Hebrews 3 - Jesus Greater Than Moses
3 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.
o a warning to pay attention
o how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation
o we cannot ignore the message we heard, the faith required and the true conversion that changes the way you walk and talk and think and act
o We learned that Jesus was in his God in chapter one
o we learned that Jesus was made fully human in chapter 2
o he suffered so that we could be forgiven and that he could be a high priest that understands everything that we're going through
o we learned that we have an inheritance with Jesus Christ and that God is going to put everything under our feet and his
these are the things that we should remember as we begin to read chapter 3
holy brothers and sisters who share in the heavenly calling
o notice that you and I are being called brothers and sisters
o notice this family relationship belongs to those who share in the heavenly calling
o this means you heard the word of God and you put your faith in Jesus Christ unto salvation
o this is very important instruction
o to fix your eyes on Jesus means to focus on him like you would with a camera lens
o whatever you focus on you're going to develop
o if you are focused on anything other than Jesus Christ you're going to develop some other picture
o Jesus is our teacher and our high priest which means he makes atonement for our sins (there is nobody higher or more important that we should focus on)
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.
o this means that Jesus was obedient to the father to do His will
o even when it meant suffering tremendous pain
o may we be faithful like Jesus
o the Jews regard Moses as the most important religious figure
o Moses received the law and then brought it down from the mountain and gave it to mankind (This is why the Jews consider him so important)
o this is a huge revelation
o this would be especially meaningful to someone of the Jewish mindset
o because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ all the requirements of the law were met
§ in other words grace is more important and greater then sin (the lot)
o the builder of the house is a creator
o the house is the creation.
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