Hebrews 6:16

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People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

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  • Exod 22:11 : 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
  • Josh 9:15-20 : 15 Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly swore an oath to them. 16 After three days, once they had made a treaty with them, the Israelites learned that these people were actually their neighbors, living among them. 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day they arrived at the cities of Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. 18 But the Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole assembly grumbled against the leaders. 19 But all the leaders said to the assembly, 'We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.' 20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.
  • 2 Sam 21:2 : 2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
  • Ezek 17:16-20 : 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me.
  • Matt 23:20-22 : 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
  • Heb 6:13 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
  • Gen 14:22 : 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  • Gen 21:23 : 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.
  • Gen 21:30-31 : 30 He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.' 31 That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

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  • Heb 6:17-18
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    17Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

    18So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

  • Heb 6:13
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    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Jas 5:12
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    12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • 1 Chr 16:16-17
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    16The covenant he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.

    17He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • Heb 7:20-22
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    20And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

    21but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: 'The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: You are a priest forever.'

    22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

  • Heb 6:15
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    15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

  • Gal 3:15
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    15Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.

  • Num 30:2
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    2Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • Isa 65:16
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    16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

  • Matt 5:33-34
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    33Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

    34But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne,

  • Rev 10:6
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    6He swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it, that there would be no more delay.

  • Ps 105:9-10
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    9The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

    10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

  • Gen 21:24
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    24Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

  • Lev 5:4
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    4Or if someone makes a rash oath to do something evil or good, whatever they may rashly utter with an oath, and it is hidden from them, but they later realize it, they are guilty in one of these cases.

  • Matt 23:20-22
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    68%

    20Therefore, whoever swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it.

    21And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

    22And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

  • Luke 1:73
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    73the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:

  • Gen 22:16
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    16and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

  • 1 Kgs 8:31
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    31If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 2 Chr 6:22
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    22If someone sins against their neighbor and is required to take an oath before Your altar in this house,

  • 2 Chr 15:14
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    14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams' horns.

  • Gen 21:31
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    31That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

  • Matt 23:18
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    18And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'

  • Heb 7:7
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    7It is universally recognized that the lesser is blessed by the greater.

  • Heb 9:16-17
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    16For where there is a will, it must be established that the death of the one who made it has occurred.

    17For a will takes effect only when someone has died; it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.

  • Heb 8:6
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    6But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.

  • Heb 7:28
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    28For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

  • Hos 10:4
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    4They speak mere words, making covenants with false oaths, and judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

  • Job 17:3
    65%

    3Put me in your pledge, O God; who else will strike hands with me in agreement?

  • Exod 22:11
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    11But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.

  • Prov 17:18
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    18A person who lacks sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for their neighbor.

  • Deut 19:17
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    17both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.

  • Matt 5:37
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    37Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more comes from the evil one.

  • Ezek 17:18
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    18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape!

  • Num 30:10
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    10A widow or a divorced woman is bound by all her vows and the obligations she places on herself.

  • Heb 3:11
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    11So I swore in my anger, 'They shall not enter my rest.'

  • Ps 119:106
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    106I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.

  • Heb 4:3
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    3For we who have believed are entering that rest, just as He said, "As I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest,'" even though His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

  • Exod 17:16
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    16He said, "Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation."

  • Num 30:13
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    13But if her husband annuls them on the day he hears of them, then none of the words from her lips concerning her vows or the obligations she has taken upon herself will stand. Her husband has annulled them, and the LORD will forgive her.