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Hebrews 4:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest.

Hebrews 4:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hebrews 4:5

Theological / Devotional

In this place. That is, in Ps. 95:11.

Again. The statement is here quoted for the third time (cf. chs. 3:11; 4:3). The entire argument in chs. 3:7 to 4:10 revolves around God’s withdrawal of His invitation to enter into His “rest.” Here, the quotation from Ps. 95:11 is placed in juxtaposition with that from Gen. 2:2 (in Heb. 4:4), by way of explaining the significance of the reference in vs. 3, 4 to God’s “rest” on the seventh day of creation week. The writer has introduced this reference to God’s “works” being “finished” (see on v. 3) and to the fact that He “did rest” (v. 4), to prove that the withdrawal of His promise to ancient Israel was not absolute. In other words, the promise was not withdrawn altogether from all men, but only from those who “entered not in because of unbelief” (v. 6).

Rest. See on ch. 3:11; cf. on ch. 4:4.

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