Promise: A declaration that one will do or not do a certain thing.
INTRODUCTION
There are literally
hundreds of sacred promises in the Scriptures. Before I list them I want
to make a few points clear.
GENESIS | |
Of Christ's victory over the Devil: | 3:15 |
To Noah of preservation in the ark: | 6:18 |
Of the several seasons: | 8:21,22 |
Of security from a flood: | 9:9,11,15 |
Of the calling of the Gentiles | 9:27 |
To Abram to make him a great nation | 12:2,3 |
Of the land of Canaan and a numerous seed | 13:15-17 |
Of a son | 15:4 |
To Abram of numerous seed | 17:2,4,6 |
To be a God to Abram and his seed | 17:7 |
To give Abraham the land of Canaan | 17:8 |
To Isaac to give him Canaan | 26:3 |
To Jacob, to be with him | 31:3 |
Of Canaan and a numerous seed | 35:11,12 |
To bring him out of Egypt again | 46:3,4
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EXODUS | |
To Moses to be with him | 3:12 |
To give the Israelites favour with the Egyptians | 3:21 |
To teach him what to say | 4:12 |
To the Israelites to bring them into Canaan and to be their God | 6:6-8 |
Freedom from sickness upon obedience | 15:26 |
To the Israelites, to be His particular people upon their obedience | 19:5,6 |
Of long life to honouring of parents | 20:12 |
His presence and blessing in place of solemn worship | 20:24 |
Defence to obedience | 23:22 |
Health | 23:25 |
Long life | 23:26 |
Victory | 23:27 |
To Israel, of His presence and to be their God | 29:45 |
To Moses of His presence | 33:14 |
To show him His glory | 33:19 |
Of safety when they appeared before God | 34:24 |
LEVITICUS | |
Of life to the obedient | 18:5 |
Safety | 25:18,19 |
Plenty | 26:3-5 |
Peace | 26:6 |
Victory | 26:7,8 |
God's presence | 26:11-13 |
Removal of judgements to the penitent | 26:40-42,44,45 |
NUMBERS | |
Of Christ and His kingdom | 24:17-19 |
To Phinehas, of the priesthood | 25:12,13 |
DEUTERONOMY | |
Of mercy to the penitent | 4:29-31 |
Long life to the obedient | 4:40 5:33 6:2 |
Prosperity | 6:3,18 |
Spiritual and temporal blessings | 7:12-15 |
Long life and victory | 7:21-25 |
Welfare to themselves and posterity | 12:28 |
Blessings to the obedient | 15:4-6,18 |
Life and the land to those that do justice | 16:20 |
Of Christ | 18:15,16 |
Victory | 20:1,4 |
Blessing to the charitable | 24:19 |
Long life to them that do justly | 25:15 |
Many blessings to the obedient | 28:1-14 |
Outward prosperity | 29:9 |
Return from captivity to the penitent | 30:2-5 |
Renewal of the covenant | 30:6 |
Plenty | 30:2-5 |
Blessing to the obedient | 30:16 |
Not to fail or forsake | 31:6,8 |
To Joshua to be with him | 31:23 |
Long life to the obedient | 32:46,47 |
JOSHUA | |
To Joshua | 1:5-9 10:8 |
JUDGES | |
To Gideon of victory | 6:16 7:7 |
To Manoah of a son that would deliver Israel | 13:3,5 |
1 SAMUEL Honour to those that honour God | 2:30 |
Mercy to the obedient | 12:14 |
Not to forsake His people | 12:22 |
11 SAMUEL | |
To David of mercy to his seed | 7:12,16 |
1 KINGS | |
To Solomon long life upon his obedience | 3:14 |
And to establish his throne | 9:4,5 11:36 |
To dwell among them upon their obedience | 6:12-13 |
Of supply to the widow of Sarepta | 17:14 |
To Ahab of victory | 20:13 |
Of respite of judgements upon his humiliation | 21:29 |
11 KINGS | |
To the Shunammite of a child | 4:16 |
Of plenty in Samaria | 7:1 |
To Jehu of continuing the kingdom to him for four generations | 10:30 |
Of deliverance from enemies to those that fear God | 17:39 |
To Hezekiah to defend the city | 19:30,31,34 |
Of healing him and lengthening his life | 20:5,6 |
