Hebrews 6:13
Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
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- Luke 1:73 : 73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants
- Gen 22:15-18 : 15 The LORD’s angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven 16 and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies. 18 Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”
- Ps 105:9-9 : 9 the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! 10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,
- Isa 45:23 : 23 I solemnly make this oath– what I say is true and reliable:‘Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;
- Jer 22:5 : 5 But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”
- Jer 49:13 : 13 For I solemnly swear,” says the LORD,“that Bozrah will become a pile of ruins. It will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example to be used in curses. All the towns around it will lie in ruins forever.”
- Ezek 32:13 : 13 I will destroy all its cattle beside the plentiful waters; and no human foot will disturb the waters again, nor will the hooves of cattle disturb them.
- Mic 7:20 : 20 You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
- Heb 6:16-18 : 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. 17 In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath, 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
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- Heb 6:14-185 verses81%
14saying,“Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.”
15And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.
16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
17In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
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16and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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73the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants
- 1 Chr 16:16-172 verses77%
16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
17He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,
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9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
- Gen 21:23-242 verses76%
23Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”
24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”
- Heb 11:17-182 verses75%
17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.
18God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”
- Gal 3:15-184 verses74%
15Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.
16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.
17What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.
18For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave it to Abraham through the promise.
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6But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.
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12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
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20And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation– for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation,
- Heb 11:8-92 verses71%
8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.
9By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.
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13Today he will affirm that you are his people and that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore by oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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11By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, he received the ability to procreate, because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.
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3Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.
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9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.
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6Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,
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9Then God said to Abraham,“As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
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13For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Rom 4:20-212 verses70%
20He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.
21He was fully convinced that what God promised he was also able to do.
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42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.
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17“But as the time drew near for God to fulfill the promise he had declared to Abraham, the people increased greatly in number in Egypt,
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13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”
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5All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
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3so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
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2Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.”
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53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
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19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
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6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD credited it as righteousness to him.
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13You must revere the LORD your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.
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9For this is what the promise declared:“About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.”
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18After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.
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6and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it,“There will be no more delay!
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5He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.
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9So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
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4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as resident foreigners.
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16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all