Genesis 22:16 Cross References
Genesis 22:16
16: "This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son, I swear by my own self that
Luke 1:73
- the covenant he gave to our ancestor Abraham.
Psalms 105:9
- This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
Hebrews 6:13
- For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
- "I will certainly bless you richly, and I will multiply your descendants into countless millions."
Jeremiah 51:14
- The LORD Almighty has taken this vow and has sworn to it by his own name: "Your cities will be filled with enemies, like fields filled with locusts, and they will lift their shouts of triumph over you."
Romans 4:13
- It is clear, then, that God's promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was not based on obedience to God's law, but on the new relationship with God that comes by faith.
- So if you claim that God's promise is for those who obey God's law and think they are "good enough" in God's sight, then you are saying that faith is useless. And in that case, the promise is also meaningless.
Jeremiah 49:13
- For I have sworn by my own name," says the LORD, "that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of rubble; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever."
Genesis 12:2
- I will cause you to become the father of a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a blessing to others.
Isaiah 45:23
- I have sworn by my own name, and I will never go back on my word: Every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess allegiance to my name."
Amos 6:8
- The Sovereign LORD has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the LORD God Almighty, says: "I despise the pride and false glory of Israel, and I hate their beautiful homes. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies."