Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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Gill's Exposition
That by two immutable things,.... God's counsel and oath, which never change and alter, and from which he never varies:
in which it was impossible for God to lie; fail or deceive, nor, indeed, in…
Barnes' Notes
Wherein God - On account of which; or since an oath had this effect, God was willing to appeal to it in order to assure his people of salvation. Willing more abundantly - In the most abundant manner,…
Adam Clarke
The heirs of promise - All the believing posterity of Abraham, and the nations of the earth or Gentiles in general.
The immutability of his counsel - His unchangeable purpose, to call the Gentiles to…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Wherein Rather, "on which principle;" "in accordance with this human custom."
willing Rather, "wishing." The verb is not thelôn, but boulomenos.
more abundantly i.e. than if he had not sworn.
unto the…
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