Hebrew 4:4

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܐܰܝܟ݂ ܕ݁ܶܐܡܰܪ ܥܰܠ ܫܰܒ݁ܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܬ݁ܢܺܝܚ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܒ݁ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܫܒ݂ܺܝܥܳܝܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܥܒ݂ܳܕ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܟ݁ܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in: Hebrews 2:6

God: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:11, Exodus 31:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:3 - blessed Deuteronomy 5:14 - the sabbath Hebrews 4:10 - as

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For he spake in a certain place,.... Genesis 2:2 that is, Moses, the penman of that book spoke, or God by him:

of the seventh day on this wise; of the seventh day of the world, or from the creation of the heavens and the earth:

and God did rest the seventh day from all his works: of creation, but not of providence; for in them he works hitherto; nor does this rest suppose labour with fatigue and weariness, and ease and refreshment from it; only cessation from working in a creative way, and the utmost delight, complacency and satisfaction in what he had done. The Alexandrian copy leaves out the phrase, "the seventh day".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he spake - Genesis 2:2. “And God did rest.” “At the close of the work of creation he rested. The work was done. “That” was the rest of God. He was happy in the contemplation of his own works; and he instituted that day to be observed as a memorial of “his” resting from his works, and as a “type” of the eternal rest which remained for man.” The idea is this, that the notion of “rest” of some kind runs through all dispensations. It was seen in the finishing of the work of creation; seen in the appointment of the Sabbath; seen in the offer of the promised land, and is seen now in the promise of heaven. All dispensations contemplate “rest,” and there must be such a prospect before man now. When it is said that “God did rest,” of course it does not mean that he was wearied with his toil, but merely that he “ceased” from the stupendous work of creation. He no more put forth creative energy, but calmly contemplated his own works in their beauty and grandeur; Genesis 1:31. In carrying forward the great affairs of the universe, he always has been. actively employed John 5:17, but he is not employed in the work of “creation” properly so called. That is done; and the sublime cessation from that constitutes the “rest of God.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 4:4. For he spake in a certain place — This certain place or somewhere, που, is probably Genesis 2:2; and refers to the completion of the work of creation, and the setting apart the seventh day as a day of rest for man, and a type of everlasting felicity. See the notes on "Genesis 2:1", &c., and see here "Hebrews 2:6".