Torrey's Topical Index

Oaths

The lawful purpose of, explained—Heb 6:16

Antiquity of—Ge 14:22; 24:3,8

USED FOR

Confirming covenants
—Ge 26:28; 31:44,53; 1Sa 20:16,17
Deciding controversies in courts of law
—Ex 22:11; Nu 5:19; 1Ki 8:31
Pledging allegiance to sovereigns
—2Ki 11:4; Ec 8:2
Binding to performance of sacred duties
—Nu 30:2; 2Ch 15:14,15; Ne 10:29; Ps 132:2
Binding to performance of any particular act
—Ge 24:3,4; 50:25; Jos 2:12

Judicial from of administering—1Ki 22:16; Mt 26:63

Often accompanied by raising up the hand—Ge 14:22; Da 12:7; Re 10:5,6

Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to—Ge 24:2,9; 47:29

To be taken in fear and reverence—Ec 9:2

THE JEWS

Forbidden to take, in name of idols
—Jos 23:7
Forbidden to take in the name of any created thing
—Mt 5:34-36; Jas 5:12
Forbidden to take false
—Le 6:3; Zec 8:17
Forbidden to take rash, or unholy
—Le 5:4
To use God's name alone in
—De 6:13; 10:20; Isa 65:16
To take, in truth, judgment, &c
—Jer 4:2
Generally respected the obligation of
—Jos 9:19,20; 2Sa 21:7; Ps 15:4; Mt 14:9
Fell into many errors respecting
—Mt 23:16-22
Often guilty of rashly taking
—Jud 21:7; Mt 14:7; 26:72
Often guilty of falsely taking
—Le 6:3; Jer 5:2; 7:9
Condemned for false
—Zec 5:4; Mal 3:5
Condemned for profane
—Jer 23:10; Ho 4:2

INSTANCES OF RASH, &c

Joshua, &c
—Jos 9:15,16
Jephthah
—Jud 11:30-36
Saul
—1Sa 14:27,44
Herod
—Mt 14:7-9
The Jews who sought to kill Paul
—Ac 23:21

Custom of swearing by the life of the king—Ge 42:15,16

EXPRESSIONS USED AS

By the fear of Isaac
—Ge 31:53
As the Lord liveth
—Jud 8:19; Ru 3:13
The Lord do so to me, and more also
—Ru 1:17
God do so to thee, and more also
—1Sa 3:17
By the Lord
—2Sa 19:7; 1Ki 2:42
God do so to thee and more also
—1Sa 3:17
Before God I lie not
—Ga 1:20
I call God for a record
—2Co 1:23
God is witness
—1Th 2:5
I charge you by the Lord
—1Th 5:27
As thy soul liveth
—1Sa 1:26; 25:26

God used, to show the immutability of his counsel—Ge 22:16; Nu 14:28; 6:17