Hebrews 4:9-11

“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”

"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." - Hebrews 4:9-11
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What does Hebrews 4:9-11 mean?

Hebrews 4:9-11 in the King James Version reads, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the…

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Entering into God's Rest: A Call to Cease Our Striving

Hebrews 4:9-11 (KJV) beautifully articulates a profound truth that resonates with the very core of our spiritual journey: "9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from…

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A Prayer for Rest in God’s Promises

O Heavenly Father, As I bow before You today, I come with a heart filled with reverence and awe for who You are. I thank You for Your Word, which is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Today, I meditate on the profound words of Hebrews 4:9-11, which remind us that "There…

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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."
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
Hebrews 4:11 - "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
Hebrews 11:9 - "By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:"
Hebrews 9:11 - "But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;"
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 11:16
Revelation 9:11 - "And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."
Hebrews 11:4 - "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh."
Hebrews 11:16
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Hebrews 11:2 - "For by it the elders obtained a good report."
"Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." - Hebrews 4:11
Hebrews 11 the faith hall of fame
Hebrews 11 the faith hall of fame
"By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:" - Hebrews 11:9
Hebrews 11:18 - "Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:"
Hebrews 11:14 - "For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country."
Hebrews 9:16 - "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;" - Hebrews 9:11
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 3:11 - "So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)"
"For by it the elders obtained a good report." - Hebrews 11:2
Hebrews 11:20 - "By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come."
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"