To Josiah, that he should die in peace | 22:20 |
1 CHRONICLES | |
Many mercies to David and his seed | 17:9-14 22:9,10,13 |
11 CHRONICLES | |
To Solomon of wisdom, riches and honour | 1:12 |
Pardon and audience | 7:14,15 |
To Solomon to establish his throne if obedient | 7:17,18 |
Of stability and prosperity to believers | 20:20 |
Mercy to the penitent | 30:9 |
JOB | |
Deliverance from trouble, war, famine, slanders | 5:19-22 |
Security from mischievous accidents | 5:23 |
A comfortable habitation | 5:24 |
Flourishing prosperity | 5:25 |
Long life | 5:26 |
To plenty and sincerity | 8:5-7 |
Prosperity and security | 11:15-19 |
Of perseverance and growth in grace | 19:9 |
Good to acquaintance with God | 22:21 |
Wealth to the penitent and righteous | 22:23,24 |
Defence | 22:25 |
Audience | 22:27 |
Audience and pardon to the penitent | 33:26-28 |
Prosperity to the obedient | 36:11 |
PSALMS | |
Of fruitfulness and prosperity to the Godly | 1:3 |
Audience | 4:3 |
Blessing and favour to the righteous | 5:12 |
Refuge to the oppressed | 9:9 |
Needy not always forgotten | 9:18 |
Safety to the poor oppressed | 12:5 |
Stability and perseverance to the citizens of Zion | 15:1,5 |
Of direction to happiness | 16:11 |
To the meek | 22:26 |
Of blessing to the poor | 24:4,5 |
Instruction to the penitent | 25:8 |
Direction to the meek | 25:9 |
Mercies to those that fear God | 25:12-14 |
Safety in trouble | 27:5 |
Care in distress | 27:10 |
Strength to those that wait | 27:14 |
Strength to His people | 29:11 |
Not to be always angry | 30:5 |
Of hiding to those that fear God | 31:20 |
Strength to those that hope in God | 31:24 |
Mercy to those that trust in God | 32:10 |
Deliverance to those that fear God | 33:18,19 |
Protection | 34:7 |
No want | 34:9,10 |
Audience and deliverance to the righteous | 34:15,17,19 |
Nigh to the broken in heart and saves them | 34:18 |
Satisfaction in ordinances | 36:8,9 |
Habitation and food to trusting in God | 37:3 |
Of desires granted to delighting in God | 37:4 |
To those that commit their way to God | 37:5,6 |
Of inheriting the earth to waiting on God | 37:9 |
And to the meek | 37:11 |
Upholding to the righteous | 37:17 |
A lasting inheritance to the upright | 37:18 |
Food in famine | 37:19 |
Of direction to a good man | 37:23 |
Upholding | 37:24 |
Inheriting the land to the righteous | 37:29 |
That steps shall not slide | 37:31 |
Of not leaving the righteous in the power of the wicked | 37:33 |
To waiting on God | 37:34 |
Of help and deliverance to the righteous | 37:39,40 |
Many blessings to him that considers the poor | 41:1-3 |
Help in trouble | 50:15 |
Of salvation to him that orders his conversation aright | 50:23 |
Support | 55:22 |
Plenty and blessing to praising God | 67:5-7 |
To the humble | 69:32,33 |
Of help to the poor | 72:12-14 |
Guidance | 73:24 |
Satisfaction to large expectations | 81:10 |
Victory and plenty to obedience | 81:13,16 |
Peace to His people | 85:8 |
Plenty | 85:12 |
To David | 89:4,20-29 |
And to his seed | 89:30-37 |
Of deliverance from pestilence | 91:3-7,10 |
Protection | 91:11,12 |
Deliverance to those that love God | 91:14 |
Audience | 91:15 |
Long life | 91:16 |
Flourishing and fruitfulness | 92:12-14 |
Not casting off His people | 94:14 |
Preservation, deliverance and comfort | 97:16,11 |
Regarding the prayer of the destitute | 102:16 |
Not always chide | 103:9 |
Of blessing on the posterity of those that fear God | 112:2 |
And wealth | 112:3 |
And establishment | 112:6-8 |
Blessing to them that fear God | 115:13-15 |
