[[Num-30]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Num-29]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Num-31]] --- ### But if he makes them null and void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: This statute establishes the legal and spiritual principle of substitutionary liability, where a husband (head of household) can annul the vows of his wife but must then take upon himself the 'iniquity' or spiritual consequence of that annulment. *Historical context*: Theological and literary analysts (such as in the Precept Austin and Bible Hub commentaries) identify this as a 'prophetic type' or foreshadowing of the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ. In Christian theology, Christ is identified as the 'Bridegroom' who bears the 'iniquity' of His 'Bride' (the Church) for her failure to keep God's laws and vows, a concept fulfilled through His death on the cross ([[1 Pet-02#v24|1 Peter 2:24]], [[Ephes-05#v25|Ephesians 5:25]]-27). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy