Hebrews 6:13-20

Hebrews 6:13-20
¹³ When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” ¹⁵ And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

¹⁶ People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. ¹⁷ Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.

In Biblical times, men entering a contract would slaughter an animal, cut it in half and the parties responsible to fulfill that contact would walk between the pieces.  This was a sort of blood oath swearing "I will fulfill my part even unto death.".  In Genesis 15 we read that God entered into this promise with Abram.  But Abram was put to sleep and only God walked through the carcasses.  He was the only party responsible to make it happen.

¹⁸ God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. ¹⁹ We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, ²⁰ where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
God cannot lie.  How refreshing that is since we live in society where our leaders cannot tell the truth.  We can have real hope and feel real secure in our eternity with God.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.