Hebrews 6:18

"In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath,"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights how God demonstrates His unwavering commitment and faithfulness through the unchangeable nature of His promises. By taking an oath, He ensures that those who are heirs of these promises can have a strong foundation of confidence in His reliability.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 18. That by two immutable things. What the "two immutable things" here referred to are, has been made a matter of question among commentators. Most expositors, as Doddridge, Whitby, Rosenmuller, Koppe, and Calvin, suppose that the reference is to the promise and the oath of God, each of which would be a firm ground of the assurance of salvation, and in each of which it would be impossible for God to lie. Prof. Stuart supposes that the reference is to two oaths--the oath made to Abraham, and that by which the Messiah was made High Priest according to the order of Melchisedek, Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6,10.

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