Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. It was desirable to avoid designating Him here "angel," in order to distinguish His nature from that of angels mentioned before, though he is "the Angel of the Covenant." (God do so to me and more also)," 2 Samuel 3:35 . Hence as what applies to Him, applies also to His people, the Twelve are designated His apostles, even as He is the Father's ( John 20:21 ). He Above Moses, as the Builder is Above the House. "Some," and "not all," would be a faint way of putting his argument, when his object is to show the universality of the evil. 1. Review: 1.1. The saints' privilege is, they are made partakers of Christ, that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they are interested in all Christ is, in all he has done, or will do. 14. Commentary on Hebrews 3:14-19. Jesus Greater Than Moses 3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,(A)who share in the heavenly calling,(B)fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge(C)as our apostle and high priest. EBRARD in ALFORD remarks, The angel of the covenant came in the name of God before Israel; Moses in the name of Israel before God; whereas the high priest came both in the name of God (bearing the name JEHOVAH on his forehead) before Israel, and in the name of Israel (bearing the names of the twelve tribes on his breast) before God ( Exodus 28:9-29 Exodus 28:36 Exodus 28:38 ). was--Greek, "has been." in the day--Greek, "according to the day of.". Hebrews. I say,"from among the Jews," not that He is not our Priest, but that here the sacred writer places himself among the believing Jews, saying "our;" and, instead of speaking of himself as and apostle, he points out Jesus as the Apostle; which He was in Person among the Jews. 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. Someone must be the establisher of every house; Moses was not the establisher of the house, but a portion of it (but He who established all things, and therefore the spiritual house in question, is God). 3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 16. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Plot Summary of “Hebrew Bible” by Unknown. . Proud member
18. to them that believed not--rather as Greek, "to them that disobeyed." The Superiority of Christ. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. I sware--BENGEL remarks the oath of God preceded the forty years. In this case, the sacrifice wasn't a ram or a goat—it was himself. Philippians 3:14 , "the high calling"; Greek "the calling above," that is, heavenly. First, the man who would wish to continue as a Christian should boldly speak of his faith, glorying in it every day, and seizing every possible chance to extol his love and appreciation of God, the sweetness of service in Christ, and every other joy and benefit of salvation (Hebrews 3:6). By. Not as ALFORD, with AMBROSE and the Latins, "created Him," that is, as man, in His incarnation. Christ, as being instrumentally the Establisher of all things, must be the Establisher of the house, and so greater than Moses. . tempted me, proved me--The oldest manuscripts read, "tempted (Me) in the way of testing," that is, putting (Me) to the proof whether I was able and willing to relieve them, not believing that I am so. Hebrews Chapter 3 – Handout. Hebrews 3:4. 15. The likeness of Moses to Messiah was foretold by Moses himself ( Deuteronomy 18:15 ). Take heed--to be joined with "wherefore," Hebrews 3:7 . daily--Greek, "on each day," or "day by day." while it is said, To-day": Hebrews 3:14 , "for we are made partakers," &c. being a parenthesis. 5. faithful in all his house--that is in all GOD'S house ( Hebrews 3:4 ). Hebrews Chapter 3 Greater Than Moses. Since Jesus lived and suffered and died just like humans do, says Hebrews, he totally feels people's pain when they've got a problem. Salem Media Group. HEBREWS TOTAL CHAPTERS: 13 HEBREWS TOTAL VERSES: 303 TOTAL WORDS: 6,913 DATE WRITTEN: 64 – 68 AD AUTHOR: Uncertain/ May be Paul HEBREWS THEME: The Superiority of Christ. Wherefore--Greek, "Whence," that is, seeing we have such a sympathizing Helper you ought to "consider attentively," "contemplate"; fix your eyes and mind on Him with a view to profiting by the contemplation ( Hebrews 12:2 ). . The Greek is the same, Mark 8:12 . Parallel with this line of argument as to His superiority to angels ( Hebrews 1:4 ) runs that which here follows as to His superiority to Moses ( Hebrews 3:3 ): (1) because as Son over the house; He is above the servant in the house ( Hebrews 3:5 Hebrews 3:6 ), just as the angels were shown to be but ministering (serving) spirits ( Hebrews 1:14 ), whereas He is the Son ( Hebrews 3:7 Hebrews 3:8 ); (2) because the bringing of Israel into the promised rest, which was not finished by Moses, is accomplished by Him ( Hebrews 4:1-11 ), through His being not merely a leader and lawgiver as Moses, but also a propitiatory High Priest ( Hebrews 4:14 , 5:10 ). They would not enter His rest: 11 times in Hebrews chapters 3 and 4, Hebrews speaks of entering rest. (D)2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Glory is the result of honor. 