Introduction
Our parallelism with Israel more closely stated, with stringent application. Hebrews 4:1-2, the promise the gospel is to us as to them; the same danger from unbelief and a rest of which we may thereby fail.
That there remains for us a rest, (Hebrews 4:3-9,) as well as to Israel, is demonstrated: for three rests are indicated in the Old Testament; namely, first, God’s creational rest, (Genesis 2:2;) second, the rest which he declared that unbelievers should not enter, (Psalms 95:11,) namely, Canaan; and, third, the rest (typified by Canaan) implied in that psalm in the warning to those living in the time of David (Hebrews 4:7) not to fail of it. These three rests are different, with an underlying sameness; and this third rest, to be entered by faith, remaineth for the people of God, not only in the time of David, but even in our day.
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