The Certainty of God's Promise

Hebrews 6

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, q He swore by Himself, 14 saying, r "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." 1 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the s promise. 16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and t an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to u the heirs of promise v the 2 immutability of His counsel, 3 confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two 4 immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to w lie, we 5 might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope x set before us. 19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, y and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 z where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, a having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 22:16
    And said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son -
    Genesis 22:17
    Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
    Luke 1:73
    The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 22:16
    And said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son -
    Genesis 22:17
    Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 12:4
    So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
    Genesis 21:5
    Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 22:11
    Then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor's goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.
  5. Cross References
    Romans 8:17
    And if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
    Hebrews 11:9
    By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
  6. Cross References
    Romans 11:29
    For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 23:19
    God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
    1 Samuel 15:29
    "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent."
    Titus 1:2
    In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  8. Cross References
    Colossians 1:5
    Because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel.
    Hebrews 3:6
    But Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
    Hebrews 7:19
    For the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
    Hebrews 12:1
    Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
  9. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:2
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
    Leviticus 16:15
    Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, bring its blood inside the veil, do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat.
    Hebrews 9:3
    And behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All.
    Hebrews 9:7
    But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance.
  10. Cross References
    John 14:2
    In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
    Hebrews 4:14
    Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 14:17 - 19
    And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
    Psalms 110:4
    The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.
    Hebrews 3:1
    Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus.
    Hebrews 5:10
    Called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek.
    Hebrews 5:11
    Of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
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