Hebrews 4:6

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.

Hebrews 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 4:6

Seeing therefore it remaineth
It follows by just consequence,

that some must enter therein;
for God's swearing concerning some, that they should not enter into his rest, supposes that others should: and

they to whom it was first preached;
to whom the Gospel was first preached, namely, the Israelites in the wilderness: entered not in because of unbelief; See ( Hebrews 3:19 ) .

Hebrews 4:6 In-Context

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.
7 Just as it says in the passage above, God designates a certain day as "today," when he says through David much later, Today, if you hear his voice, don't have stubborn hearts.
8 If Joshua gave the Israelites rest, God wouldn't have spoken about another day later on.
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