In the context of the Bible, God's oath refers to the solemn promises made by God, which are unchangeable and guaranteed by His divine nature. Unlike human oaths, which can be fallible, God's oaths are infallible and serve as a foundation for faith and trust in His promises.

The Hebrew writer points out that God swore an oath when he made his promise to Abraham that in his seed all nations would be blessed (Genesis 22:15-18). This shows the unchangeable purpose of God, and we can look foward to its fulfillment with strong encouragement, for it is impossible for God to lie in two unchangeable things, his promise and ...

Jesus does not mean that God and heaven are identical, but He desires to rebuke those who paltered with an oath by avoiding a direct mention of a name of God. He teaches that such an oath is a real oath and must be considered as sacredly binding.

God Himself makes oaths and promises throughout Scripture, demonstrating His faithfulness and unchanging nature. In Genesis 22:16-17 , God swears by Himself in His promise to Abraham: "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, I will surely bless you and multiply your ...

For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. It is the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear.

In 2 Samuel 7:12-16, God promises David that his throne will be established forever, a promise that finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Son of David. An oath in the biblical context is a solemn promise, often invoking God as a witness to the truth of one's word. God's oath is a further assurance of His promises.

For the people of the OT, as A. Lelievre puts it, an oath throws into relief the solemn seriousness and efficacious power of the life and words of men when brought into vital connection with God (A Companion to the Bible, 312).

The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land,’ …

God made two great oaths that serve as the core of His plan of salvation. The first was His oath to Abrahamic to provide a home and a seed for Abraham and through that seed bless all the families of the earth. We find this oath expressed after Abraham followed God’s command to offer his only son Isaac as a sacrifice on the mountains of Moriah.

Scripture teaches that only God is capable of swearing an oath because only God is truly faithful and trustworthy. A perfect example of this is the covenant between God and Abraham. God...