Did You Make a Vow Unto the Lord? Pledges | Vows
June 4, 2014 A sister in the Lord made mention of my post on June 1 st and the word pledge. As I prepared for prayer, the word pledge again was brought to my remembrance. So I examined it further. Definitions: pledge (H6162: arabown) pledge, security from (H6148: arab) in the sense of exchange – to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, be or become surety, take a pledge, give in pledge. LEXICON: to mix, kindred, to interweave, to be surety for the life of another, to pledge one's life, to expose it to imminent danger. WEBSTERS: pledge : a serious promise or agreement, something that you leave with another person as a way to show that you will keep your promise. With the definitions before me, I immediately thought of pledge as a vow , so I pursued that path. WEBSTERS: vow: a serous promise to do something or to behave in a certain way. A solemn promise or assertion. Specifically. one by which a person is bound to an act, servic...