The Law and its application[]
Though Sampson was dedicated at (or before) birth, the original law pertained to individual men and women who took a vow for themselves[1]. The promises of children to that lifestyle were technically not covered by that law except by special revelation from God[2]. The law called for a particular time period and to a remedy for accidental breaking of the vow was to shave and offer sacrifices -- including the hair -- to be burnt in the presence of the LORD.
Samson did not follow this Law, paying no attention to the touching of dead things or the drinking of wine. He was used by God in spite of his disobedience. In contrast, John went to extremes to be like Elijah, and is not noted for his long hair. He did, however, abstain from wine and strong drink[3]. By his actions, Elijah shows he was not a Nazarite[4]. The command to Zacharias concerning John was not a full Nazarite vow.--SouthWriter (talk) 06:01, February 6, 2016 (UTC)
Conversion to general Nazirite article[]
Right now this article is worked around the law of nazirite, rather than nazirites themselves. I am thinking the article should be slightly modified (re-ordering things, removing some phrases, adding a few phrases, reworking the intro) to be about Nazirites and include the law rather than be about the law itself. I believe this would make more sense topically. This would include a rename and redirect of the article. I would like some additional feedback before I proceed.
In Christ,
Superdadsuper, Bible Wiki Administrator & Bureaucrat
- I agree, it would be good to rewrite it with that idea. A Child of God Talk | Contribs
- I Concur. BTW, I am confused about your signatures. First, Supe's seems way too formal for the talk page. Second, neither of you use the timestamp. The timestamp helps responders keep track without going into the history. Just saying. --SouthWriter (talk) 03:03, January 24, 2017 (UTC)