We must never expect God to do the things He has never promised to do. For instance, God has never promised to always heal your infirmities, provide a spouse and/or children, exempt you from suffering or make you wealthy. God gives us His promises according to His will. We are in no position to force our will upon Him and expect Him to comply and then express our disappointment that He let us down when He, according to our own estimation, fails to come through. It’s not “name it and claim it.” It is “read it and believe it.”
Randy Smith

OATHS

OATHS

OATHS

  1. The lawful purpose of, explained # Heb 6:16
  2. Antiquity of # Ge 14:22 24:3,8
  3. USED FOR 3a) Confirming covenants

    # Ge 26:28 31:44,53 1Sa 20:16,17

3b) Deciding controversies in courts of law # Ex 22:11 Nu 5:19 1Ki 8:31 3c) Pledging allegiance to sovereigns # 2Ki 11:4 Ec 8:2 3d) Binding to performance of sacred duties # Nu 30:2 2Ch 15:14,15 Ne 10:29 Ps 132:2 3e) Binding to performance of any particular act # Ge 24:3,4 50:25 Jos 2:12 4) Judicial from of administering # 1Ki 22:16 Mt 26:63 5) Often accompanied by raising up the hand # Ge 14:22 Da 12:7 Re 10:5,6 6) Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to # Ge 24:2,9 47:29 7) To be taken in fear and reverence # Ec 9:2 8) THE JEWS 8a) Forbidden to take, in name of idols # Jos 23:7 8b) Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing # Mt 5:34-36 Jas 5:12 8c) Forbidden to take false # Le 6:3 Zec 8:17 8d) Forbidden to take rash, or unholy # Le 5:4 8e) To use God’s name alone in # De 6:13 10:20 Isa 65:16 8f) To take, in truth, judgment, &c # Jer 4:2 8g) Generally respected the obligation of # Jos 9:19,20 2Sa 21:7 Ps 15:4 Mt 14:9 8h) Fell into many errors respecting # Mt 23:16-22 8i) Often guilty of rashly taking # Jud 21:7 Mt 14:7 26:72 8j) Often guilty of falsely taking # Le 6:3 Jer 5:2 7:9 8k) Condemned for false # Zec 5:4 Mal 3:5 8l) Condemned for profane # Jer 23:10 Ho 4:2 9) INSTANCES OF RASH, &c 9a) Joshua, &c # Jos 9:15,16 9b) Jephthah # Jud 11:30-36 9c) Saul # 1Sa 14:27,44 9d) Herod # Mt 14:7-9 9e) The Jews who sought to kill Paul # Ac 23:21 10) Custom of swearing by the life of the king # Ge 42:15,16 11) EXPRESSIONS USED AS 11a) By the fear of Isaac # Ge 31:53 11b) As the Lord liveth # Jud 8:19 Ru 3:13 11c) The Lord do so to me, and more also # Ru 1:17 11d) God do so to thee, and more also # 1Sa 3:17 11e) By the Lord # 2Sa 19:7 1Ki 2:42 11f) God do so to thee and more also # 1Sa 3:17 11g) Before God I lie not # Ga 1:20 11h) I call God for a record # 2Co 1:23 11i) God is witness # 1Th 2:5 11j) I charge you by the Lord # 1Th 5:27 11k) As thy soul liveth # 1Sa 1:26 25:26 12) God used, to show the immutability of his counsel # Ge 22:16 Nu 14:28 6:17