8. lest there be--Greek (indicative), "lest there shall be"; lest there be, as I fear there is; implying that it is not merely a possible contingency, but that there is ground for thinking it will be so. Hebrews 3:1-19 . . When man is spoken of as the agent in hardening, the phrase usually is, "harden his neck," or "back" ( Nehemiah 9:17 ). his voice--of grace. As Moses especially was the prophet by whom "God in times past spake to the fathers," being the mediator of the law, Paul deems it necessary now to show that, great as was Moses, the Son of God is greater. Jesus is "faithful," be not ye unfaithful ( Hebrews 3:2 Hebrews 3:12 ). saw my works forty years--They saw, without being led thereby to repentance, My works of power partly in affording miraculous help, partly in executing vengeance, forty years. The Disobedient Generation—Warning #2: The Danger of Disobedience. Compare Hebrews 3:10 , "They do always err in their heart." Hebrews Chapter 3 establishes the greatness of Jesus as compared to Moses. Since all our good things lie in hopes, we ought so to hold fast our hopes as already to rejoice, as though our hopes were realized [CHRYSOSTOM]. But--Translate, "Moreover," as it is not in contrast to Hebrews 3:16 , but carrying out the same thought. Your email address will not be published. Subsequently when they hardened their heart in unbelief still more, He sware in His wrath ( Hebrews 3:11 ); an ascending gradation (compare Hebrews 3:17 Hebrews 3:18 ). For, &c.--enforcing the warning, Hebrews 3:12 . An ambassador in the absence of the king is very distinguished--in the presence of the king he falls back into the multitude [BENGEL]. A Better Covenant. in any--"in any one of you." builded the house--Greek, "inasmuch as He hath more honor than the house, who prepared it," or "established it" [ALFORD]. The authors continue giving encouragement to "take care that none of you... have failed to reach it" … Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of … Hebrews 3:4. Jim Bomkamp . Jesus became like a Jewish high priest who made a sacrifice for all the people. The opposite of "come unto" Him ( Hebrews 4:16 ). 4 For … 1 Let brotherly love continue. Both names seem to refer to that one event, the murmuring of the people against the Lord at Rephidim for want of water. He first notes the feature of resemblance between Moses and Christ, in order to conciliate the Hebrew Christians whom He addressed, and who still entertained a very high opinion of Moses; he afterwards brings forward Christ's superiority to Moses. To-day--at length; in David's day, as contrasted with the days of Moses in the wilderness, and the whole time since then, during which they had been rebellious against God's voice; as for instance, in the wilderness ( Hebrews 3:8 ). The sentence beginning with "wherefore," interrupted by the parenthesis confirming the argument from Psalms 95:7-11 , is completed at Hebrews 3:12 , "Take heed," &c. Holy Ghost saith--by the inspired Psalmist; so that the words of the latter are the words of God Himself. A summary of Hebrews, chapter by chapter, from @biblesummary. Johnson, [1891], at sacred-texts.com. 17. hold--Greek, "hold fast." Book of Hebrews Chapter by Chapter Summary. H ere is a Bible study on Hebrews chapter six with a summary and discussion questions to follow.. Hebrews 6:1-3. It says that Moses was a follower of God. Hebrews 3 conveys the fact that Jesus is our faithful high priest who eternally resides over the house of God as a son. BIBLE SUMMARY MAIN PAGE. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. 3:13; and it commands the entire Christian community, whether in the family, the … For the justification of this apparent contradiction does the remark, Hebrews 3:4, serve. 19. they could not enter--though desiring it. Both are true; for, during the same forty years that they were tempting God by unbelief, notwithstanding their seeing God's miraculous works, God was being grieved. The Book of Hebrews Return to Index. Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. Greek, "made"; so in Hebrews 5:5 , 1 Samuel 12:6 , Margin; Acts 2:36 ; so the Greek fathers. Hebrews 3:1 The term “holy” or “saint” is one of the most frequent descriptions of God’s people in the New Testament. of the hope--"of our hope." 4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. unto the end," in order to be "partakers of Christ.". for a testimony of, &c.--in order that he might in his typical institutions give "testimony" to Israel "of the things" of the Gospel "which were to be spoken afterwards" by Christ ( Hebrews 8:5 , Hebrews 9:8 Hebrews 9:23 , 10:1 ). Hebrews Chapter 3. 