'Oath' in the Bible
"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'
so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.
"How terrible it will be for you, blind guides! You say, "Whoever swears an oath by the sanctuary is excused, but whoever swears an oath by the gold of the sanctuary must keep his oath.'
Again you say, "Whoever swears an oath by the altar is excused, but whoever swears by the gift that is on it must keep his oath.'
Therefore, the one who swears an oath by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
The one who swears an oath by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who lives there.
And the one who swears an oath by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"
He swore with an oath to her, "I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."
Then he began to invoke a divine curse and to swear with an oath, "I don't know this man you're talking about!"
Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne,
In the morning, the Jewish leaders formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.
They went to the high priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to taste any food before we have killed Paul.
Don't believe them, because more than 40 of them are planning to ambush him. They've taken an oath not to eat or drink before they've killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent."
So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest."
We who have believed are entering that rest, just as he has said, "So in my anger I swore a solemn oath that they would never enter my rest,"
For when God made his promise to Abraham, he swore an oath by himself, since he had no one greater to swear by.
For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.
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,
Now none of this happened without an oath. Others became priests without any oath,
but Jesus became a priest with an oath when God told him, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever."
For the Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promised oath, which came after the Law, results in a Son who is eternally perfect.
He swore an oath by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: "There will be no more delay.