Hebrews 4:4

4 For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day: "God rested on the seventh day from all his work." ¹

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 For we have heard the Good News, just as they did. They heard the message, but it did them no good, because when they heard it, they did not accept it with faith.

3 We who believe, then, do receive that rest which God promised. It is just as he said, "I was angry and made a solemn promise: "They will never enter the land where I would have given them rest!' " He said this even though his work had been finished from the time he created the world.

4 For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day: "God rested on the seventh day from all his work."

5 This same matter is spoken of again: "They will never enter that land where I would have given them rest."

6 Those who first heard the Good News did not receive that rest, because they did not believe. There are, then, others who are allowed to receive it.

Cross References

• 1. 4.4Genesis 2.2.