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