seekeroftruth
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Hebrews 3: 1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
This is the link to the commentary I used.Consider the… High Priest: Jesus is the One who supremely represents us before the Father, and who represents the Father to us. God cares for us so much that He put the ultimate mediator, the ultimate High Priest, between Himself and sinful man.
The message is plain: consider this. Consider that God loves you so much to give you such a great High Priest. Consider that if such a great High Priest is given to us, we must honor and submit to this High Priest, who is Christ Jesus.
As Moses also was faithful in all His house: Moses showed an amazing faithfulness in his ministry; but Jesus showed a perfect faithfulness — surpassing even that of Moses.
Inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house: Moses was a member of the household of God but Jesus is the creator of that house, worthy of greater glory.
According to Morris, the ancient Rabbis considered Moses to be the greatest man ever, greater than the angels. The writer to the Hebrews does nothing to criticize Moses, but he looks at Moses in his proper relation to Jesus.
Whose house we are if we hold fast: We are a part of Jesus’ household if we hold fast. The writer to the Hebrews is encouraging those who felt like turning back, helping them to hold fast by explaining the benefits of continuing on with Jesus.
Moses worked and worked and worked for God. Moses took on the Egyptian government with a spokesman and a staff. Moses explained the Commandments. Moses explained Manna. Moses followed God's instruction [almost] and brought water from a rock. Moses didn't get to see the land he worked so hard to get the Israelites home to.... He died. His dead body was carried to the "promised land" and buried.Jesus was there when God was giving Moses the commandments. Jesus was right beside God when God was watching Moses take on the Egyptian government. Jesus was there when God created Manna. Jesus walked on water and commanded the wind and the waves. Jesus gathered crowds of thousands and fed them all with a few fishes and a couple loaves of bread. Jesus was murdered. He was put in a solid stone tomb. Jesus walked out of that solid stone tomb and cooked a fish dinner for His disciples.
The Hebrews loved Moses. They revered Moses. They followed Moses.
Jesus is, indeed, greater than Moses. Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus is greater than Moses.
