Hebrews 6:13 Cross References

Hebrews 6:13

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:

Genesis 22:15

  1. Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven,
  2. "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
  3. I will bless you richly. I will multiply your descendants into countless millions, like the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies,
  4. and through your descendants, all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me."

Luke 1:73

  1. the covenant he gave to our ancestor Abraham.

Hebrews 6:16

  1. When people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.
  2. God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.
  3. So God has given us both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can take new courage, for we can hold on to his promise with confidence.

Micah 7:20

  1. You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised with an oath to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.

Isaiah 45:23

  1. 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."

Psalms 105:9

  1. This is the covenant he made with Abraham and the oath he swore to Isaac.
  2. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to the people of Israel as a never-ending treaty:

Jeremiah 49:13

  1. 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."

Jeremiah 22:5

  1. But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the LORD, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.'"

Ezekiel 32:13

  1. I will destroy all your flocks and herds that graze beside the streams. Never again will people or animals disturb those waters with their feet.
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