Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Matthew 23:22
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
The throne of God – Heaven is his throne, Mat 5:34. It is so called as being the place where he sits in glory. Jesus says, here, that all who swear at all do, in fact, swear by God, or the oath is good for nothing. To swear by an altar, a gift, or a temple is of no force unless it be meant to appeal to God himself. The essential thing in an oath is calling God to witness our sincerity. If a real oath is taken, therefore, God is appealed to. If not it is foolish and wicked to swear by anything else.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And he that shall swear by heaven,…. As the Jews were wont to do in common, but did not look upon such an oath as obligatory on them; [See comments on Mt 5:34], though such an one
sweareth by the throne of God; for heaven is God’s throne, where he sits, and, in an eminent manner, displays the glory of his majesty:
and by him that sitteth thereon, by God himself. Thus swearing by anything that has any relation to God, is implicitly swearing by him; and therefore ought to be considered as binding, as if he was expressed in it; since an appeal cannot be made to things inanimate, nor indeed to any creature, but to God, the searcher of hearts.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Ver. 22. By the throne of God ] Heaven is his throne and earth his footstool; yet may we not conceive that God is commensurable by the place, as if he were partly here and partly elsewhere; but he is everywhere all present. See Trapp on “ Mat 5:34 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
heaven. Singular. See notes on Mat 6:9, Mat 6:10.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
by the: Mat 5:34, Psa 11:4, Isa 66:1, Act 7:49, Rev 4:2, Rev 4:3
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mat 23:22. By heaven, the great temple of God, hallowed by the presence of God enthroned there. The sum of the whole is: Every oath is by God; hence make no distinctions between oaths; swear not at all (chap. Mat 5:34). These verses really refer, not only to swearing, but to truthfulness, in word and act; they forbid those false distinctions used to palliate the crime of lying.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
23:22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the {s} throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
(s) If heaven is God’s throne, than he is without doubt above this entire world.