There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God.Barmby's brief comment on this verse is concise and interesting.The conclusion is now drawn: the true nature of the rest intended being beautifully denoted by the word "sabbath rest," which refers to the divine rest from "the foundation of the world," while the offer of it to true belivers always, and not to Israelites only, is intimated by the phrase, "the people of God."[5] read more
For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.The effort to make the person who has entered into his rest to be the Saviour appears forced, although some able scholars defend that meaning of it. The view here is that it pertains to the rest which any true follower of the Lamb enters upon his becoming a Christian. Rest is a universal human longing; and, although in youth the desire for rest might not be so urgently felt, its need and urgency,... read more
Hebrews 4:9. There remaineth therefore a rest— The word hitherto used for rest had been καταπαυσιν, cessation from labour: here a new term is introduced σαββατισμος, such a rest as was proper to the seventh day, on which God rested. The apostle had said, Heb 4:6 that the rest of God was left unpossessed; that generation which Joshua led into Canaan, did not then take possession of God's rest; for God, four hundred and fifty years afterwards, speaks of his rest as still to be entered into;... read more
Hebrews 4:10. Hath ceased— Hath rested. read more
9. therefore—because God "speaks of another day" (see on :-). remaineth—still to be realized hereafter by the "some (who) must enter therein" (Hebrews 4:6), that is, "the people of God," the true Israel who shall enter into God's rest ("My rest," Hebrews 4:6- :). God's rest was a Sabbatism; so also will ours be. a rest—Greek, "Sabbatism." In time there are many Sabbaths, but then there shall be the enjoyment and keeping of a Sabbath-rest: one perfect and eternal. The "rest" in Hebrews 4:6- :... read more
10. For—justifying and explaining the word "rest," or "Sabbatism," just used (see on Hebrews 4:9). he that is entered—whosoever once enters. his rest—God's rest: the rest prepared by God for His people [ESTIUS]. Rather, "His rest": the man's rest: that assigned to him by God as his. The Greek is the same as that for "his own" immediately after. hath ceased—The Greek aorist is used of indefinite time, "is wont to cease," or rather, "rest": rests. The past tense implies at the same time the... read more
C. The Possibility of Rest for God’s People 4:1-14The writer returned again from exhortation to exposition. He now posed the alternatives of rest and peril that confronted the new people of God, Christians. It seems that this section ends with Hebrews 4:14 rather than 15 since 14 contains the end of an inclusio that begins in Hebrews 3:1. The writer warned his readers so they would not fail to enter into their rest."Since Moses was unable to lead the Israelites into Canaan, the writer reflects... read more
The Sabbath rest in view is the rest (inheritance) that every generation of believers and every individual believer enters into when he or she, like God, faithfully finishes his or her work. That work involves continuing to trust and obey God (i.e., walking by faith daily as opposed to apostatizing). Christians will enter into our rest, if we have persevered in faith, when we receive our inheritance from Jesus Christ at His judgment seat (1 Corinthians 4:1-5; 2 Corinthians 5:9-10).Millennial... read more
When we enter that rest we can cease walking by faith because then we will experience what we now only hope for (Hebrews 11:1; cf. 1 Corinthians 13:12). We will cease from our work as God did from His. The Hebrew word translated "rested" in Genesis 2:2 literally means "ceased." His work of creating did not exhaust God. He simply stopped creating on the seventh day. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:10
ceased = rested, as Hebrews 4:4 . own . Omit. His . Add "own". read more