Well then, as the promise of entrance into his Rest is still left to us, let us be afraid of anyone being judged to have missed it.

For in making a promise to Abraham God swore by himself (since he could swear by none greater),

God, in his desire to afford the heirs of the Promise a special proof of the solid character of his purpose, interposed with an oath;

so that by these two solid facts (the Promise and the Oath), where it is impossible for God to be false, we refugees might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us,

let us hold the hope we avow without wavering (for we can rely on him who gave us the Promise);

It was by faith that he sojourned in the promised land, as in a foreign country, residing in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob who were co-heirs with him of the same promise;

It was by faith that even Sara got strength to conceive, bearing a son when she was past the age for it ??because she considered she could rely on Him who gave the promise.

They all won their record for faith, but the Promise they did not obtain.