My Christian brothers. It seems strange so few commentaries written from a Torah-perspective have been forthcoming from the pool of Messianic teachers in our time. , here, is used very much in the sense of, , to denote the permanent state resulting from permanent obedience to the call, and which has solidified into the correlative. Let us now fully and steadily analyze his nature in each office. is several times used in this epistle without the epithet. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. Context Summary. occurs in this Epistle nine times by itself, thrice with . CHAPTER 1. CHRIST IS BETTER THAN MOSES; CHRIST GREATER THAN MOSES; BOTH CHRIST AND MOSES ARE FAITHFUL; CHRIST TO RECEIVE GREATER GLORY; EXHORTATION AGAINST APOSTASY; WARNING FROM THE FATE OF ISRAEL. To be the High Priest. , “of our confession,” or, whom we, in distinction from men of other faiths, confess; chiefly no doubt in distinction from the non-Christian Jews. Note also the same in 2 Peter 1:5-11: the great exhortation to diligence on our part, by such diligence making "our calling and election sure" (which is the great exhortation in Hebrews, is it not? God calls us through the message of the Good News (John 6:44-45). See 2 Corinthians 9:13. ‘Even Jesus.’ There must be no doubt of Whom he is speaking, it is of Jesus, about Whom he has spoken in all that has gone before, the One crowned with glory and honour throughout His ministry on earth (Hebrews 2:9), and now crowned with glory and honour in Heaven. Both are contained in the one word Mediator. 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. These two functions embrace not the whole of Christ’s work, but all that He did on earth (cf.Hebrews 1:1-4). He was not the Savior of angels, but of sinners, of mankind, with whom He united Himself in the closest bonds, becoming a member of the human family, taking part with them in flesh and blood, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that Isaiah, the devil, and thus free His brethren from the tyranny of the king of terrors. ‘Brethren’ reminds us of the fact that they are one together with Him as ‘brothers’. Those that fly to this doctrine and that, unsettled spirits, wandering stars, mere meteors of the night, these are not Christ’s, but we must hold the beginning of our faith steadfast unto the end. ‘The Apostle.’ Using this word of Jesus may suggest that most of the Apostles were now dead so that he sees Jesus as the Apostle supreme, the heavenly Apostle, Who is, in His heavenly presence, as it were, taking their place. was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? Commentary on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16. ), 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. As God’s Apostle or Legate, Christ is super-angelic representative of God on earth; he is ruling administrator over the incoming dispensation, Hebrews 2:5-8; he is the glorious Messiah. 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. 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. Hebrews 3:16. The Jews were called to a promised land here on earth; Christians are called by God to Eternity! 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. Hebrews 3:1. , “wherefore,” if through Jesus God has spoken His final and saving word (Hebrews 1:1), thus becoming the Apostle of God, and if the high priest I speak of is so sympathetic and faithful that for the sake of cleansing the people He became man and suffered, then “consider, etc.”. ‘Apostle and High Priest.’ He was sent from God to His people from Heaven (John 3:13; John 3:16-17; John 3:31; John 3:34; John 5:36-38; John 6:29 etc.) The 17th verse asks the same question as the 18th, but the answer is different. In giving of the law God spoke on earth, but He now speaketh from heaven. Heavenly calling; by which God called and inclined them to prepare for heaven. Very well done sermons on Hebrews … Hebrews 3:2-3. Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 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. , as the etymology shows, means “of one speech with,” hence that in which men agree as their common creed, their confession, see ref. You have had him introductorily presented in his twofold offices in the first two chapters. Parallel with this argument as to His superiority to angels (Hebrews 1:4) runs that which 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 3:5-6), just as the angels were shown to be but ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:14), whereas He is the Son (Hebrews 3:7-8). 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. Keith Simons. Partakers of, partners in a ‘calling’ that comes from heaven and leads to it, besides giving the tastes and spirit appropriate to our destiny (John 3:31; Matthew 3:2; Philippians 3:20), servants, therefore, and workers under a new and divine economy. Jesus both brought the message from God and is also High Priest. Men may be nominally Christ’s, but they are not Christ’s house unless they hold fast to the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Hebrews 3:18. Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project Amid the various concluding exhortations in Hebrews 13, two have a special relevance for work. Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 10:23). 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. Wherefore; on account of the character and work of Christ as exhibited in the previous chapter. 