2. All rights reserved. These titles do not involve His divine essence; they speak in regard to His superior ministry. But … MIRACLES & WONDERS IN BIBLE. 6. unto the end--unto the coming of Christ ( Hebrews 12:2 ). brethren--in Christ, the common bond of union. It paints a wonderful … So--literally, "as." So Hebrews 10:21 , "having an High Priest over the house of God." heb 3:0. . Hebrews Chapter 6 Eternal Salvation Question. To apostatize from Christ is to apostatize from the living God ( Hebrews 2:3 ). as a son over his own house--rather, "over His (GOD'S, Hebrews 3:4 ) house"; and therefore, as the inference from His being one with God, over His own house. 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. the beginning of our confidence--that is, the confidence (literally, substantial, solid confidence) of faith which we have begun ( Hebrews 6:11 , 12:2 ). 5 Keep your … To-morrow is Satan's to-day; he cares not what good resolutions you form, if only you fix them for to-morrow. All Rights Reserved. Who was faithful--The Greek implies also that He still is faithful, namely, as our mediating High Priest, faithful to the trust God has assigned Him ( Hebrews 2:17 ). not known my ways--not known practically and believingly the ways in which I would have had them go, so as to reach My rest ( Exodus 18:20 ). ALFORD translates, "Since (that is, 'for') it is said," &c. regarding Hebrews 3:15 as a proof that we must "hold . For some--rather interrogatively, "For WHO was it that, when they had heard (referring to 'if ye will hear,' Hebrews 3:15 ), did provoke (God)?" When--rather, "Where," namely, in the wilderness. … my rest--Canaan, primarily, their rest after wandering in the wilderness: still, even when in it, they never fully enjoyed rest; whence it followed that the threat extended farther than the exclusion of the unbelieving from the literal land of rest, and that the rest promised to the believing in its full blessedness was, and is, yet future: Psalms 25:13 , Psalms 37:9 Psalms 37:11 Psalms 37:22 Psalms 37:29 , and Christ's own beatitude ( Matthew 5:5 ) all accord with this, Hebrews 3:9 . One old manuscript, with Vulgate and LUCIFER, reads, "which house"; but the weightiest manuscripts support English Version reading. The Psalm, each fresh time when used in public worship, by "to-day," will mean the particular day when it was, or is, used. 3. servant--not here the Greek for "slave," but "a ministering attendant"; marking the high office of Moses towards God, though inferior to Christ, a kind of steward. confidence . Hebrews Chapter 5 Warning Against Apostasy. deceitfulness--causing you to "err in your heart." But Christ--was and is faithful ( Hebrews 3:2 ). 7-11. The Greek verb is used purposely instead of "builded," in order to mark that the building meant is not a literal, but a spiritual house: the Church both of the Old Testament and New Testament; and that the building of such a house includes all the preparations of providence and grace needed to furnish it with "living stones" and fitting "servants." A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis … . . Christ enters His Father's house as the Master [OVER it], but Moses as a servant [IN it, Hebrews 3:2 Hebrews 3:5 ] [CHRYSOSTOM]. The second of these rules is in Heb. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Chapter 3. HEB 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High … But the oldest manuscripts read, "this." by Moses--by the instrumentality of Moses as their leader. Therefore: From the previous chapter, we are left with the picture of Jesus as our heavenly High Priest. Moses a Servant in the House; Christ the Son. Other prophets only explained Moses, who was in this respect superior to them; but Christ was like Moses, yet superior. Hebrews 3 – Jesus, Superior to Moses A. Practical unbelief ( Deuteronomy 1:26 ). heart--The heart is not to be trusted. So "partakers of the Holy Ghost" ( Hebrews 6:4 ). . The covenant that He made with them listed the conditions for keeping that role. The "legate of the Church" (Sheliach Tsibbur) offered up the prayers in the synagogue in the name of all, and for all. the living God--real: the distinctive characteristic of the God of Israel, not like the lifeless gods of the heathen; therefore One whose threats are awful realities. that generation--"that" implies alienation and estrangement. partakers of Christ--(Compare Hebrews 3:1 Hebrews 3:6 ). Lessons Drawn from Israel Under Moses. the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's[ b] house. The lesson intended to be hinted to the Hebrew Christians is, their "to-day" is to last only between the first preaching of the Gospel and Jerusalem's impending overthrow, namely, FORTY YEARS; exactly the number of years of Israel's sojourn in the wilderness, until the full measure of their guilt having been filled up all the rebels were overthrown. 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