New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Swearing Falsely

• Forbidden Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2; Mt. 5:33
• Hateful to God Zech. 8:17
• We should not love Zech. 8:17
• Fraud often leads to Lev. 6:2, 3
• Saints abstain from Josh. 9:20; Ps. 15:4
• Blessedness of abstaining from Ps. 24:4, 5
• The wicked
  • Addicted to Jer. 5:2; Hos. 10:4
  • Plead excuses for Jer. 7:9, 10
  • Shall be judged on account of Mal. 3:5
  • Shall be cut off for Zech. 5:3
  • Shall have a curse upon their houses for Zech. 5:4
• False witnesses guilty of Dt. 19:16, 18
• Exemplified
  • Saul 1 Sam. 19:6, 10
  • Shimei 1 Ki. 2:41-43
  • Jews Ezek. 16:59
  • Zedekiah Ezek. 17:13-19
  • Peter Mt. 26:72, 74