Now let me speak to those who are engaged. I don’t have a direct command from the Lord for you. But I’d like to give my opinion as someone who, by the Lord’s mercy, can be trusted.
Timothy, my son, I’m giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies that were once made about you. By remembering them, you’ll be able to fight the battle well
He also did this so that the Gentiles would give glory to God for his mercy. It is written, “I will praise you among the Gentiles. I will sing the praises of your name.”
And who did God swear an oath about, that they would never enter the rest he planned for them? Didn’t he swear that oath about the people who didn’t obey?