Joshua 2:17
The men said to her,“We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:
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- Gen 24:3-8 : 3 so 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. 4 You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 “Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him. 7 “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
- Exod 20:7 : 7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
- Lev 19:11-12 : 11 Dealing Honestly“‘You must not steal, you must not tell lies, and you must not deal falsely with your fellow citizen. 12 You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- Num 30:2 : 2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised.
- Josh 2:20 : 20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”
- 2 Sam 21:1-2 : 1 The Gibeonites Demand Revenge During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the LORD. The LORD said,“It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.” 2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them.(Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
- 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the LORD’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
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- Josh 2:18-225 verses86%
18 When we invade the land, tie this red rope in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house.
19 Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death– we are innocent in that case! But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible.
20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.”
21 She said,“I agree to these conditions.” She sent them on their way and then tied the red rope in the window.
22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.
- Josh 2:12-165 verses83%
12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
13 that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.”
14 The men said to her,“If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”
15 Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
16 She told them,“Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.”
- Josh 9:19-202 verses75%
19 but all the leaders told the whole community,“We swore an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt them!
20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”
- Gen 26:28-292 verses74%
28 They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
29 so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.”
- Josh 2:4-96 verses74%
4 But the woman hid the two men and replied,“Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.
5 When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”
6 (Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)
7 Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
8 Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
9 She said to the men,“I know the LORD is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.
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41 You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’
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12 They said to him,“We have come down to take you prisoner so we can hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them,“Promise me you will not kill me.”
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31 But we said to him,‘We are honest men; we are not spies!
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12 They replied,“We will return these things, and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials swear to do what had been promised.
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8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
- Gen 44:7-82 verses72%
7 They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8 Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
- Gen 42:11-122 verses72%
11 We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”
12 “No,” he insisted,“but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
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22 Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land,“Enter the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.”
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10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”
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10 But they said to her,“No! We will return with you to your people.”
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57 Then they said,“We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.”
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7 How can we find wives for those who are left? After all, we took an oath in the LORD’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”
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37 My master made me swear an oath. He said,‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
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22 When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them,“Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’”
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10 If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,
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10 He replied,“You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free.”
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15 We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.
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32 Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’
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5 They answered Jeremiah,“May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the LORD your God sends you to tell us to do.
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9 If they say to us,‘Stay put until we approach you,’ we will stay right there and not go up to them.
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6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel,“We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”
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20 He said to her,“Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you,‘Is there a man here?’ say,‘No.’”
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17 But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.”
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11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us,‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them,“We are willing to be your subjects. Make a treaty with us.”’
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1 600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”