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OATHS ARE SERIOUS
Oaths Are Serious• Joshua and the Gibeonites Joshua 9 • They were deceived v. 3-13• They didn’t ask God v.14• God said not to make any covenant with them; God
said to utterly destroy them Deut. 7:2• Israel’s reaction when they found out v.16-27• 2 Samuel 21:1-14• But God said it was murder; Israel suffered for it v.1• Saul did what God said in Deut. 7:2• God expected them to keep their oath even if it
contradicted His command
Oaths Are Serious• SIGNED CONTRACTS• CLICKING “I AGREE” ON THE INTERNET• Psalm 15:4, Ecclesiastes 5:1-7, Proverbs 29:20 • Matthew 5:33-37 all speech is serious James 3• MARRIAGE VOWS• Israel’s oath with Gibeonites does not sanction
unscriptural marriages; rather, it emphasizes the necessity of keeping oaths, vows, word, etc.
• Wrong to divorce & remarry because of the vow that was made Romans 7:1-3; 1 Cor.7:10-11