- The lawful purpose of, explained Heb 6:16
- Antiquity of Ge 14:22; 24:3,8
- USED FOR
- Confirming covenants Ge 26:28; 31:44,53; 1Sa 20:16,17
- Deciding controversies in courts of law Ex 22:11; Nu 5:19; 1Ki 8:31
- Pledging allegiance to sovereigns 2Ki 11:4; Ec 8:2
- Binding to performance of sacred duties Nu 30:2; 2Ch 15:14,15; Ne 10:29; Ps 132:2
- Binding to performance of any particular act Ge 24:3,4; 50:25; Jos 2:12
- Judicial from of administering 1Ki 22:16; Mt 26:63
- Often accompanied by raising up the hand Ge 14:22; Da 12:7; Re 10:5,6
- Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to Ge 24:2,9; 47:29
- To be taken in fear and reverence Ec 9:2
- THE JEWS
- Forbidden to take, in name of idols Jos 23:7
- Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing Mt 5:34-36; Jas 5:12
- Forbidden to take false Le 6:3; Zec 8:17
- Forbidden to take rash, or unholy Le 5:4
- To use God's name alone in De 6:13; 10:20; Isa 65:16
- To take, in truth, judgment, &c Jer 4:2
- Generally respected the obligation of Jos 9:19,20; 2Sa 21:7; Ps 15:4; Mt 14:9
- Fell into many errors respecting Mt 23:16-22
- Often guilty of rashly taking Jud 21:7; Mt 14:7; 26:72
- Often guilty of falsely taking Le 6:3; Jer 5:2; 7:9
- Condemned for false Zec 5:4; Mal 3:5
- Condemned for profane Jer 23:10; Ho 4:2
- INSTANCES OF RASH, &c
- Joshua, &c Jos 9:15,16
- Jephthah Jud 11:30-36
- Saul 1Sa 14:27,44
- Herod Mt 14:7-9
- The Jews who sought to kill Paul Ac 23:21
- Custom of swearing by the life of the king Ge 42:15,16
- EXPRESSIONS USED AS
- By the fear of Isaac Ge 31:53
- As the Lord liveth Jud 8:19; Ru 3:13
- The Lord do so to me, and more also Ru 1:17
- God do so to thee, and more also 1Sa 3:17
- By the Lord 2Sa 19:7; 1Ki 2:42
- God do so to thee and more also 1Sa 3:17
- Before God I lie not Ga 1:20
- I call God for a record 2Co 1:23
- God is witness 1Th 2:5
- I charge you by the Lord 1Th 5:27
- As thy soul liveth 1Sa 1:26; 25:26
- God used, to show the immutability of his counsel Ge 22:16; Nu 14:28; 6:17
The New Topical Text Book
Oaths
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.