Heb.6.13

Hebrews 6:13

KJV

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

God’s Unchangeable Promise

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

KJV GOD

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

The LORD Provides the Sacrifice

Exodus 32:13

KJV GOD

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

The Golden Calf

Moses’ Entreaty

Deuteronomy 1:8

KJV GOD

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

The Command to Leave Horeb

Isaiah 45:23

KJV GOD Jesus

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

God Calls Cyrus

God’s Supreme Power

Jeremiah 22:5

KJV GOD

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

A Warning to Judah’s Kings

Jeremiah 44:26

KJV GOD

Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord God liveth.

Calamity for the Jews

Luke 1:73

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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Zechariah’s Song

Galatians 3:15

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Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

The Purpose of the Law

Galatians 3:18

KJV

For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.