite.
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord,'"
To separate himself to the Lord: The vow of the Nazirite was to express one’s special desire to draw close to God and to separate one’s self from the comforts and pleasures of this world.
“The English word Nazirite transliterates Hebrew nazir, meaning “set apart.” (Wenham)
There were several remarkable Nazirites in the Bible: Samson (
Judges 13:5), John the Baptist (
Luke 1:15), and Paul (
Acts 18:18); the vow was certainly open to women, but we have no Biblical example of a woman taking the vow, except for Maybe (?) Manoah’s wife during her pregnancy with Samson (
Judges 13:4).
I was asked today if a woman could take this vow??? Would someone give me a biblical opinion...
I know we could make a joke from the question but the person is serious...I told the person I would ask those that know more than I do about these things...
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