NT Text: Hebrews 4:4
OT Source(s):
Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology + Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Drawn together with Psalm 95:11 by verbal analogy ("rest") to define the "rest" promised. Establishes that God's rest existed from creation, transcending Canaan entry. Points to eschatological Sabbath rest for God's people—ceasing from works as God did. Critical for inaugurated eschatology in Hebrews. The hermeneutical move links creation rest, Canaan rest, and eschatological rest as progressive realizations of the same divine reality, showing that Joshua's generation didn't exhaust the promise since David speaks of "another day" (Ps 95). Therefore a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God—entrance into God's own rest through Christ.