Hebrews 4:4

4 Then somewhere he said this about the seventh day of creation: God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

Hebrews 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 4:4

For he spake in a certain place
( Genesis 2:2 ) that is, Moses, the penman of that book spoke, or God by him:

of the seventh day on this wise;
of the seventh day of the world, or from the creation of the heavens and the earth:

and God did rest the seventh day from all his works:
of creation, but not of providence; for in them he works hitherto; nor does this rest suppose labour with fatigue and weariness, and ease and refreshment from it; only cessation from working in a creative way, and the utmost delight, complacency and satisfaction in what he had done. The Alexandrian copy leaves out the phrase, "the seventh day".

Hebrews 4:4 In-Context

2 We also had the good news preached to us, just as the Israelites did. However, the message they heard didn't help them because they weren't united in faith with the ones who listened to it.

3 We who have faith are entering the rest. As God said, And because of my anger I swore: "They will never enter into my rest!" And yet God's works were completed at the foundation of the world.

4 Then somewhere he said this about the seventh day of creation: God rested on the seventh day from all his works.

5 But again, in the passage above, God said, They will never enter my rest!

6 Therefore, it's left open for some to enter it, and the ones who had the good news preached to them before didn't enter because of disobedience.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gen 2:2