Hebrews 4:1-3
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Fear Falling Short of Entering God’s Promised Rest
4 Therefore, let us fear that at any time while a promise to enter into His rest is left-remaining [open], any of you should seem to have come-short[a]— 2 for indeed, we have had-good-news-announced[b], just as those[c] also.
In Moses’ Day Only Those Who Believed Entered The Promised Physical Rest
But the word[d] of hearing did not profit those ones, they[e] not having been united in faith with the ones[f] having heard. 3 For we, the ones having believed[g], enter into the rest, just as He has said: “As I swore in My wrath, they shall never enter into My rest” [Ps 95:11].
And Yet God’s Rest Began On The Seventh Day, Not In Moses’ Day
And-yet, His works have been done since the foundation of the world.
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- Hebrews 4:1 That is, due to unbelief. What is said negatively here is said positively in v 11.
- Hebrews 4:2 That is, the word spoken by God about His Son (1:2), to which we must pay more attention (2:1).
- Hebrews 4:2 That is, those in Moses’ day.
- Hebrews 4:2 That is, their subjective hearing of the message. Or, the objective message itself which they heard.
- Hebrews 4:2 That is, Moses’ generation.
- Hebrews 4:2 That is, heard in faith; Moses, Joshua, and Caleb.
- Hebrews 4:3 Then as now, we enter by faith; we are excluded by unbelief.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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