Heb.4.8

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Heb.4.8

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Heb.4.8

And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today."

Heb.4.8

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

Heb.4.8

For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day.

Heb.4.8

This new place of rest was not the land of Canaan, where Joshua led them. If it had been, God would not have spoken later about another day of rest.