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. Sermon Bible Commentary. Both His Apostleship and High Priesthood are comprehended in the one title, Mediator (Bengel). John 6:29; John 6:40; John 17:18. Let us now fully and steadily analyze his nature in each office. But with whom was he grieved forty years? No mere complimentary title, but descriptive of the blessed brotherhood to which Christ and all who believe belong. Commentary on Luke 12:32-40. 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, … This Apostle and Priest the Hebrews had acknowledged as their own (of our profession, or confession rather), and it became them to be faithful as confessors to Him they had in this double office accepted. It is certainly partly in order to confirm that He is the complete Deliverer but it surely also has in mind that before Sinai Moses was both Trek Leader and ‘High Priest’ of Israel. Consider then ’ “the Apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus,” the single article brackets the two designations and Bengel gives their sense: “ . Hebrews 12:25. Hebrews 3:1 to Hebrews 4:13.—Chapters 3 and 4 as far as Hebrews 3:13, form one paragraph. Hebrews 3:1. Hebrews 3:1-6. 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.”. Holy brethren. ; especially John 17:18; John 20:21). (1) Wherefore.âThe 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. The Jews were called to a promised land here on earth; Christians are called by God to Eternity! Let your minds penetrate deeply into the significance of these facts.”, means: one who is sent on an important mission. Hebrews 3:1. 5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,”[ a] So Jesus, "the Apostle of our profession," is delegated to intercede for the Church before the Father. 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). Hebrews 3:1-6 is situated in the first major division of the letter (1:5-4:13). The usual New Testament meaning of this is “fellow Christians,” including both men and women. 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. “Think what these great truths about Jesus mean. 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. Christ is also here called our apostle, i.e. That is, of the faith we confess, or profess. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. So Christ has entered into the holy place as our accepted Messenger and Priest. Read Introduction to Hebrews. Christ is eminently the sent of God. 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) … A Bible Study in EasyEnglish (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Hebrews. Who also. Only here applied to the Lord. Hebrews: Bible Study and Commentary. 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. When he had accomplished purification from sins, It’s easy to begin a diet, but it’s tough to stick to it when tempting foods are set before you! The word thus links Jesus closely with the Father in a unique relationship and firmly establishes Him as God’s chosen. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end; Not otherwise. He is God’s direct ‘Sent One’, with no intervention of angels. Heavenly calling - coming from heaven, and leading to heaven. a. 1:11, 12) yet note, they did not obtain the "calling" by excellent behavior, nor lose it by failure, but enjoyed it in a faithful walk. He was the complete Deliverer. (56). He draws a Comparison between Christ and Moses. 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. You see what kept many of your forefathers out of Canaan, and made their carcasses fall in the wilderness; take heed lest you fall into … Probably holy is here used slightly in the Old Testament sense of the word, (see note on 1 Corinthians 7:14,) because the writer is about to parallel their position under Christ with their old position as Hebrews under Moses. As Peake remarks: “If this means profession of faith, then ‘the readers already confess Jesus as high priest, and this is not a truth taught them in this Epistle for the first time’.” [Carpzov quotes from Philo (De Somn. ‘Partakers of a heavenly calling.’ Their being sanctified by Jesus has made them partakers of a heavenly calling. Greek. What God proclaims we 'confess.'. Consider him, often think of him, try to copy him. New International Version - UK (NIVUK) 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! 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. August 11, 2013. Butthey did not become brethren by their holiness; they were born into that relationship regardless of their knowledge of God. Hebrews 3:12. But there is no reason to assign to any other meaning than its usual N.T. In particular, the contents of the second chapter are gathered up in this verse, almost every word of which recalls some previous statement or result. Believers are frequently described as called, Romans 8:28; Romans 16:7; 1 Corinthians 1:24; and here described as partakers of the heavenly calling, for it is a call to His kingdom and glory, 1 Thessalonians 2:12. And as humanized Sufferer (, ) he is our High Priest. Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible. Hebrews 3:1. by Grant | Nov 1, 2018 | Hebrews | 0 comments. His, … Being Himself a man of sorrows and acquainted with griefs, He was also well qualified to sympathize with His afflicted people. Since the Jewish sacrificial system still seems to be intact at the time of the writing of Hebrews, it seems obvious that it was written prior to the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D. 