When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.

There are these two things, then, that cannot change and about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.

The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,

I promise that I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the seashore. Your descendants will conquer their enemies.

I will slaughter your cattle at every water hole. There will be no people or cattle to muddy the water any more.

He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and his promise to Isaac.

The LORD made a covenant with Jacob, one that will last forever.

My promise is true, and it will not be changed. I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me.

But if you do not obey my commands, then I swear to you that this palace will fall into ruins. I, the LORD, have spoken.

I myself have sworn that the city of Bozrah will become a horrifying sight and a desert; people will make fun of it and use its name as a curse. All the nearby villages will be in ruins forever. I, the LORD, have spoken."

You will show your faithfulness and constant love to your people, the descendants of Abraham and of Jacob, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear,