And again in this passage he said, “They shall not enter my rest.”
Here, I. The apostle declares that our privileges by Christ under the gospel are not only as great, but greater than those enjoyed under the Mosaic law. He specifies this, that we have a promise left us of entering into his rest; that is, of entering into a covenant-relation to Christ, and a state of communion with God through Christ, and of growing up therein...
Commenting on Hebrews 4:1-10
And in this place again,.... In Psa 95:11 he speaks again of another rest distinct from that on the seventh day; which, and not the latter, is what believers under the Gospel dispensation enter into: if they shall enter into my rest: that is, unbelievers shall not enter into it; as the unbelieving Israelites did not enter into the typical rest, so neither shall any...
Verse 5. And in this place again. . If they shall enter. That is, they shall not enter. See . The object of quoting this here seems to be two-fold. (1.) To show that even in this Psalm God spoke of his rest, and said that they should not enter into it; and (2) it is connected with , and is designed to show that...