Regi Addictissimus
Completely sold out to the King
Norton, D. (Ed.). (2011). The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible with the Apocrypha: King James Version (Revised edition, Heb 4:9–11). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
In commenting on Hebrews 4:9-11, Johannes Oecolampadius writes in his
In Epistolam ad Hebraeos Explanationes the following:
This is the conclusion of the matters that have been discussed to this point, namely, that this sabbath or rest belongs to the people of God, by which name here he means all believers, whether they are from Jews or from Gentiles. For these are truly those who share in this rest, if they listen to Christ. Moreover, he admonishes beautifully when he says, “Let us strive.” He is saying, “Not only should we not despise, but we must also make every effort, press on, or—although others oppose us—let us hurry to enter into that rest.” But such striving consists in this: that we listen to Christ, as the one with whom alone the Father is well-pleased, unless we wish to perish in dreadful imitation of the unbelief of the fathers. “The servant who knew his master’s will and did not get ready or act according to his will be beaten with many blows” (Lk 12). Cain was a murderer, but he was avenged sevenfold; Lamech thereafter decreed an even weightier vengeance on one who injured him (Gen 4). You will come to the same conclusions regarding the flood and the destruction of Jerusalem. For as sin increases, so does the penalty, as in the instance of the first temple. Let us remind ourselves of this so that we may be on the highest alert against unbelief, the ruin of our souls. For, granted that in this life one may be free from punishment, in the next we will not escape the penalty, and a very severe one at that. For these things were written for our instruction.
Rittgers, R. K., & George, T. (Eds.). (2017). Hebrews, James: New Testament (Vol. XIII, p. 59). Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press.
