Hebreos 4:1-11

1 El descanso prometido para el pueblo de Dios
Todavía sigue vigente la promesa que hizo Dios de entrar en su descanso; por lo tanto, debemos temblar de miedo ante la idea de que alguno de ustedes no llegue a alcanzarlo.

2 Pues esta buena noticia —del descanso que Dios ha preparado— se nos ha anunciado tanto a ellos como a nosotros, pero a ellos no les sirvió de nada porque no tuvieron la fe de los que escucharon a Dios.

3 Pues solo los que creemos podemos entrar en su descanso. En cuanto a los demás, Dios dijo:
«En mi enojo juré:
“Ellos nunca entrarán en mi lugar de descanso”»
,
si bien ese descanso está preparado desde que él hizo el mundo.

4 Sabemos que está preparado debido al pasaje en las Escrituras que menciona el séptimo día: «En el séptimo día Dios descansó de todo su trabajo»
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5 Pero en el otro pasaje Dios dijo: «Nunca entrarán en mi lugar de descanso»
.

6 Así que el descanso de Dios está disponible para que la gente entre, pero los primeros en oír esta buena noticia no entraron, porque desobedecieron a Dios.

7 Entonces Dios fijó otro tiempo para entrar en su descanso, y ese tiempo es hoy. Lo anunció mucho más tarde por medio de David en las palabras que ya se han citado:
«Cuando oigan hoy su voz
no endurezcan el corazón»
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8 Ahora bien, si Josué hubiera logrado darles ese descanso, Dios no habría hablado de otro día de descanso aún por venir.

9 Así que todavía hay un descanso especial
en espera para el pueblo de Dios.

10 Pues todos los que han entrado en el descanso de Dios han descansado de su trabajo, tal como Dios descansó del suyo después de crear el mundo.

11 Entonces, hagamos todo lo posible por entrar en ese descanso, pero si desobedecemos a Dios, como lo hizo el pueblo de Israel, caeremos.

Hebreos 4:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HEBREWS 4

From the punishment inflicted on the unbelieving Hebrews, who died in the wilderness, and entered not into the land of rest made mention of in the preceding chapter, the apostle proceeds to caution the present Hebrews of his time, and who professed faith in Christ, lest seeing there was a rest, and a promise of entering into it, they should seem to come short of it, Heb 4:1, and the rather, since they that fell in the wilderness had the Gospel preached to them as well as they; and the reason why it did not profit was, because it was not received by faith, Heb 4:2 as also seeing it is by faith that believers now enter into rest, Heb 4:3 which rest is not the rest of the seventh day, on which God rested; nor, the rest of the land of Canaan, which Joshua led the Israelites into; for if he had entered them into the rest the apostle means, David, so many hundred years after him, would not have made mention of another rest, Heb 4:4-8 wherefore it follows that there is another rest for the people of God, which he that enters into ceases from his own works, as God did from his, Heb 4:9,10 and this is the rest that everyone that professes faith in Christ, should be solicitous and diligent to enter into, lest he should fall short of it through unbelief; as the unbelieving Israelites did of their rest, Heb 4:11 and the arguments engaging to such a concern are taken from the properties and perfections of Christ, the essential Word of God; particularly from his omnipotence and his omniscience, Heb 4:12,13. And seeing he is by nature the Son of God, and by office a great high priest that is entered into heaven for his people, the encouragement is great to hold fast the profession of faith in him they have made, Heb 4:14 and the rather since he is a sympathizing high priest, as he must needs be, since he has been tempted, afflicted, and has suffered every way as his people, and is in all respects like them, excepting that he has no sin, Heb 4:15 and this consideration should engage believers to come to the throne of grace with all boldness, and in expectation of having grace and mercy bestowed on them for the supply of their daily wants, Heb 4:16.