The word in Scripture
Oath in the Bible
The word oath appears 61 times in the King James Version of the Bible. An oath is a solemn promise made before God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What oath means in the Bible
An oath is a solemn promise made before God.
Where the word oath appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word oath appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.”Genesis 24:41
“Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;”Psalms 105:9
“Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.”Matthew 14:7
“And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.”Matthew 26:72
“And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.”Mark 6:26
“The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,”Luke 1:73
“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:”Hebrews 6:17
“And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:”Hebrews 7:20
Oath and the Lord Jesus
God confirmed His promise with an oath, that by two immutable things we might have strong consolation in Christ.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word oath appear in the Bible?
The word oath appears 61 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does oath mean in the Bible?
An oath is a solemn promise made before God.
How does oath point to Jesus?
God confirmed His promise with an oath, that by two immutable things we might have strong consolation in Christ.