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  • Jephthah, it was hard but he kept his promise.
  • Vows usually are hard to keep, look at the rate of divorces, Bible didn't keep them married. I think swearing under oath is different, only because if they lie, under oath, they get in trouble. It's not the bible per se, just the threat of jail
  • Instructions provided in the Bible include the following - Numbers 30:2 "If a man vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth." Isaiah 65:16 "He that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth." Definition of swearing includes - to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Swearing Ultimately what a man does is between him and his God (and his conscience). and of course, if a man doesn't believe in God, he's free to do whatever he wants, as everyone knows.

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