Hebrews 6:17

God confirmed his promise to the heirs with an oath to show the unchangeable nature of his purpose. He went beyond his bare word to assure believers of his fixed intent.

Cross-references · 30

• Prov 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
• Heb 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
• Isa 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
• Isa 14:24The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
• Heb 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
• Ps 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
• Ps 33:11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
• Rom 11:29For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.
• Jas 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• 1 Pet 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
• Gal 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
• Job 23:13–14But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
• Heb 6:16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Isa 55:7Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
• Heb 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• Mal 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
• Heb 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• Isa 14:26–27This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
• Jer 33:25–26This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
• Isa 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
• Exod 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
• Isa 54:9–10“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
• Jer 33:20–21“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
• Song 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
• Rom 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
• Gen 26:28“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
• Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
• Ps 36:8They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.

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