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A Sabbath Rest For The People Of God

Hebrews 4:1-10

Key Verse 4:9

“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.”

In chapter 3, the author’s concern was that we fix our thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession. Christ should always be heard, trusted and obeyed, first because of who he is— for he is the Son of God! And second, because of the consequences of not hearing him, trusting him and obeying him. And the author took pains in explaining this second point in chapter 3. He gave us an example from the history of the Israelites who didn’t listen to Moses, hardening their hearts and perishing in the wilderness. The consequences of their failure to open their hearts and hear the words of Christ caused them … Read the rest