“Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,”
So, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you hear his voice, — Psalm 95:7-8 is invoked, introducing Warning 2 of Hebrews. The voice of God through the psalmist is identified with the Holy Spirit's address to contemporary readers; the psalmist's call to obedience becomes God's direct summons to the church. The urgency of "today" suggests that the time for decision is now.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:7
Paul, having treated of hope, and having said that “We are His house, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” Hebrews 3:6; next shows that we ought to look forward with firmness, and he proves this from the Scriptures. But be attentive, because he has expressed this in a manner somewhat difficult and not readily to be comprehended. And therefore we must first make our own statements, and after we have briefly explained the whole…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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