Hebrews 6:13-20 - The Reliability Of God's Promise

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could not make a vow by anyone greater, He vowed by Himself,

¹⁴ saying [Gen. 22:16-17], "I will certainly bless you and will multiply [your descendants]."

¹⁵ And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham received what [God] had promised. ¹⁶ For people make vows by someone greater [than themselves], and an argument is settled when someone takes an oath [that he is telling the truth]. ¹⁷ Since God wanted to show conclusively to those who would inherit the promise [i.e., Abraham and all of his spiritual descendants], how unchangeable His purpose was, He confirmed it with an oath. ¹⁸ He did this so that by two unchangeable things [i.e., His promise and His oath], (and it is impossible for God to lie), we, who have fled [to God] for refuge, could be greatly encouraged to take hold of the hope set before us [i.e., the hope of never ending life]. ¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, [a hope] that is safe and secure, and one that enters the curtain [i.e., figuratively, of the heavenly sanctuary], ²⁰ where Jesus, our forerunner, [already] entered on our behalf, having become a Head Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.