Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Bible References

General references

Genesis 14:22
But Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I have made an oath to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Exodus 6:8
I'll bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I'll give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'"
Numbers 14:28
So tell them that as long as I live consider this to be an oracle from the LORD as certainly as you've spoken right into my ears, that's how I'm going to treat you.
Jeremiah 4:2
If you swear, "as surely as the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations will be blessed by him, and in him they will boast."
Hebrews 6:17
In the same way, when God wanted to make the unchangeable character of his purpose perfectly clear to the heirs of his promise, he guaranteed it with an oath,
Revelation 10:5
Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.

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