18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
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And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, …
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: …
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-19)Here the apostle proceeds in pressing upon them serious counsels and cautions to the close of the chapter; and he recites a passage out of Ps. 95:7; where observe, I. What he counsels them to do—to give a speedy and present attention to the call of Christ. “Hear his voice, assent to, approve of, and consider, what God in Christ speaks unto you; apply it to yourselves with suitable affections and e…
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