Bible Concordances
Oaths

Torrey's Topical Textbook

  

  • 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

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