Hebrews 4:8

New Century Version

We know that Joshua did not lead the people into that rest, because God spoke later about another day.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 7:27

Nun was Elishama’s son, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

Psalm 105:44

He gave them lands of other nations, so they received what others had worked for.

Psalm 78:55

He forced out the other nations, and he had his people inherit the land. He let the tribes of Israel settle there in tents.

Acts 7:45

Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in, and God forced the other people out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same Tent they had received from their ancestors. They kept it until the time of David,

Deuteronomy 12:9

You have not yet come to a resting place, to the land the Lord your God will give you as your own.

Deuteronomy 25:19

When the Lord your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you as your own, you shall destroy any memory of the Amalekites on the earth. Do not forget!

Hebrews 1:1

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets many times and in many different ways.

Hebrews 4:9

This shows that the rest for God’s people is still coming.

Joshua 1:15

The Lord has given you a place to rest and will do the same for your brothers. But you must help them until they take the land the Lord their God is giving them. Then you may return to your own land east of the Jordan River, the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you.”

Joshua 11:23

Joshua took control of all the land of Israel as the Lord had told Moses to do long ago. He gave the land to Israel, because he had promised it to them. Then Joshua divided the land among the tribes of Israel, and there was peace in the land.

Joshua 22:4

The Lord your God promised to give the Israelites peace, and he has kept his promise. Now you may go back to your homes, to the land that Moses, the Lord’s servant, gave you, on the east side of the Jordan River.

Joshua 23:1

The Lord gave Israel peace from their enemies around them. Many years passed, and Joshua grew very old.