Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
Cross References
Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor's property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
Galatians 3:15Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
Treasury of Scripture
For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
swear.
Hebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 21:23
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
an oath.
Genesis 21:30,31
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well…
Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Exodus 22:11
Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
