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To whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
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Disobedience is Unbelief in Action
Commentators highlight that the terms for 'disobedience' and 'unbelief' are closely linked. The Israelites' disobedience (refusing to enter the land) was the direct result of their unbelief (not trusting God's promise to give it to them). For Christians, scholars note that the ultimate disobedience is refusing to believe the Gospel, showing that true faith is always active and obedient.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And to whom sware he. (See Barnes on Hebrews 3:11).
But to them that believed not. This refers to those who did not confid…
That they should not enter (μη εισελευσεσθα). Negative μη (cf. ε in verse 11) and the future middle infinitive in indirect discour…
19th Century
Anglican
That believed not.—Rather, that disobeyed. Every part of the solemn sentences of the Psalm is applied to the reader’s con…
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Baptist
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of…
The third question refers to those to whom the oath was sworn (cf. v.11). Those who would not enter God’s rest were “those who disobeyed” (GK 578).…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest As in ([Reference Psalm…
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The saints' privilege is that they are made partakers of Christ—that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Apostle showed on the authority of the Psalmist that Christ must be obeyed strictly. In that passage, he found three things: the exhorta…