Security | 121:3 |
And preservation | 121:6-8 |
Prosperity to those that love the church | 122:6 |
Stability to trusting in God | 125:1,2 |
Deliverance from oppression | 125:3 |
Joy | 126:5,6 |
Sundry blessings to those that fear God | 128:1-6 |
Redemption from sin | 130:8 |
To David | 132:11-18 |
Of deliverance from enemies | 138:7 |
To the upright | 140:13 |
Calling upon God | 145:18 |
Of fulfilling their desires | 145:19 |
Preservation to those that love God | 145:20 |
Help for those in distress | 146:7-9 |
Healing to the broken in heart | 147:3 |
To the meek | 147:6 |
PROVERBS | |
Of safety | 1:33 |
Knowledge to those that seek it | 2:4,5,9 |
Wisdom to the righteous | 2:6,7 |
To the upright | 2:21 |
Of long life and favour | 3:2-4 |
Direction to those that trust in God | 3:5,6 |
Health and strength to those that fear God | 3:7,8 |
Plenty to honouring God with estates | 3:9,10 |
Safety and security to the obedient | 3:21-26 |
To love of wisdom | 4:8,9 |
Righteous not famish | 10:3 |
Of stability to righteous | 10:30 12:3,7 |
And a sure reward | 11:18 |
Blessing to him that sells corn | 11:26 |
Flourishing to the righteous | 11:28 |
The just shall come out of trouble | 12:13 |
No evil shall happen to him | 12:21 |
To the diligent | 12:24 13:4 |
Of reward to him that fears the commandments | 13:13 |
Honour to him that regards reproof | 13:18 |
Wisdom to him that converses with the wise | 13:20 |
Good to the righteous | 13:21 |
Flourishing to the upright | 14:11 |
Mercy to them that devise good | 14:22 |
Audience to the righteous | 14:29 |
Quietness of mind to them that commit their works to the Lord | 16:3 |
Peace to them that please God | 16:7 |
To a wise and faithful servant | 17:2 |
Of safety to the righteous | 18:10 |
To the charitable | 19:17 |
Of satisfaction to them that fear God | 19:23 |
Blessing to the children of the just | 20:7 |
And to the bountiful | 20:9 |
Reformation to correction | 20:15 23:13,14 |
To good education of children | 22:6 |
Of joy to the father of good children | 23:24 |
Reward to the wise | 24:14 |
Blessing to them that rebuke sinners | 24:25 |
Reward to a good servant | 27:18 |
To the upright | 28:10 |
Of pardon to the penitent | 28:13 |
Safety to the upright | 28:18 |
Plenty to the diligent | 28:19,20 |
Favour to reprovers of the wicked | 28:23 |
To trust in God | 28:25 |
Of deliverance to the wise | 28:26 |
Plenty to the charitable | 28:27 |
To correction | 29:17 |
Of honour to the humble | 29:23 |
Safety to them that trust in God | 29:25 30:5 |
ECCLESIASTES | |
To the fear of God | 8:12 |
The charitable | 11:1 |
ISAIAH | |
Of pardon to the penitent | 1:18 |
Plenty to the obedient | 1:19 |
The church's reformation | 1:25,26 |
The church flourishing in the last days | 2:2-4 |
Of safety in common calamities | 3:10 |
Glory and safety of the church | 4:4-6 |
Christ promised | 7:14 9:6,7 11:1-10 |
Love among the members of the church | 11:13 |
Of joy in the use of ordinances | 12:3 |
The church's tranquillity | 14:3 |
Spiritual blessings of the church | 25:6 |
Of perfect peace to trusting in God | 26:3 |
The church's security | 27:3 |
Of peace to believers | 27:5 |
Moderate correction | 27:8 |
Reformation by affliction | 27:9 |
The church's extent | 27:6 54:2 60:1-10 |
Of joy to the meek | 29:19 |
Favour to His people | 30:18,19 |
Continuance of the means of grace | 30:20-26 |
The blessings of Christ's kingdom | 32:1-4,17,18 35:1 |
Of safety to the righteous | 33:15,16 |
Pardon to the members of the church | 33:24 |
