Bible Diary - Hebrews 3:1-6
May 18, 2008
The writer continues his emphasis on the deity of Jesus Christ. Some first century Christians apparently had been worshiping Moses as the progenitor of their faith, raising him up to the point of equality with Christ.
Jesus and Moses
3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, 3:2 who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s house. 3:3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself! 3:4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken. 3:6 But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.
Moses is the servant in God’s house, but Jesus is the son and master of the household, clearly out-ranking Moses. Since I have never been tempted to elevate the status of Moses ahead of Jesus, I wonder what lesson there is in this passage for me. Perhaps it is enough just to reaffirm the basic truth of my faith that Jesus is God, along with the Holy Spirit. I can’t go wrong by trusting my life to Jesus.
Dave
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Why is it that your posts have been cut off on the left lately? It’s just the first letter of each line.
The Bible in general leaves me just imagining a lot and I think thats a good thing. Its a good task to work out the incarnation, and always asking and remembering why Christ came as man in the first place. I’m in Isaiah right now, a favorite of Pauls.