Hebrews studies series
Hebrews 3:18-4:13
REST
HEBREWS STUDY #7
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What are some things that make unsaved people lack rest?
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What are some things that make Christians lack rest?
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What Scriptures tell you that God wants you to be at rest?
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Why is it a tragedy when we Christians do not have rest?
In Hebrews 3:18-4:13 we
are both warned and encouraged. We are
warned lest we not enter into God’s rest.
We are encouraged to enter into His rest.
Ø How did
Ø What was the penalty for
their unbelief? Numbers 14:11-23
Ø How do we see that the
penalty for unbelief has not changed today?
Ø To eliminate doubt we
must have faith. What basic Christian
disciplines bolster faith?
Ø Besides Jesus, whose
examples of faith can we follow in the Bible?
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What kind of fear is to be avoided? Proverbs 29:25, Luke
12:4
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According to verse 1, what kind of fear is a
healthy? Why is it healthy?
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What is an even more important fear to have according
to Luke 12:5?
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According to verse 2, the children of
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The Gospel did not profit them because faith was
lacking. Often people think if they give
mental assent to something, they have faith.
What key ingredient of faith goes further than mental assent? Proverbs 3:5-6 speaks of it.
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According to verse 3, whose rest is offered? Why is
that significant?
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According to verses 3-4, when did God’s rest
begin? This rest continues today because
it is not a rest from activity, but rest from a completed project.
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Verse 4 is quoting from Genesis 2:2. Every other verse that refers to a day of
creation says “And the evening and the morning were the (number) day.” Because Genesis 2:2 does not say this, it
implies that God’s rest concerning creation continues on. R. Kent
Hughes, Hebrews, Volume I, An Anchor for
the Soul, (Wheaton, IL, Crossway Books, 1993), p. 110
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Fear is to be engaged lest we miss God’s rest through
unbelief.
à Vss. 3 and 5 are quoting
Psalm 95:11.
à Verse 6 – Since therefore it remains for some to enter
it, and those who formerly had good news preached to them failed to enter
because of disobedience. (NASB)
à The disobedience
practiced by the children of
à What is required for us
to enter into God’s rest?
à There is a rest for us to
enter into that most of
à Psalm 95:7 is quoted in
verse 7 to show that rest is available today.
What causes the hardened heart that is to be avoided?
à The logic of verse 8 is
that if Joshua (Jesus in KJV) had given true rest in the
à The rest that Joshua gave
in the
à The rest promised in
verses 9-10 is a “Sabbath” rest for the people of God. When will we ultimately experience that rest?
à Revelation 14:13 - And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith
the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them.
à Verse 11 – Let us therefore be diligent to enter into
that rest, lest anyone fall through following the same example of disobedience.
(NASB)
à What must we be diligent
to do if we are going enter into spiritual rest now and eternal rest later?
F Because God’s Word is quick and powerful and sharper any two edged
sword, we should be diligent to believe it and follow it.
F God’s Word judges us now
if we will let it. It will show us when
the thoughts and intents of our heart are wrong. We should embrace the Word to let us show us
our disobedience and unbelief.
F We will be judged
according to God’s Word at the final judgment. We should embrace it now by
believing it and obeying it.
P How is this verse a
sobering warning about the future?
P How is this verse a
sobering warning for right now?