Thematic Bible: Oath
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Oath » Attributed to God
[This Agreement was] the oath by which He swore to Abraham, our forefather,
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For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could not make a vow by anyone greater, He vowed by Himself, saying [Gen. 22:16-17], "I will certainly bless you and will multiply [your descendants]."
And to whom did God vow that they would not enter a state of rest with Him? [Was it not] those who were disobedient to Him?
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For the law of Moses appoints [morally] weak men to be head priests, but the message of [God's] oath, which came after that law [Note: The quotation from Psa. 110:4 (See verse 21) was written after the law of Moses was given] appointed the Son, who was made perfect [in every way] forever.
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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.
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Now we who have believed [will someday] enter that rest, even as God has said [Psa. 95:11], "So, I vowed in my anger, 'They will not enter a state of rest with me,'" although God's works were completed since the creation of the world.
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So I vowed in my anger, 'They will not enter a state of rest with me.'"
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and took an oath to God, who lives forever and ever, and who created heaven and earth and [all] the things in them, and the ocean and [all] the things in it [saying], "There will be no further delay [i.e., before God's purposes are fulfilled].
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(for [Levitical] priests were appointed without [God] taking [such] an oath, but Christ was appointed with an oath by God when He said to Him [Psa. 110:4], "The Lord made a vow and will not change His mind [when He said], 'You are a priest forever')."
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Oath » David swears to saul
Oath » Rahab requires an oath from the spies
Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between isaac and abimelech
Oath » Jonathan and david confirm a covenant by
Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between abraham and the king of sodom
Oath » Used in solemnizing covenants » Between abraham and abimelech
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers
Oath » David swears to bath-sheba that solomon will be king
Oath » Abraham requires oath of his servant eliezer
Oath » Ezra requires, of the priests and levites
Oath » The israelites confirm the covenant with the hivites
Oath » So does nehemiah
Oath » Zedekiah » Violates
Oath » Zedekiah » Swears » Jeremiah
Oath » Saul swears to the witch of en-dor
Oath » The elders of gilead confirm their pledge to jephthah by
Oath » Jacob confirms the covenant between him and laban by
Oath » David swears not to eat until the sun goes down
Oath » Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by
Oath » King of samaria confirms his word with an
Oath » Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers
Oath » Peter confirms his denial of jesus by
Then Peter began to curse and swear, saying, "I do not know this man you are talking about."
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