Entering God’s restEntering God’s rest

Hebrews 3 - 4Hebrews 3 - 4

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Psalm 95:7-11Psalm 95:7-11

Today, if only you would hear his voice,Today, if only you would hear his voice,“Do not harden your hearts “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,as you did at Meribah,as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,where your ancestors tested me;where your ancestors tested me;they tried me, though they had seen what I did.they tried me, though they had seen what I did.For forty years I was angry with that generation;For forty years I was angry with that generation;I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,and they have not known my ways.’and they have not known my ways.’So I declared on oath in my anger,So I declared on oath in my anger,‘They shall never enter my rest.’”‘They shall never enter my rest.’”

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Let us, therefore, Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter make every effort to enter that rest, that rest, so that no one will fall so that no one will fall by following their example by following their example of disobedience. of disobedience.

Heb. 4:11Heb. 4:11

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Today, Today, if only you would hear his voice …if only you would hear his voice …

Psalm Psalm 95:795:7

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Psalm 95:7-11Psalm 95:7-11

TodayToday, if only you would hear his voice,, if only you would hear his voice,“Do not harden your hearts “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,as you did at Meribah,as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,where your ancestors tested me;where your ancestors tested me;they tried me, though they had seen what I did.they tried me, though they had seen what I did.For forty years I was angry with that generation;For forty years I was angry with that generation;I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,and they have not known my ways.’and they have not known my ways.’So I declared on oath in my anger,So I declared on oath in my anger,‘They shall never enter ‘They shall never enter my restmy rest.’”.’”

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Hebrews 4:5-6Hebrews 4:5-6

And again in the passage above he says, And again in the passage above he says,

"They shall never enter my rest.""They shall never enter my rest."

It still remains that some will enter that rest, It still remains that some will enter that rest,

and those who formerly had the gospel and those who formerly had the gospel preached to thempreached to them

did not go in, because of their disobedience.did not go in, because of their disobedience.

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Hebrews 4:7Hebrews 4:7

Therefore God again set a certain day, Therefore God again set a certain day,

calling it ‘Today’, calling it ‘Today’,

when a long time later when a long time later

he spoke through David, he spoke through David,

as was said before: as was said before:

"Today, if you hear his voice, "Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts." do not harden your hearts."

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Hebrews 4:8-9Hebrews 4:8-9

For if Joshua had given them rest, For if Joshua had given them rest,

God would not have spoken later God would not have spoken later

about another day. about another day.

There remains, then, There remains, then,

a Sabbath-rest (σαββατισμὸς) a Sabbath-rest (σαββατισμὸς)

for the people of God; for the people of God;

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Hebrews 4:10Hebrews 4:10

for anyone who enters God's rest for anyone who enters God's rest

also rests from his own work, also rests from his own work,

just as God did from his. just as God did from his.

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Hebrews 4:11Hebrews 4:11

Let us, therefore, Let us, therefore,

make every effort make every effort

to enter that rest, to enter that rest,

so that no one will fall so that no one will fall

by following their example by following their example

of disobedience. of disobedience.