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Therefore I swore in my wrath, "They won`t enter into my rest."
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A Warning Against Unbelief
Commentators unanimously identify this verse as God's solemn oath, born of righteous anger, to bar the unbelieving generation of Israelites from the Promised Land. Their exclusion from Canaan due to a hardened heart serves as a powerful and timeless warning for all believers. As Matthew Henry notes, 'The sins of others ought to be warnings to us not to tread in their steps.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unto whom I sware in my wrath – See the notes at (Hebrews 3:11).
That they should not enter into my rest<…
19th Century
Anglican
I sware. —Numbers 14:21–27.
Rest. —This is, of course, the Promised Land, as the context unmis…
Baptist
Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Ah me!
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16th Century
Protestant
Regarding the phrase Wherefore I have sworn in my wrath, I see no objection to the relative אשר, asher, being understood in its p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unto whom I sware in my wrath Being angry with them, he swore for the confirmation of what he said; the form of the …
Christ calls upon his people to hear his voice. You call him Master, or Lord; then be his willing, obedient people. Hear the voice of his doctrine,…
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