Hebrews 4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:15

Verse 15 15.For we have not, etc. There is in the name which he mentions, the Son of God, such majesty as ought to constrain us to fear and obey him. But were we to contemplate nothing but this in Christ, our consciences would not be pacified; for who of us does not dread the sight of the Son of God, especially when we consider what our condition is, and when our sins come to mind? The Jews might have had also another hindrance, for they had been accustomed to the Levitical priesthood; they saw... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:16

Verse 16 16.Let us therefore come boldly, or, with confidence, etc. He draws this conclusion, — that an access to God is open to all who come to him relying on Christ the Mediator; nay, he exhorts the faithful to venture without any hesitation to present themselves before God. And the chief benefit of divine teaching is a sure confidence in calling on God, as, on the other hand, the whole of religion falls to the ground, and is lost when this certainty is taken away from consciences. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

Let us fear, therefore, lest, a promise being still left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short. This verse is a renewed warning against remissness, based (as is shown by the connecting οὖν ) on the preceding argument, but introducing also, by means of the clause, καταλειπομένης , etc., a new thought, the elucidation of which is the subject of what follows. The new thought is that the true "rest of God," typified only by the rest of Canaan, remains... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

Fear of failing to realize the promised rest. "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left," etc. Let us notice— I. THE GREAT PROMISE . "A promise being left of entering into his rest." Later in the chapter ( Hebrews 4:6-9 ) the writer shows from the Old Testament that such a promise was left to Christians. The rest promised is God's rest—"his rest;" because: 1. It corresponds with his. "Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distrest."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

The two gospels. I. THE FIRST GOSPEL . That which was proclaimed to Abraham, repeated, enforced to his posterity, standing before them in the way of duty and of hope, even in the darkest days of Egyptian bondage. It was a gospel that proclaimed rest, settlement, worship, and service in the land of Canaan. And though special attention is called here to the great Abrahamic and Mosaic promise to Israel, yet be it also noted that God is ever a Being sending forth gospels when there is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-2

Believers in Israel and in Christ. I. THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE PROMISE AND PROSPECT OF ANCIENT ISRAEL AND BELIEVERS IN CHRIST , The Hebrew people had a promise which was given to Abraham as trustee for his descendants, which was that after many years of suffering in Egypt they should be released from slavery and oppression, and. be led to the rest and enjoyment of Canaan. It was a promise which signifies the spontaneous declaration of the kindness and mercy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-11

The gospel rest. In this passage the writer explains what is to be understood by the "rest" to which God had invited his ancient people, and urges the Hebrews of his own day to strive to attain it as the most Divine of all blessings. I. THE REST OF GOD . "His rest" ( Hebrews 4:1 ); "my rest" ( Hebrews 4:3 , Hebrews 4:5 ). Rest belongs essentially to God, for he is all-perfect and self-harmonious. Being infinite in purity and love, in knowledge and power, he is the God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-11

The more terrible result of apostasy from Christ seen in the better rest to which Christ leads. Still dealing with the superiority of Christ to Moses. Having shown the possibility of departing from Christ as they did from Moses, he goes on to show that, since Christ was greater than Moses, the evil of departing from him was so much more terrible. There is a Divine promise of rest unexhausted in Old Testament times, and only fulfilled through faith in Christ. "Let us fear therefore, lest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:2

For truly we have had good tidings (or, a gospel ) preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, not being mingled by faith with those that heard it. The meaning and purpose of the first part of this verse is plain, as is also the general intention of the second; viz. to account parenthetically for the gospel to the Israelites under Moses having failed of its purpose, and at the same time to renew the warning of their example with respect to the gospel... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 4:2

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