Because of Unbelief Hebrews 3:19

The writer of Hebrews continued to share about the wandering of Israel in the desert under Moses. Though God spoke to them, they would not listen to or obey Him, and chapter three and verse nineteen of Hebrews we see how because of this, the children of Israel could not “enter” the promise land“because of unbelief” God where we read:

So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

The verse begins, “So we see that they could not enter in...” The writer began with the words, “So we see that” which means “even then and likewise the Hebrew writer and his readers behold, take heed, look on and discern” “they could not enter in” or “may no, cannot and were not able to go in, make entrance or arise into”. The children of Israel were not allowed to “enter in” to the promise land.

The verse goes on to say, “ ...because of unbelief.” The writer continued, “because” which means “by, through and for the cause”, “of unbelief” or “disbelief, faithlessness and disobedience”. The reason the people of Israel could not enter the promise land was because they did not “believe” God Almighty and His ways.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we realize the consequences of “unbelief” for the children of Israel. All but two of the children of Israel were not allowed to go into the promise land simply because they did not “believe” God. The Lord has provided a way of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ to everyone who will “believe in Him”. Those who “believe” shall be saved, and those who do not shall find themselves much like the children of Israel throughout all eternity. May all who read these words - “believe”.

Next time we begin a new chapter as the writer exhorts us to “fear, lest, a promise being left us of enter into his rest”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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