I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Numbers 5-6.

I find the vow of the Nazirite interesting and slightly mysterious.  The description seems to imply that the reader will already know what the vow is about so only the ritual of the vow need be described.  This leads me to wonder if the vow of the Nazirite was just a vow of dedication to God for some set period of time, similar to some of the vows of asceticism taken by many during the Middle Ages.  On the other hand, I read hints that it was a type of vow some took about a course of action they would follow.  Ultimately, I think that someone vowed to follow the rituals of the Nazirite for some length of time as an effort to get closer to God, even though every time I read this it feels as if there is some thing the writer is referring to but never wrote down.