And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Here the apostle proceeds in pressing upon them serious counsels and cautions to the close of the chapter; and he recites a passage out of Psa 95:7, etc., where observe, I. What he counsels them to do - to give a speedy and present attention to the call of Christ.
Commenting on Hebrews 3:7-19
So we see that they could not enter in,.... To God's rest, the land of Canaan, for they died by the plague before the Lord, and their carcasses fell in the wilderness, before they came to it, Num 14:37 and the reason was, because of unbelief; their distrust of God, his power, and his providence; this instance is produced by the apostle, to show the...
Verse 18. And to whom sware he. . But to them that believed not. That did not confide in God. : "Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God." In consequence of this want of faith, God solemnly sware unto them that they should not enter into the promised land.