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    Hebrews 4

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    The promised rest is approached with effort, yet entered by ceasing from one’s own work—a splendidly awkward arrangement.

    A rest with a date attachedvv. 1–11

    The promise still stands, though some who heard the good news failed to enter because of disobedience. Then comes the chapter’s wonderfully vague address: God spoke “somewhere” about the seventh day, and much later designated another day simply as “Today.” Joshua’s rest, it turns out, was not the final appointment; there remains a Sabbath rest, and the way into it involves making every effort to stop one’s own work.

    The word that leaves nowhere to hidevv. 12–13

    The scene turns from the promised rest to the word of God, which is alive, active, and armed with a double edge. It reaches through soul and spirit, joints and marrow, then judges thoughts and intentions. Nothing in creation manages a hiding place; everything lies uncovered before the one to whom account must be given.

    The high priest at the thronevv. 14–16

    After all that exposure, the passage names Jesus as the great high priest who has passed through the heavens. He is not unable to sympathize with weakness: he was tempted in every way, yet was without sin. The final movement is towards the throne of grace, where mercy and grace are found in time of need.

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    1. Heb 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.

    2. Heb 4:2For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

    3. Heb 4:3Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

    4. Heb 4:4For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”

    5. Heb 4:5And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”

    6. Heb 4:6Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,

    7. Heb 4:7God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

    8. Heb 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

    9. Heb 4:9There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

    10. Heb 4:10For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

    11. Heb 4:11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

    12. Heb 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

    13. Heb 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

    14. Heb 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

    15. Heb 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

    16. Heb 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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    • 12Jeremiah 23:29“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”
    • 12Isaiah 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
    • 16Ephesians 3:12In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
    • 12Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
    • 12Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
    • 121 Peter 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
    • 16Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
    • 12Isaiah 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.
    • 16Hebrews 10:19–23Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
    • 12Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
    • 15Hebrews 2:17–18For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
    • 121 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
    • 16Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
    • 131 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
    • 16Philippians 4:6–7Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
    • 12Romans 1:16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

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