His people, Israel b) They failed to enter the land because of unbelief (Heb 3:19) c) Today God offers rest to the Christian if he will fulfill the conditions of belief and obedience (“There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God,” Heb 4:9.) The “rest” spoken of in Hebrews does not refer to heaven, since the epistle teaches it is possible for a Christian to come short of it (“Let us fear lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it,” Heb 4:1.) Therefore, this rest is a state of Christian living today, of victory and blessing, where Jesus has preeminence in the heart (hence, the fruits of His rest), and where the Holy Spirit continually lls the soul Even as the Israelite needed to watch his life and keep right with God on his journey to Canaan if he would enter the land, so the Christian must “be diligent to enter that rest” (Heb 4:11) Spend time meditating on God’s o er of spiritual rest to Christians who ful ll His conditions Although Moses was not granted entrance to the land because of his sin, nevertheless he was used of God in a mighty way to serve and lead Israel up to the hour of crossing the Jordan This was partly because he did not murmur against God for judging his earlier sin What spiritual lessons does this teach? VII SUMMARY OF THE BOOK Chart 23 serves as a review of the highlights of Numbers Compare it with the ... Moses was not granted entrance to the land because of his sin, nevertheless he was used of God in a mighty way to serve and lead Israel up to the hour of crossing the Jordan This was partly because... and blessing, where Jesus has preeminence in the heart (hence, the fruits of His rest), and where the Holy Spirit continually lls the soul Even as the Israelite needed to watch his life and keep... while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it,” Heb 4:1.) Therefore, this rest is a state of Christian living today, of victory and blessing,