Exodus 20:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Take

Guiltless

General references

Deuteronomy 5:11

Joshua 2:17

Bible References

Take

Do not swear falsely by my name, so as to profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.

The Israelite woman's son began cursing Jehovah's name and treating it with contempt. So they brought him to Moses.

Do not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain. Jehovah will not leave him unpunished who takes his name in vain.

Bring your thanks to God as a sacrifice, and pay (make good) your vows to the Most High.

If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

if you take the oath, as Jehovah lives in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and in him they will glory.

You were also told that you should keep a promise (oath). Always keep your promises (vows) to Jehovah.

Woe to you, you blind guides! You say, 'When you swear by the temple, it is nothing.' Then you say, 'When you swear by the gold of the temple, you are obligated.'

Jesus said nothing. The high priest said to him: I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

But I call God for a witness against me. To spare you I did not come to Corinth.

Men swear by someone greater then themselves: and an oath for confirmation to them puts an end to the problem.

Above all things, my brothers do not swear by heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath. Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. That way you will not fall under judgment.

Guiltless

I pray that you will swear to me by Jehovah, since I have showed you kindness that you will also show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token(sign) (pledge of truth);

This we will do to them. We will even let them live in case we become angry. This is because of the oath we swore to them.

There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.

However you must not let him go unpunished. You know what to do. You must make sure he is put to death.

General references

Do not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain. Jehovah will not leave him unpunished who takes his name in vain.

The men said to her: We will be free from this oath you made us swear.