Hebrews 4:9

“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”

"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
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What does Hebrews 4:9 mean?

Hebrews 4:9 (KJV) reads, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." This verse speaks to the promise of rest and salvation for those who are faithful to God. In order to fully understand the meaning and significance of this verse, it is important to look at the…

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The Promise of Divine Rest

In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, the quest for rest may seem elusive. We find ourselves entangled in responsibilities—whether at home, at work, or in our communities. However, amidst the noise and demands of modern living, the book of Hebrews offers a profound…

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A Prayer for Divine Rest and Renewal

Heavenly Father, As we come before You today, we pause to reflect on the profound promise found in Hebrews 4:9, where it says, “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” Lord, we thank You for this assurance of rest, a rest that transcends our daily struggles and…

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Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 4:9-11 - "So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience."
"So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience." - Hebrews 4:9-11
Hebrews 9:4 - "Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;"
1 Samuel 4:9 - "Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight."
Hebrews 9:16 - "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 9:18 - "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood."
Hebrews 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
Hebrews 9:9 - "Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;"
Hebrews 4:5 - "And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest."
Hebrews 9:13 - "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:"
Hebrews 9:20 - "Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."
Hebrews 9:21 - "Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry."
Hebrews 10:4 - "For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."
Hebrews 9:17 - "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth."
Hebrews 9:2 - "For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:1 - "Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:22 - "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 4:4 - "For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works."
Hebrews 12:4 - "Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 3:9 - "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years."
Hebrews 9:5 - "And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."
Hebrews 6:9 - "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."
Hebrews 4:12 – "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword."
Hebrews 13:4 - "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Hebrews 5:4 - "And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron."
Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."