Christ's care of weak believers | 40:11 |
Of strength to the faint | 40:29 |
And to them that wait | 40:31 |
Strength and support | 41:10-14 |
Comfort to spiritual poor | 41:17,18 |
Direction to the ignorant | 42:16 |
Safety in dangers | 43:2 |
Pardon | 43:25 |
The Spirit | 44:3 |
Increase of grace | 44:4 |
Pardon | 44:22 |
Support and deliverance in trouble | 46:4 |
Sparing | 48:9 |
Not forget | 49:15,16 |
Of light to those in darkness | 50:10 |
Everlasting joy | 51:11 |
Knowledge | 52:6 |
Comfort in desertion | 54:7,8 |
To hearing | 55:3 |
Of mercy to the penitent | 55:7 |
To success of the word | 55:10,11 |
To the observation of the Sabbath | 56:4-7 |
Righteous happy in death | 57:2 |
Of God's presence and reviving to the humble | 57:15 |
Not contend for ever | 57:16 |
Of peace | 57:19 |
Audience | 58:9 |
To liberality | 58:10,11 |
Observation of the Sabbath | 58:13,14 |
Trembling at the Word | 66:2 |
Out casts | 66: |
JEREMIAH | |
To Jeremiah of protection | 1:8,19 15:19,20 |
Of mercy to the penitent | 2:12 |
Rest to the righteous | 6:16 |
To amendment | 7:3 |
Obedience | 7:23 11:4,5 |
Jeremiah of favour with enemies | 15:11 |
Of flourishing and fruitfulness to those that trust in God | 17:7,8 |
To observation of Sabbath | 17:24,25 |
OF freedom from evil to the penitent | 18:8-10 26:13 |
Christ promised | 23:5,6 33:25,17 |
Of a heart to know God | 24:7 |
Return from Babylon | 27:22 29:10-14 30:3 32:37-44 |
Of moderation in correcting | 30:11 |
Of a new covenant | 31:31-34 |
To Ebedmelech of deliverance | 39:18 |
LAMENTATIONS | |
Not cast off for ever | 3:31,32 |
EZEKIEL | |
Of one heart and a new spirit | 11:19 |
To remember and establish the covenant | 16:60,62 |
Of pardon to those that reform | 18:21,22,27,28 |
33:15,16,19 | |
Of a new heart | 36:26 |
Return from Babylon | 37:21 39:25 |
DANIEL | |
To those that turn many to righteousness | 12:3 |
Of the increase of knowledge | 12:4 |
HOSEA | |
Of reconciliation and mercy | 2:14 |
Healing to the penitent | 6:1 |
Increase of knowledge to them that seek it | 6:2 |
Not executing the fierceness of anger | 11:9 |
Healing their backsliding | 14:4 |
Growth in grace and fruitfulness | 14:5-7 |
JOEL | |
Of a blessing to repentance | 2:12,14,19-32 |
AMOS | |
Of life to the penitent | 5:4,6,14,15 |
MICAH | |
The church's extent | 4:1-7 |
Not angry forever | 7:18 |
Of subduing and pardoning iniquities | 7:19 |
The church's tranquillity | 33:20,21 |
Pardon | 33:24 |
HABAKKUK | |
Of increase in knowledge | 2:14 |
HAGGAI | |
Christ promised | 2:7 |
ZECHARIAH | |
Of mercy to the penitent | 1:3 |
The church's protection and glory | 2:5 |
Christ promised | 3:8 6:12 |
MALACHI | |
Of mercy to the penitent | 3:7 |
Plenty to payment of tithes | 3:10 |
Sparing | 3:17 |
Mercy to those that fear God | 4:2 |
MATTHEW | |
To the poor in spirit | 5:3 |
Mourners | 5:4 |
The meek | 5:5 |
Desires after righteousness | 5:6 |
The merciful | 5:7 |
The pure in heart | 5:8 |
Peacemakers | 5:9 |
Persecuted for righteousness' sake | 5:10-12 |
Of open reward to secret alms | 6:4 |
And to secret prayer | 6:6 |
And to secret fasting | 6:18 |
Pardon to those that forgive others | 6:14 |
Clothing | 6:30 |
Supply to those that first seek righteousness | 6:33 |
Desires granted to earnest seekers | 7:7 |
Blessedness to the doers of God's will | 7:21 |
Salvation to perseverance | 10:22 |
To confessing of Christ | 10:32 |
Of reward to those that lose life for Christ | 10:39 |
To kindness to Christ's ministers | 10:41,42 |
Of rest for those that come to Christ | 11:28 |
