“Thus 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.”
Hebrews 6:18
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Connection with God's oath to Abraham
God backed His promise to Abraham with an oath to make His unchanging purpose clear to the heirs of the promise (Hebrews 6:17). That oath was for Abraham and for everyone who holds the same promise after him, so that we too can be strongly encouraged.
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This encouragement rests on the oath God swore to Abraham after the mountain in Moriah: "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD" (Genesis 22:16). Since God had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself (Hebrews 6:13), and Hebrews reads that oath as written for us.
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Cross-References
Cities of refuge — we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us
“designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.”
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