13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
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And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, …
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; …
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-20)The apostle, having applied himself to the fears of the Hebrews, in order to excite their diligence and prevent their apostasy, now proceeds to apply himself to their hopes, and candidly declares the good hope he had concerning them, that they would persevere; and proposes to them the great encouragements they had in the way of their duty. I. He freely and openly declares the good hope he had conc…
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