The implication seems to be that `git history` is the higher level, safer `git rebase` for common scenarios. If you are already comfortable with `git rebase` you might just keep using it and never need `git history`. If you are learning git as a junior developer (or teaching/mentoring a junior developer on it) `git history` becomes a good, safe stepping stone for a handful of common tasks.

I've been in workplaces where I wished I could disable `git rebase` for all junior developers because they kept learning its footguns faster than its capabilities. A stepping stone seems like a really good idea to me.