The church's stability | 16:18 |
To humility | 18:4 |
Of Christ's presence to those met in His name | 18:20 |
Everlasting life to those that forsake all for Christ | 19:29 |
To asking in faith | 21:22 |
Of escalation to thee humble | 23:12 |
Salvation to perseverance | 24:13 |
Reward to those that faithfully employ their talents | 25:21,23,29 |
Life everlasting to the righteous | 25:46 |
Christ's presence with His ministers | 28:20 |
MARK | |
To faith | 9:23 |
The prayer of faith | 11:24 |
LUKE | |
Of great reward to love of enemies | 6:35 |
Being taught what to say | 12:12 21:15 |
To the charitable | 14:13,14 |
Of speedy relief from persecutors | 18:8 |
JOHN | |
Of everlasting life to believers | 3:15-16,36 5:24 6:40,47 |
Never thirst any more | 4:14 5:35 |
Of not casting out him that comes to Christ | 5:37 |
To the doers of God's will | 7:17 |
Believers | 7:38 |
Such as continue in Christ's word | 8:32 |
Those that keep Christ's sayings | 8:51 |
That Christ's sheep shall never perish | 10:28 |
That believers shall never die | 11:25,26 |
Nor abide in darkness | 12:46 |
Whatsoever we ask in Christ's name He will do | 14:13,14 |
To those that love God | 14:23 |
Of helping our memories | 14:26 |
That the spirit will guide unto all truth | 16:13 |
Of receiving to those that ask | 16:24 |
ACTS | |
Of pardon to believers | 10:43 |
And salvation | 16:31 |
ROMANS | |
Of everlasting life to continuance in well doing | 2:7 |
That sin shall not have dominion | 6:14 |
All things shall work together for good | 8:28 |
Nothing shall separate us from Christ's love | 8:39 |
Believers shall not be ashamed | 9:33 |
Of salvation to confession and faith | 10:9 |
And to calling upon God | 10:13 |
Bruising Satan under our feet | 16:20 |
1 CORINTHIANS | |
Of confirming to the end | 1:8 |
Relief under temptations | 10:13 |
11 CORINTHIANS | |
Of consolation to sufferers | 1:7 |
Bountiful reaping to bountiful sowing | 9:6 |
GALATIANS | |
Of everlasting life to those that sow to the spirit | 6:8 |
Reaping in due time | 6:9 |
EPHESIANS | |
Of reward for any good we do | 6:8 |
PHILIPPIANS | |
Of changing our vile bodies | 3:21 |
Peace | 4:7 |
Supplying all our needs | 4:19 |
COLOSSIANS | |
Of appearing with Christ in glory | 3:4 |
1 THESSALONIANS | |
To be ever with God | 4:17 |
11 THESSALONIANS | |
Of keeping from evil | 3:3 |
1 TIMOTHY | |
Of preservation in child bearing | 2:15 |
To ministers that are diligent | 4:18 |
11 TIMOTHY | |
Of reigning with Christ to sufferers with Him | 2:12 |
A crown of righteousness | 4:4 |
HEBREWS | |
Of pardon | 8:12 10:17 |
Never leaving us | 13:5 |
JAMES | |
Of wisdom to those that ask it | 1:5 |
A crown of life | 1:12 |
To the doers of the law | 1:25 |
Resisting the devil | 4:7 |
Drawing nigh to God | 4:8 |
Those that humble themselves | 4:10 |
Health and pardon to the prayer of faith | 5:15 |
1 JOHN | |
Of pardon to confession of sin | 1:9 |
To see God as He is | 3:2 |
Of pardon | 5:16 |
REVELATION | |
To the overcomer | 2:7,11,17, 26-28 |
Of a crown of life to those that persevere | 2:10 |
To sup with him that opens to Him | 3:20 |
To those that are before the throne of God | 7:15-17 |
To the thirsty | 21:6 |
To the overcomer | 21:7 |
May the Holy One of Israel bless all who take the time to study His promises and especially those who believe them and wait for their fulfilment. May His Son's sacrifice be accepted as the only route to salvation and His holy law be understood and obeyed in accordance with His will.
This is my prayer for His Name's sake.
David B Loughran