Hebrews 3:11,Hebrews 3:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:11

So I sware in my wrath - God is often represented in the Scriptures as “swearing” - and usually as swearing by himself, or by his own existence. Of course this in figurative, and denotes a strong affirmation, or a settled and determined purpose. An oath with us implies the strongest affirmation, or the expression of the most settled and determined purpose of mind. The meaning here is, that so refractory and perverse had they showed themselves, that he solemnly resolved that they should never... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 3:10-11

Hebrews 3:10-11. Wherefore To speak after the manner of men; I was grieved Highly displeased; with that generation With the generality of this people; and said, They do always Notwithstanding all that I have done for them before their eyes; err in their heart Are led astray by their stubborn will and vile affections; and they have not known my ways Have not paid any regard to the clear discoveries of my will and design. They saw indeed God’s works, or the ways of his providence,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 3:7-19

Warning against unbelief (3:7-4:13)The writer warns his disheartened Jewish readers with some reminders from Israel’s experiences in the wilderness (see Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13; Psalms 95:7-11). Those experiences show that people who appear to be God’s people may be so unbelieving, bitter and complaining, that they cannot enjoy the inheritance God has promised (7-11). They should resist the tendency to unbelief and stubbornness, by encouraging one another to maintain their faith with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 3:11

They, &c . Literally If ( App-118 . a) they shall. into . Greek. eis. App-104 . rest . Greek. katapausis. See Acts 7:49 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 3:11

Hebrews 3:11. My rest.— Canaan is so called, as they reposed there, after the labours of a long war, as well as the fatigues of a tedious march; and perhaps, as entering upon a course of stated worship, it might appear as a kind of sabbath-keeping. The word my is here added, both because God was the cause of this rest, and because the ark, which was supposed to be the place of his residence, ceased to be carried about. Under these images David Kimchi supposed that the signs of the Messiah were... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:11

11. So—literally, "as." I sware—BENGEL remarks the oath of God preceded the forty years. not—literally, "If they shall enter . . . (God do so to me and more also)," :-. The Greek is the same, :-. my rest—Canaan, primarily, their rest after wandering in the wilderness: still, even when in it, they never fully enjoyed rest; whence it followed that the threat extended farther than the exclusion of the unbelieving from the literal land of rest, and that the rest promised to the believing in its... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:7-11

"Today" stresses the urgency of immediate action. This writer used it eight times in Hebrews. The context of the words quoted (Psalms 95:7-11) is very significant. The verses immediately preceding those quoted (Psalms 95:6-7 a) are a call to bow down and worship the Lord. That was the writer to the Hebrews’ desire for his readers. The words he quoted urge avoidance of Israel’s sin. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ initiated a new Exodus.". . . the writer of Hebrews appeals to his recipients not to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:7-19

B. The Danger of Disbelief (The Second Warning) 3:7-19"The comparison between Christ and Moses leads to one between their followers. The writer uses the conduct of the Israelites as a means of challenging his readers to a closer walk with God." [Note: Morris, p. 33.] The writer next reminded his readers of the fate of the Israelites when they failed to continue believing God at Kadesh Barnea. His purpose was to help them realize the serious consequences of that behavior and to motivate them to... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Hebrews 3:11

3:11 rest. (h-13) A Hebraism involving a strong negative. Compare Numbers 14:23 ; Mark 8:12 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 3:1-19

Jesus Christ, Lord of the Household of Gods(b) Christ is superior also to Moses; for He is Son over the house of God, whereas Moses was only a servant in it.1. Wherefore] A new section begins here, in which argument and exhortation are blended. The connexion with the preceding is not quite plain. It may lie in the fact that Christ has been described (Hebrews 2:10) as a Leader of salvation, conducting God’s children to glory, suggesting a similar function performed by Moses, the Leader of God’s... read more