The lawful purpose of, explained
Hebrews 6:16
Antiquity of
Genesis 14:22; 24:3,8
USED FOR Confirming covenants
Genesis 26:28; 31:44,53; 1 Samuel 20:16,17
Deciding controversies in courts of law
Exodus 22:11; Numbers 5:19; 1 Kings 8:31
Pledging allegiance to sovereigns
2 Kings 11:4; Ecclesiastes 8:2
Binding to performance of sacred duties
Numbers 30:2; 2 Chronicles 15:14,15; Nehemiah 10:29; Psalm 132:2
Binding to performance of any particular act
Genesis 24:3,4; 50:25; Joshua 2:12
Judicial from of administering
1 Kings 22:16; Matthew 26:63
Often accompanied by raising up the hand
Genesis 14:22; Daniel 12:7; Revelation 10:5,6
Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the Person sworn to
Genesis 24:2,9; 47:29
To be taken in fear and reverence
Ecclesiastes 9:2
THE JEWS Forbidden to take, in name of idols
Joshua 23:7
Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing
Matthew 5:34-36; James 5:12
Forbidden to take false
Leviticus 6:3; Zechariah 8:17
Forbidden to take rash, or unholy
Leviticus 5:4
To use God's name alone in
Deuteronomy 6:13; 10:20; Isaiah 65:16
To take, in truth, judgment, &c
Jeremiah 4:2
Generally respected the obligation of
Joshua 9:19,20; 2 Samuel 21:7; Psalm 15:4; Matthew 14:9
Fell into many errors respecting
Matthew 23:16-22
Often guilty of rashly taking
Judges 21:7; Matthew 14:7; 26:72
Often guilty of falsely taking
Leviticus 6:3; Jeremiah 5:2; 7:9
Condemned for false
Zechariah 5:4; Malachi 3:5
Condemned for profane
Jeremiah 23:10; Hosea 4:2
INSTANCES OF RASH, &c Joshua, &c
Joshua 9:15,16
Jephthah
Judges 11:30-36
Saul
1 Samuel 14:27,44
Herod
Matthew 14:7-9
The Jews who sought to kill Paul
Acts 23:21
Custom of swearing by the life of the king
Genesis 42:15,16
EXPRESSIONS USED AS By the fear of Isaac
Genesis 31:53
As the Lord liveth
Judges 8:19; Ruth 3:13
The Lord do so to me, and more also
Ruth 1:17
God do so to thee, and more also
1 Samuel 3:17
By the Lord
2 Samuel 19:7; 1 Kings 2:42
God do so to thee and more also
1 Samuel 3:17
Before God I lie not
Galatians 1:20
I call God for a record
2 Corinthians 1:23
God is witness
1 Thessalonians 2:5
I charge you by the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:27
As thy soul liveth
1 Samuel 1:26; 25:26
God used, to show the immutability of his counsel
Genesis 22:16; Numbers 14:28; 6:17