“saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,”
Genesis 22:16
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What did God promise Abraham in Genesis 22:15–18?
God swore by Himself that He would surely bless Abraham and multiply his descendants "like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore" (Genesis 22:17). It repeats the promise given here, when God told him to count the stars, now confirmed with an oath.
Read the whole studyWhy does Beersheba matter after God's oath?
Beersheba means the well of seven and also the well of the oath: here Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs as witness to his sworn agreement with Abimelech. After God swore to him on Moriah in Genesis 22, Abraham went home to live at Beersheba, under God's own oath.
Read the whole studyConnection with the servant's oath
Later Abraham's servant swore by the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, with his hand under Abraham's thigh. God had sworn first, here in the land of Moriah: "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD."
Read the whole studyConnection with Esau's oath
When Esau sold his birthright he swore an oath, shava (H7650), the same verb as "I have sworn" here. The promise Esau stood to inherit rested on this oath God swore to Abraham on Moriah, so Esau swore away his share in God's oath with an oath of his own.
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