Hebrews 3:1-6
Dear RTB’ers,
Only six verses, one tenth of some of our Leviticus readings!
“House” is mentioned seven times in today’s reading, with five different modifiers: God’s, a, the, every, and His. Verse 6b tells us that we are that house, “His house”. Moses relates to “God’s house” while Jesus relates to “His house” – in both cases God’s chosen people. Both Moses and Jesus were faithful in their houses (vv. 5-6), but, Moses was a servant in that house (v. 5) while Jesus was a Son (v. 6), and a son is certainly greater than a servant. Verse 6 is the key line in our reading today: And we are His house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. What does it take for us to …hold fast…?
As to question #1, what can Christ do for us and what does He demand from us as our Apostle and as our High Priest? Your replies…??
Blessings!