Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Answer to the objection which might be made to his reasoning, namely, that those brought into Canaan by Joshua (so "Jesus" here means, as in Acts 7:45) did enter the rest of God. If the rest of God meant Canaan, God would not after their entrance into that land, have spoken (or speak [ALFORD]) of another (future) day of entering the rest.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 4:8:
Exodus 17:9
Joshua 1:1
Isaiah 49:8
Zechariah 3:4
Hebrews 4:3
Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 4:12
Hebrews 4:14
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