The Three Rests in Hebrews

Chapters 3 And 4

An alternate title could be “Persevere—Endure to the End.” That is the number one theme of the entire amazing book of Hebrews, and chapters 3 and 4 certainly make a strong case for that by weaving together three major rests—the rest of the weekly Sabbath, the rest for Israel after they went into the Promised Land of Canaan, and the ultimate rest of eternal life in the Kingdom of God.

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.