With such a Leader what manner of people ought we to be? Partakers.—Through Him who “took part” of our earthly nature (Hebrews 2:14) we are partakers of a “heavenly calling” (Hebrews 2:10) as God’s sons. By Him the Gospel was first promulgated. There was, however, an essential difference: the latter was the blood of bulls and goats, and could never take away sin; the former was the blood of Immanuel, which cleanseth those for whom it was shed from all sin. The hardening of the heart is the spring of all other sins. The of Hebrews 3:17 strikes the keynote of this paragraph. It is the description both of the order of life and being into which God has created a creature, and also of that order of life befitting such creation. Jesus Christ is the "Apostle" (lit. 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 1 In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; 2 in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, a. Let them therefore now look directly to Him. Only here applied to the Lord. Thus was His ministry two-way. Hebrews 3:1-4:16 Commentary - The Superiority of Christ’s Priesthood over Moses; Hebrews 5:1-7:28 Commentary - The Superiority of Christ’s Priesthood over Melchizedek; Hebrews 8:1-13:19 Commentary - The Superiority of the New Covenant over the Old Covenant; Hebrews 13:20-25 Commentary - Benediction and Conclusion ; S LEWIS JOHNSON Sermons on Hebrews. Hebrews 3:1. Scripture also asserts that these were "called with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times of ages" (2 Tim. He gives the Hebrews a proper caution; the word is, Take heed, blepete —look to it. , as the etymology shows, means “of one speech with,” hence that in which men agree as their common creed, their confession, see ref. And to encourage them the more to pursue this study, he reminds them of their calling; as though he had said, “God favored you with no common grace when He called you into his kingdom; (54) it now remains that you have your eyes fixed on Christ as your leader in the way.” (55) For the calling of the godly cannot be otherwise confirmed than by a thorough surrender of themselves to Christ. “Wherefore” connects generally with chaps, 1. They are also represented as partakers of the heavenly calling. Lesson 9: To Endure, Consider Jesus (Hebrews 3:1-6) Related Media. And the aim is therefore surely to undergird the verses which follow with the reminder of Jesus’ High Priestly work. But there is further significance in the additional , “partakers of a heavenly calling” (cf. Ebrard, '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 name of the twelve tribes on his breast) before God (Exodus 28:9-29; Exodus 28:36-38). The faith we profess. A Comparison Between Jesus and Moses, The One The Son Over The House, The Other The Servant In The House (Hebrews 3:1-6), ‘For this reason, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus.’. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; but Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the 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. App-189. Wherefore; on account of the character and work of Christ as exhibited in the previous chapter. He had before exalted Christ as a teacher above all the prophets, including no doubt Moses among the rest; but here refers to Moses as the leader of the people, as one sent especially by God to conduct them from Egypt through the wilderness to the land of Canaan. Believers are also represented as sanctified by the Holy Spirit, of which they are all made partakers, 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; and as sanctified through the truth, John 17:17. We hence see that in this connection the “heavenly calling” is to be taken most suitably as a call to heaven. 3:17, 18: It was not the intention of God, in revealing to us a marvellous "calling" into which He had foreordained us, to have us become negligent. See also 2 Pet. Context Summary. Hebrews 3:1 New International Version (NIV) 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. Gospel. The 17th verse asks the same question as the 18th, but the answer is different. This unity with His brethren was necessary in order to His being a merciful and faithful High Priest, able to make atonement for their transgressions, and to make intercession for them, through His perfect atonement, which magnifies and makes honorable the law of God. (1) Wherefore.—The address which here begins (the first direct address in the Epistle) bears the same relation to all that has preceded, as Hebrews 2:1-4 bears to the first chapter. Both these offices, which Moses and Aaron severally bore, he bears together, and far more eminently; of our profession — Of the religion we profess, of which Jesus is called the Apostle, because he was sent by God to reveal it; and the High-Priest, because we receive its blessings through his mediation. is several times used in this epistle without the epithet. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. My Christian brothers. The object of Paul is to show that the Lord Jesus in the Christian system - as the great apostle sent from God - sustained a rank and office similar to this, but superior in dignity and authority. Let us begin with Hebrews 13:2 where it says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it” (Heb. And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? Consider the Apostle — The messenger of God, sent immediately from him to preach that gospel to you which you profess to believe; the highest office this in the New Testament; and High-Priest — This was the highest function in the Old Testament church. God save us from ossification of heart, petrifaction of heart, till we get a heart of love or a heart of stone-may God save us from this. (1-2a) Jesus brought a revelation superior to the prophets of old. The usual New Testament meaning of this is “fellow Christians,” including both men and women. Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible. While Moses was in an eminent degree the Apostle of God to Israel, Aaron was the High Priest; but both these high offices were united in Christ, and the Hebrews are here exhorted to consider the Lord Jesus as uniting the offices both of an Apostle and a Priest. But there is no reason to assign to any other meaning than its usual N.T. Hebrews 3:1 New International Version - UK (NIVUK) 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. K.J.V. Commentary on Hebrews 3:7-13 (Read Hebrews 3:7-13) Days of temptation are often days of provocation. The next verse renders it probable that the two terms contain a reference to the special mission of Moses and the priesthood of Aaron; our Christian confession looks to One mediator. The....high priest of our profession. (Hebrews 2:11) It should bless and encourage us that Jesus calls us His holy brethren. ), God grant that none of this congregation may be of that mind, who having named the name of Christ and being known as his people, continue to grieve him one way and another, to put him to the test by their doubts to make him angry by their sins. is added to preclude the possibility of error. God calls us through the message of the Good News (John 6:44-45). to consider the apostle and high priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, nous), to put the mind down on a thing, to fix the mind on as in, τον αποστολον και αρχιερεα της ομολογιας ημων, The Apostle and High Priest of our confession, ton apostolon kai archierea tēs homologias hēmōn. Our St. Paul will now so unfold both as to confirm their view of the grandeur of the, for the word embraces all the truths and beings we. Jesus is not a servant, but the Son of God. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling.” What wonderful titles! Hebrews 3:1-6 is situated in the first major division of the letter (1:5-4:13). God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,. — Ed. Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 10:23). Here for the first time the writer designates his readers, and he does so in a form peculiar to himself (the reading in 1 Thessalonians 5:27 being doubtful) , “Christian brethren,” literally “brethren consecrated,” separated from the world and dedicated to God. It is because of His High Priestly work that they can be His house and enter into rest. From the considerations which he had suggested, the Apostle urges the Hebrews to fix their attention upon Christ Jesus, under the character of the Apostle and High Priest of our profession. Butthey did not become brethren by their holiness; they were born into that relationship regardless of their knowledge of God. 1 Therefore, The “therefore” gathers truths from chapter 2. Our “Hebrews” here addressed rejoiced in the grandeur of the divine Apostle, the glorious Messiah, but were shrinking almost to apostasy from the degradation of the High Priest, the suffering Messiah. To reject Him now is a double insult. And High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus: Посланника и Первосвященника «, A Comparison Between Jesus and Moses, The One The Son Over The House, The Other The Servant In The House (. Moses was but a part of the house after all, a prominent stone in the building, but Christ is the builder, builder of the house, foundation, topstone of it. (See 1 Samuel 3:7.) Greek. As Moses especially was the prophet by whom 'God in time past spake to the Fathers' (Hebrews 1:1), being mediator of the law, Paul shows that, great as was Moses, the Son of God is greater. Home » Bible Commentaries » Hebrews. A Bible Study in EasyEnglish (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Hebrews. Genre; Hortatory. Hebrews 1:1-7 Christ is Greater Than The Angels. Let us now fully and steadily analyze his nature in each office. [ Katanoeesate (Greek #2657), often used by Luke, Paul's companion (Luke 12:24; Luke 12:27).]. Think of Jesus. Amen. God keep us from the very shadow of sin, from the very appearance of evil. It is probable that the expression, ‘Apostle and Priest of our confession,’ means even more than ‘sent by God and accepted by us.’ When the high priest went into the holy place on the day of Atonement, he was called the apostle, the messenger of the nation whom he represented, and for whom as priest he pleaded. It is through Him God has spoken (Hebrews 1:1). Book Notes Barnes' Book Notes Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes Robertson's Book Notes (NT) Commentaries Adam Clarke Barnes' Notes Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) … Heavenly calling - coming from heaven, and leading to heaven. In Hebrews 3, Paul admonishes us to hold fast to what Jesus taught us (see also Revelation 3:11). Hebrews 3:17. Hebrews 3:19. The Holy Ghost is here still preaching Christ. ; especially John 17:18; John 20:21). 5–8. 1.Wherefore—In view of the development of Christ as sent from the bosom of the Eternal, (see note Hebrews 1:3,) and emerging on earth as our Apostle and propitiator, thus far portrayed. c. Partakers of the heavenly calling: Because Jesus is committed to bringing many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10), we are partners in His heavenly calling. до выше его. Jesus both brought the message from God and is also High Priest. Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: You are his house, give him rest, do not provoke him. We should give careful attention to Jesus because of our solidarity as brothers and our holy calling as participants in His future reign and joy ( Hebrews 2:10-12). Christ is eminently the sent of God. He was sent from God, as was Moses, and He was Priest also, with Aaron’s office and dignity—a thought expanded later (Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:22). Holy brethren. (56). Hebrews 1:3 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Hebrews 1:3, NIV: "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven." ρονομίας, κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας, ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς φαραώ, ὁ μὲν δὴ μέγας Ἀρχιερεὺς τῆς ὁμολογίας, Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. But Christ was sent fromheaven by God!!! If you think little of your Leader you will live but poor lives. Both are contained in the one word Mediator. ): , but here another sense is intended.] Christ Jesus. By thus calling upon them to consider Christ Jesus in these characters, the apostle seems to intimate that the believing Hebrews had not sufficiently adverted to the nature and quality of the person and offices of Christ, and for that reason were kept in the entanglements of Judaism; therefore he exhorts them to fix their minds attentively on the sublime subject. Want of faith brings want of holiness, and when we abide in the faith we abide in obedience. A proper account of this matter was necessary; 1st, Because the title of Jesus to remove the Mosaic economy, and to substitute the gospel dispensation in its place, was founded on the power which he possessed as the Son of God and Heir of all things; 2d, Because many of the Jews, in the persuasion that the law of Moses was of perpetual obligation, and that its sacrifices were real atonements for sin, rejected Jesus as an impostor for pretending to abolish these institutions. The usual New Testament meaning of this is “fellow Christians,” including both men and women. Christ Jesus—Words signify anointed or Messiah Saviour. The 'legate of the church' (Sheliach Tsibbur) offered up prayers in the synagogue in the name of and for all. They are the holy under the new dispensation, as Israel was under the old. Of our profession—Or, rather, confession. He is the Chief Cornerstone (Isaiah 28:16; Ephesians 2:20).Upon Him, everything hangs. Being Himself a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs, He was also well qualified to sympathize with His afflicted people. 1:2, 8). , Hebrews 9:15) suggested by the latent comparison in the writer’s mind between the Israelites called to earthly advantages, a land, etc., and his readers whose hopes were fixed on things above. ‘Consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus.’ Having this wonderful privilege they are to fix their thoughts on Jesus as the Apostle and High Priest of the faith they confess. 8:30 says that they were foreordained before this calling. CHAPTER 1. Holy brethren. Heavenly—As coming directly from heaven through our divine Apostle. The Lord, the Spirit, calls upon the Church, to pause, and contemplate, the Person of Jesus. So Christ has entered into the holy place as our accepted Messenger and Priest. Though "Apostle" is nowhere else applied to Christ, it is appropriate in addressing Hebrews, who used the term of delegates sent by the High Priest to collect the temple tribute from Jews in foreign countries, even as Christ was the Father's Delegate to this world, far off from Him (Matthew 21:37). Holy brethren.—United in one brotherhood in virtue of a common sonship (Hebrews 2:10) and of a common brotherhood (Hebrews 2:11) with Jesus, Him “that sanctifieth” (Hebrews 2:11). The privileges of the Sinai covenant were peculiar to Israel, Amos 3:2; but the Gentiles were fellow-heirs, Ephesians 3:6; and therefore the Hebrew believers are described as partakers of the heavenly calling. He was the complete Deliverer. under the new dispensation, as Israel was under the old. More Hebrews commentaries. He is greater than both Moses and Aaron. "Profession" corresponds to God having spoken to us by His Son, as Apostle and High Priest. While the saints are exhorted to "walk worthily of the calling wherewith they were called" (Eph. So John 20:21, “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.” The twelve were the human apostles of Christ; Christ was the divine Apostle of God. Again I say they who do not hold on and hold out are not really partakers of Christ, but we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end. God speaks very lovingly of the bodies of his saints but see how he speaks of the bodies of apostates, “whose carcases” as if they were no better than so many brute beasts, “whose carcases fell in the wilderness.”. Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus is Greater Than Moses. Wherefore, [ Hothen (Greek #3606)] - 'Whence;' i:e., Seeing we have such a sympathizing Helper, you ought to 'contemplate attentively,' fix your mind on Him, so as to profit by the contemplation (Hebrews 12:2). I left out the “us” because that is inserted by the translators and should not be there. Who also. A “confession” does not always involve that its significance is seen. When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 4:1; 2 Thess. The purpose of the writer in this passage, as in the whole Epistle, is to encourage his readers in their allegiance to Christ and to save them from apostacy by exhibiting Christ as the final mediator. Consider then ’ “the Apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus,” the single article brackets the two designations and Bengel gives their sense: “ . This expression in Hebrews 3:1 speaks therefore of the Church. “But Christ as a Son” — far higher degree -- “Christ as a son over his own house,” of which he is the heir, of which he is even now the sole proprietor -- “whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.” None are truly Christ’s but those who persevere in grace. