Hebrews 7:20-21 - And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Numbers 23:19 - God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
1 Samuel 15:29 - And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”
Malachi 3:6 - “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
Romans 11:29 - For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Psalm 110:4 - The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”
Application:
· God is not a man that He should lie describes how God does not change and the integrity of His Word
· God has real emotions
· God remains faithful to His covenant
· God does not change His mind with reference to His call
· Christ is king-priest in the order of Melchizedek—forever
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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