Deu 7:12-15 | TNotes | STEP | 7:12 promised with an oath (literally swore ): In a covenant or treaty, the parties to the covenant had to swear to keep its terms in order for it to be valid. God’s promises are always guaranteed by his character (7:9 ; 32:4 ; Heb 6:18 ; Jas 1:17 ). He fulfilled the requirements of the covenant with Israel by swearing to keep its terms (see Gen 22:16 ).

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b7:9►

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dHeb 6:18►

eJas 1:17►

fGen 22:16►

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hExod 9:9►

‏ Deuteronomy 7:12-15

7:12 ^a promised with an oath (literally swore): In a covenant or treaty, the parties to the covenant had to swear to keep its terms in order for it to be valid. God’s promises are always guaranteed by his character (7:9 ^b; 32:4 ^c; Heb 6:18 ^d; Jas 1:17 ^e). He fulfilled the requirements of the covenant with Israel by swearing to keep its terms (see Gen 22:16 ^f).
7:15 ^g The terrible diseases ... in Egypt were perhaps illnesses related to the plagues (e.g., Exod 9:9 ^h) or other serious diseases that regularly afflicted the Egyptians.