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus. He is not the created thing, He is the Creator. profession. administrator over the incoming dispensation, ; he is the glorious Messiah. The word has deep significance. To be the High Priest. Hebrews 3:13-14. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. The considerations alluded to are His superiority not only to the prophets but also to the angels, inasmuch as He was "over all, God blessed for ever." It is written of the Corinthians, who at that time were "babes in Christ," that they were "sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints"; and that God, "Who is faithful," would also "confirm them unto the end," that they might be "unreprovable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. Oh, children of God, you have some of you been more than forty years now in the Lord’s service: do not vex him. Hebrews 2:1-9 God Put Jesus in Charge of Everything. If they are His He has made them ‘holy’, set apart for God by the power of His working. The Jews were called to a promised land here on earth; Christians are called by God to Eternity! His, … The things of the world are material, unreal, transient: those of heaven are ideal, true, eternal. Very well done sermons on Hebrews … Israel has an earthly calling and an earthly destiny. Well, if you be holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, “Consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus.” Think much of Him. Our St. Paul will now so unfold both as to confirm their view of the grandeur of the exaltation, and reconstruct their view of the equal grandeur and pathos of the humiliation. As an Apostle, or God’s messenger, he pleads the cause of God with us; and as High-Priest, he pleads our cause with God. Read Introduction to Hebrews. Habitual contemplation of the character work, teaching, example, death, resurrection, intercession, government, and glory of Christ, is a powerful means of increasing the holiness of his people, and securing their perseverance in his service. ‘Holy’ reminds us of His act of sanctifying (making holy) them and making them brothers and sisters (Hebrews 2:11). The High Priest was one taken out of the people, and bound to the people by ties of the closest and most intimate kind. Hebrews 3:9. metochos. When he had accomplished purification from sins, For that is where they are now destined for, the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Hebrews 11:10), the heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22). Every believer, from the first moment of his new life in Christ, has thus the germ of perfect holiness, although sanctification is also represented as a growth in holiness, and advancement in conformity to God, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 1 Thessalonians 5:23. . Probably, is here used slightly in the Old Testament sense of the word, (see note on. This was in contrast with Moses. And. He ruled the new dispensation in the character of the Son of Prayer of Manasseh, having been for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor. , “consider,” “bring your mind to bear upon,” “observe so as to see the significance,” as in Luke 12:24, , though it is sometimes, as in Acts 11:6; Acts 27:39, used in its classical sense “perceive”. Verse by Verse Bible Study on www.thecloudchurch.org through the book of Hebrews, covering chapter 3 and verse one. Believers are represented as sanctified by the blood of Christ, chap13:12, as Israel was sanctified or set apart as God's peculiar people by the blood of the Sinai covenant. But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders) in that He is the One God sent to reveal the Father to humankind (cf. Moses was a prophet and a teacher, and Aaron was a priest; but the two offices belong to Christ. Apostle and High-priest of our profession; Consider the Apostle an High-priest of our profession, &c. οὐ γὰρ τῆς κατὰ νόμον λατρείας ἀρχιερεύς ἐστιν. He gives the Hebrews a proper caution, and enforces it with an affectionate compellation.1. Liberty University A Commentary Comparison on the Difficult Interpretation of Hebrews 6:1-8 A paper submitted to Dr. Adeyemi In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course NBST 654 Liberty Theological seminary By Christopher W. Myers Lynchburg, … They are exhorted to consider Jesus Christ under the character of the Apostle and High Priest of our profession. 13:1–2). Hebrews 3:1, etc. But to provoke God, when he is letting us see that we entirely depend and live upon him, is a provocation indeed. He has come directly from God. And as humanized Sufferer (, ) he is our High Priest. Hebrews 3:1. Temporary Christians are not really Christians. It might have been otherwise. … The promise is left to somebody, it does not say to us -- “a promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.” Not come short of it but even seem to do so. (2) Because the bringing of Israel into the promised rest, not finished by Moses, is accomplished by Him (Hebrews 4:1-11) through His being not merely leader and lawgiver as Moses, but also propitiatory High Priest (Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 5:10). By wandering off, one way or another, away from the living God. It’s easy to begin a diet, but it’s tough to stick to it when tempting foods are set before you! homologia. 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