Hebrews 4:5

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 In other words, the promise was not withdrawn altogether from all men, but only from those who “entered not in because of unbelief” (v. 6).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.