What are the "two immutable things" of God's oath discussed in the book of Hebrews the 6th chapter? In Hebrews 6:17-18 we read: "Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by TWO IMMUTABLE THINGS, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us." (Hebrews 6:17-18, NKJV) These two things involve the true hope that only Christians possess. The writer of Hebrews takes the next two chapters to explain in detail these two immutable things. Notice that Hebrews 7 deals with the greatness of the Melchizedek (Melchizedec) priesthood as opposed to the Aaronic priesthood. The hope for Israel was to be a great physical nation that would lead all nations to keep God's commandments so they would have great physical blessings. This is the hope of most every human today. This hope had a physical priesthood to teach God's laws and offer sacrifices for sins. But God's oath was to bring in a better hope — the awesome hope of eternal life as a member of God's family inheriting the earth. This hope is one of the immutable things God says he will accomplish in spiritual Israel: "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." (Hebrews 8:10, NKJV) King David was a man after God's own heart. God will make us ALL after His heart. When God gets us through this school we call life, we will be able to say to sin temptation "Been there, done that!" | 