The Lord has a rest for His people, but we must listen to Him. Our rest comes when our faith rests wholly in Christ who finished the works before the foundation of the world. When we accept His gospel then God’s judgement rests because Jesus fulfilled the judgement of the law against us.
He will rejoice over us and rest as He dwells in the midst of His people. We rest in our weaknesses so the power of Christ will rest upon us. Spiritual Zion is a picture of the bride of Christ, His saints upon whom He desires to rest. Harden not your heart against the voice of the Holy Spirit. May Yahweh give you eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying.
Isa 28:9-12 RV Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? (10) For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. (11) Nay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people: (12) to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
The Lord has a rest for His people, but we must listen to Him.
Heb 4:1-11 RV Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. (2) For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because they were not united by faith with them that heard. (3) For we which have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. (4) For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works; (5) and in this place again, They shall not enter into my rest. (6) Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience, (7) he again defineth a certain day, saying in David, after so long a time, Today, as it hath been before said, Today if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts. (8) For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day. (9) There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. (10) For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his. (11) Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Rest; G2663
Katapausis; kat-ap’-ow-sis
From G2664; reposing down, that is, (by Hebraism) abode: – rest.
Total KJV occurrences: 9
Isa 51:4-5 RV Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the peoples. (5) My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
Rest; H7280
râga‛; raw-gah’
A primitive root; properly to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, that is, quiet; specifically to wink (from the motion of the eye lids): – break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.
Total KJV occurrences: 13
Isa 57:1-2 RV The righteous perisheth and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. (2) He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.
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Zep 3:16-17 RV In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: O Zion, let not thine hands be slack. (17) The LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy, he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Rest; H2790
chârash; khaw-rash’
A primitive root; to scratch, that is, (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness): – X altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow (-er, -man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.
Total KJV occurrences: 74
He will rejoice over us and rest as He dwells in the midst of His people.
2Co 12:7-10 RV And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations–wherefore, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. (8) Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. (9) And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (10) Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
We rest in our weaknesses so the power of Christ will rest upon us.
Psa 132:12-16 RV If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. (13) For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. (14) This is my resting place for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. (15) I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. (16) Her priests also will I clothe with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
Spiritual Zion is a picture of the bride of Christ, His saints upon whom He desires to rest.
Heb 3:7-11 RV Wherefore, even as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye shall hear his voice, (8) Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, (9) Wherewith your fathers tempted me by proving me, And saw my works forty years. (10) Wherefore I was displeased with this generation, And said, They do alway err in their heart: But they did not know my ways; (11) As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.
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