Hebrews 4:2-6 ASV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 4:3

Hebrews 4:3. For we who have believed Or, who believe, namely, in Christ, and the promises of rest made in the gospel, and are diligent in the use of the means appointed in order to the attainment of it; do enter into rest Are at present made partakers of the rest promised by Jesus to the weary and heavy-laden that come to, and learn of him, Matthew 11:28-29: the rest implied in peace with God, peace of conscience, tranquillity of mind, the love of God and of all mankind shed abroad... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 4:4-8

Hebrews 4:4-8. For he spake in a certain place Namely, Genesis 2:2; Exodus 31:17; on this wise, God did rest, &c. These words the apostle quotes, because they show that the seventh-day rest is fitly called God’s rest, and that the seventh-day rest was observed from the creation of the world. “God’s ceasing from his works of creation is called his resting from all his works, because, according to our way of conceiving things, he had exerted an infinite force in creating the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-13

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 4:2

unto us, &c . = we also were evangelized. Greek. euangelizo. App-121 . as, &c . = as they also (were). word . Greek. logos. App-121 . preached = of hearing. Greek. akoe . App-121 . mixed . Greek. sunkerannumi. Only here and 1 Corinthians 12:24 . The texts prefer the accusative case plural of this word, agreeing with "them", rather than the nom, singular agreeing with "word". There is the addition of one letter in the Greek Read "them, since they were not united by faith to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:3

have . Omit. believed . Greek. pisteuo. App-150 . in . Greek. en. App-104 . if, &c . See Hebrews 3:11 . from . Greek. apo. App-104 . foundation . See App-146 . world . Greek. kosmos. App-129 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:4

spake = hath said. God . App-98 . rest . Greek. katapauo. See Acts 14:18 . Quoted from Genesis 2:2 . the seventh, &c . = on (Greek. en) the seventh, &c. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:6

some . Greek. tines. App-124 . therein = into (Greek. eis) it. to whom, &c . = who were first evangelized. See Hebrews 4:2 . because of . Greek. dia . App-104 .Hebrews 4:2 . Compare Hebrews 3:19 . unbelief = disobedience. Greek. apeitheia. See Romans 11:30 . Ephesians 2:2 ; &c. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:2

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they; but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.This does not mean that the Jews had the same gospel preached unto them that Christians have received, but that JUST AS they received a good word about the promised rest, so have Christians. There is also here a plain indication of the source of that faith deemed so necessary to salvation, in that it is called a "word of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:3

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest; although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.The use of the present tense, "we do enter into that rest," stresses the first and immediate phase of the Christian's rest and focuses the attention of the believer upon the benefits and joys of that Christian service which are already his and in the process of being enjoyed by him. This verse again... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:4

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.Genesis 2:2 is the text in the author's mind in these words; and the argument is that God's resting on the seventh day, unaccompanied by any subsequent declaration that he has left off resting, makes the rest of God still available for them that will receive it, as it has been from the time God finished creation. The rest God promised his people is thus a share of his own rest and... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 4:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 4:4-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:4

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