Numbers 30:16 (ESV Strong's)
These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses about a man and his wife and about a father and his daughter while she is in her youth within her father's house.
Subject: Authority
God is a God of authority and recognizes the authority structures He designs. In chapter 30 of Numbers we have the instructions for daughters and wives in regard to their making of a vow. The key thought is that when they make a vow and their father/husband does not negate the vow, they are obligated to complete the vow. If, however, their father/husband does not permit the vow then they are free from the vow and the father/husband will bear the guilt for them not keeping the vow. God created the hierarchy of authority and does not violate it. We tend to disregard how God created the structures He did. Today, women are being taught to be their own person and there is no hierarchy of authority over them. It is true that under grace in the New Testament Church Age, the role of women has been highly magnified and advanced. However, their are still structures in place. Wives are still to submit to their husbands. Yet, husbands are to love their wives as themselves. In Christ, husbands and wives have the same and equal blessings and favor. Yet, in the Church and in the home there are still structures God put in place. Although the out-working of it has changed, yet the root of the men/women roles is still grounded in the character of God and His design for authority. It is not politically correct to say it, but that is the truth of God's Word. This thought does not give men "control" over the women. However, should a wife want to make a vow to God and they husband object or stop the vow, she should not go against her husband's will. No matter the vow. Yet, the husband needs to realize he will incur the brunt of the vow.
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