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The oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father,
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An Unbreakable Promise
Commentators emphasize that this oath, from Genesis 22, was sworn by God Himself because He could swear by no greater. Scholars like John Calvin explain this was a gracious act to give believers absolute certainty in His promises. The arrival of the Messiah is the fulfillment of this sacred, unbreakable vow made to Abraham.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The oath. This oath is recorded in Genesis 22:16-17. It was an oath in which God swore by himself (because he could swear by no greater,[R…
The oath which he sware (ορκον ον ωμοσεν). Antecedent attracted to case of the relative. The oath appears in Ge 22:16-18. The oppr…
19th Century
Anglican
The oath. The noun is in apposition to the “covenant” of the preceding verse, though not grammatically in the same case with it.
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16th Century
Protestant
According to the oath. There is no word in the Greek original for the preposition according to; but it is a common and well-under…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The oath which he swore to our father Abraham . ] When he swore by himself, because he could swear by no greater, th…
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