Hebrews 3:18

18 And to whom he swore that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that disobeyed?

Hebrews 3:18 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 3:18

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his
rest
As in ( Psalms 95:11 ) (See Gill on Hebrews 3:11),

but to them that believed not?
the Lord; notwithstanding the signs and wonders he showed among them, they would not be persuaded by Moses and Aaron, by Joshua and Caleb, to be still and quiet, to cease murmuring, and submit to the will of God, and believe in him; they were disobedient, stubborn, and rebellious, and would go up, when they were bid not to go up; for which reason God swore in his wrath that they should not enter into the good land. Unbelief is a source of sin, and cause of judgment, being greatly provoking to God.

Hebrews 3:18 In-Context

16 For some of those that came out of Egypt with Moses, when they had heard, did provoke; howbeit not all.

17 But with whom was he indignant forty years? Was it not with those that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom he swore that they should not enter into his rest, but to those that disobeyed?

19 So we see that they could not enter in because of their unbelief.