Jensens survey of the old testament adam 563
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(see Gen. 2:2; Heb. 4:4). And it is the rest He
now has in His Son’s nished work of
redemption.
3. This rest of God is intended for the
people of God (4:9). He wants His people to
enjoy the same rest and satisfaction in the
nished work of Christ that He Himself
enjoys.
4. He who has entered into God’s rest is
the one who has ceased from his own works
and is satis ed with the work that God did
for him in the Person of Jesus Christ (4:10).
5. Faith enables the believer to enter into
this rest of God; unbelief and disobedience
prevent him from entering into it (4:2, 11).
6. The rest that God is speaking of in this
chapter is a rest far beyond Israel’s Canaan
rest, although the Canaan rest was a type of
the reality. This is evident from 4:8-9. Such
rest is the heart rest that comes only by
genuine con dence in God and entire
satisfaction in all that He does. This rest is
for now, although the believer shall not
come into the full enjoyment of it until a
future time when his body is redeemed and
he is forever with the Lord.
H. WARNING SECTIONS
There are ve major warning sections in
the book of Hebrews. Locate them on Chart
103, page 413. (The list was also cited
earlier in this chapter, page 409.) For many
Bible students they are the most di cult
passages to understand, especially because
the warnings of judgment are so severe.
Some important things for the student to
remember when he analyzes the passages
are these:
1. Recognize the context. What leads into
the warning section? What does the author
write about after the section?
2. Observe all parts of the passage very
carefully.
3. Do not force your personal explanation
upon any di cult passage. The Scriptures
themselves — both near and far context —
are the most reliable interpreters of the text.
4. Accept by faith even truths you cannot
understand.
5. After your own independent study, seek
help on di cult portions from outside
reliable sources.
I. EXAMPLES OF FAITH (11:1—12:2)
Recall from your survey of the epistle that
at 10:19 the author blends instruction into
exhortation, and doctrine becomes practice.
Observe on Chart 103 that Christ is
identi ed as the way to the superior life.
Christ is not only the way to eternal life
(John 14:6); He is also the way for Christian
living, which 10:19—13:25 describes. The
superior Person, Christ, makes possible the
superior life in Christ. Christ is both our
Priest and our pattern. In this last division of
Hebrews, we who know Him as the way to
God are exhorted regarding the way He
would have us live for God. We are exhorted
to avail ourselves of all the advantages and
privileges that are now ours as Christians,
and we are exhorted to perform all the
duties that belong to us as saved sinners.
The key to successful Christian living is
faith. Observe on Chart 103 the four
sections of 10:19—13:25 on faith. The
second chapter is the familiar chapter 11
(11:1—12:2), called “The Westminister
Abbey of Faith.”6 It is a condensed register
