Hebrews 3:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Spirit enforceth his counsel for those Hebrews improvement of his doctrine about the gospel Prophet, by alleging a sad example of their fathers refusing to hear and obey him, from Hebrews 3:7-11. The allegation might be best placed in parenthesis, and the introductive illative particle: Wherefore, may refer to Hebrews 3:12: Take heed, brethren. As the Holy Ghost saith; as the Spirit, the Holy One, that third relation in the Trinity, whose essence is holiness, is the author of what the psalmist doth write, and is here quoted by him, Psalms 95:7-11. So that the example registered is true and infallible, and should suitably affect them, reading it. To-day if ye will hear his voice; every present time, wherein the great Builder and Lord of God's church speaketh to them; God would not have a hearer of his Prophet to procrastinate a day, but to be exercising all those internal acts, which this word of sense hear doth comprehend, such as reacheth the heart as well as the ear; if you will attend, intend, believe, love, and obey; a hearing better than all external sacrifices, 1 Samuel 15:22. The angel of the covenant speaking his mind and will to them by Moses and the prophets, which was for the matter of it faith in God's covenant, made with them in and through Christ, Psalms 95:7: compare Exodus 23:20-23.