Heb 4:9-11 | TNotes | STEP | 4:9 a special rest: Jesus’ sacrifice functioned as a Day of Atonement sacrifice (5:1-3 ; 9:13-22 ; see Lev 23:26-28 , 32 ). Through Christ’s sacrifice, God’s promised rest for his people is available.

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‏ Hebrews 4:9-11

4:9 ^a a special rest: Jesus’ sacrifice functioned as a Day of Atonement sacrifice (5:1-3 ^b; 9:13-22 ^c; see Lev 23:26-28 ^d, 32 ^e). Through Christ’s sacrifice, God’s promised rest for his people is available.
4:10 ^f have rested from their labors: See Exod 20:8-11 ^g.

• just as God did: Gen 2:2 ^h.
4:11 ⁱ let us do our best to enter: Failure to respond to the Good News with active obedience to God’s voice (4:1-2 ^j) will have an outcome analogous to the outcome for the wilderness wanderers: we will fall.

• us ... we ... we: Obedience is not simply a personal matter; God’s people have a communal responsibility for obedience and should support each other in that endeavor (cp. 3:13 ^k; 10:25 ^l; 12:15 ^m).