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Hebrews 3

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1Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus, 2who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also Moses was in all his house. 3For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house. 4For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God. 5Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken, 6but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end. 7Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice, 8don’t harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of the trial in the wilderness, 9where your fathers tested me and tried me, and saw my deeds for forty years. 10Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways.’ 11As I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’” 12Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God; 13but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”, lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end, 15while it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.” 16For who, when they heard, rebelled? Wasn’t it all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? 17With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19We see that they weren’t able to enter in because of unbelief.

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Overview

Hebrews Chapter 3 emphasizes the superiority of Jesus Christ over Moses, a key figure in Jewish history. The author begins by urging believers to consider Jesus, whom they confess as their Apostle and High Priest. This chapter highlights that while Moses was faithful as a servant in God's house, Jesus is faithful as a Son over God's house, establishing a clear distinction between their roles. The comparison serves to elevate the understanding of Jesus' divine authority and His unique position in God's redemptive plan. The chapter also reminds us that we are part of this house if we hold firmly to our confidence and hope in Christ, reinforcing the importance of perseverance in faith.

The latter part of the chapter serves as a warning against unbelief, drawing from the example of the Israelites who rebelled in the wilderness. The author quotes Psalm 95, urging the readers not to harden their hearts as the Israelites did, which led to their exclusion from God's rest. This serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of disbelief and the importance of encouraging one another daily to remain steadfast in faith. The chapter concludes with a call to be aware of the deceitfulness of sin and to strive to enter God's rest, emphasizing the need for a faithful and obedient heart in our walk with Christ. #Jesus, #Moses, #faith, #unbelief, #rest

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  1. Exodus 40:16v5Exodus 40:16 highlights Moses' obedience in doing everything as the Lord commanded, which is echoed in Hebrews 3:5, where Moses is commended for his faithfulness in God's house.
  2. Numbers 12:6-8v5In Numbers 12:6-8, God speaks of the unique relationship He has with Moses, speaking to him face to face. Hebrews 3:5-6 contrasts Moses' faithfulness as a servant in God's house with Christ's faithfulness as a Son over God's house, highlighting the superiority of Christ.
  3. Numbers 13:31-33v19Numbers 13:31-33 describes the spies' lack of faith and fear of the inhabitants of Canaan, which Hebrews 3:19 references as an example of unbelief preventing entry into God's rest.
  4. Numbers 14:22-23v16Numbers 14:22-23 describes the consequence of Israel's unbelief, barring them from entering the Promised Land. Hebrews 3:16-19 reflects on this event as a warning against hardening one's heart.
  5. Numbers 32:11v18Numbers 32:11 refers to the LORD's oath that the disobedient generation would not see the promised land. Hebrews 3:18-19 reflects on this event as a warning against unbelief and disobedience.
  6. Deuteronomy 34:5v5Deuteronomy 34:5 records the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord. Hebrews 3:5 reflects on Moses' faithfulness as a servant in God's house, highlighting his role in the Old Covenant and pointing to Jesus as the greater servant in the New Covenant.
  7. 1 Samuel 2:35v11 Samuel 2:35 promises a faithful priest, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the faithful high priest as described in Hebrews 3:1-6.
  8. Psalms 95:8v7Psalm 95:8 warns against hardening hearts as in the rebellion, which is quoted in Hebrews 3:7-8 to caution believers against unbelief and disobedience.

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