Post 30 of Study: Hebrews 4:11-13

The connection between, or from 4:11 to 4:12 is not about rest, but disobedience. 

The Word of God is a mirror, a scalpel, a weapon, as well as a comfort and guide.  It will reveal if a person is liable to fall into the same kind of disobedience as the persons mentioned in the previous verses. There are other places where the Word is referred to as a weapon--Ephesians 6, Revelation 19:15.

I think it is not entirely accurate to fully equate the Bible with the Word.  They may be in concentric circles (but in this case not a Venn diagram, although I think Venn diagrams are a great heuristic). The Word is allGod's expression and dealing with mankind. The Christ is called the Word.

Even more, in this context, which is somewhat metaphorical (in form, not in meaning), the Word is involved in one of the "double-edged" characteristics of Go:  "And there is no creature hidden from His sight (just like the Word separates and slices through to investigate and understand our hidden thoughts and feelings). The Word is part of His vision, in a sense. 

"All things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."

Does this bother you or comfort you? Should it do both? We spend a lot of time and energy hiding from God, like Adam and Eve did (whether you take those accounts as "mythic" or not, their power and psychological insights can't be denied).  Just like we are happy when we meet and converse with someone who really "gets" us, we should see God as the utmost person who "gets" us. 

Yes, God "gets us," completely. We hide because we know there are parts of us we don't want God to "get," but we don't get that choice.