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. The true reading is Jesus simply, with special reference to His human nature and His connection with ourselves (see Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 7:22, Hebrews 11:4; Exodus 3:10-15). He has already in the first two chapters given us a vivid word picture of the glory and status of Jesus in all that He is as the Son and in all that He has done for us, and now he says ‘consider Him, gaze on Him (‘behold’ - Hebrews 2:9), weigh Him up, take Him into your hearts, meditate on Him, and never cease having Him in your thoughts’. It is through Him God has spoken (Hebrews 1:1). This purpose he has in the first two chapters sought to achieve by comparing Christ with those who … The High Priest was one taken out of the people, and bound to the people by ties of the closest and most intimate kind. Whereas Moses was faithful as a servant in this house of God, Christ was faithful as a son set over His Father’s house. 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. I. Heavenly calling is used mainly as a mark of superiority for the service under Christ over the old one. 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. To reject Him now is a double insult. Hebrews 12:25. The frequent use of by our Lord to denote the Father’s mission of the Son authorises the present application of . See Hebrews 1:9. heavenly. So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Holy brethren. "Of our profession" marks that it is not of the legal ritual, but of our Christian faith, that He is the High Priest. . 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. For He was the original Sent One Who chose the Apostles and sent them out, and while they have ceased, He ever remains. To be brethren of Christ requires a life of righteousness ( Matthew 12:50), hence Paul calls these people by the term italicized. Think of Jesus. Hebrews 3:1. Jesus was sent from Heaven to earth to carry out a mission of salvation. For that was why He was sent, to make the way of forgiveness and reconciliation available to those whom God has chosen. Christ Jesus. 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. Now Christ is above the angels (Hebrews 1:1-14; Hebrews 2:1-18), because: (2) as Son of man, because manhood, though for a time lower than angels, is in Him exalted above them to the lordship of "the world to come," since He is at once Messenger of God to men, and atoning Priest-Representative of men before God (Hebrews 2:17-18). 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. 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. Jesus Christ is the "Apostle" (lit. (Witham) --- Jesus Christ is not only our apostle, he is the doctor, the legislator or the religion we profess. 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." Hence Christ is said not only to be made of God unto them righteousness, but sanctification. 1:9, literally). 4:1; 2 Thess. Certain of them "kept not their first principality but left their proper habitation" (Jude 6). He concludes the preceding doctrine with a necessary exhortation, that the Jews should attentively consider what sort of being and how great Christ is. The 'legate of the church' (Sheliach Tsibbur) offered up prayers in the synagogue in the name of and for all. 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." I'm not adamant about it, but you will see in my commentary notes here a frequent reference to Paul's authorship. Bleek quotes from Primasius: “Fratres eos vocat tam carne quam spiritu qui ex eodem genere erant”. omit âChristâ; and it is impossible not to feel how fitly the personal name âJesusâ is used after the later verses of Hebrews 2. High Priest— Briefly unfolded in Hebrews 1:14-14, (as Apostle is in Hebrews 1:1-13,) and fully developed in Hebrews 4:14 to Hebrews 10:18. Here in Hebrews 3:1 he draws attention again and enjoins his holy brothers to consider Jesus: “For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. Genre; Hortatory. In view of the unutterable Grace that had formed such purposes toward their unworthy selves they are filled with rapturous thanksgiving. homologia. In this sense, Moses was sent by God. до вÑÑе его. 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Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament, Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans and Hebrews. It was a complete ministry. He alone combines both offices which those two brothers held apart. For they know Whom they have trusted! Brethren - in Christ the common bond of union. Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. Thus does He combine within Himself that which had been too great a burden even for Moses. EasyEnglish is a system of simple English designed by Wycliffe Associates (UK). Hebrews 3:15. 1. Hebrews 3:1 Context. delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders) in that He is the One God sent to reveal the Father to humankind (cf. NASB E-Prime Young's Compare all. 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. … Not that worshipers under Moses were not holy, for they were required to be so ( Leviticus 11:44-45). I left out the “us” because that is inserted by the translators and should not be there. First Reading. Christ Jesus—Words signify anointed or Messiah Saviour. Verses 3 through 6 provide the basis for the exhortation. administrator over the incoming dispensation, ; he is the glorious Messiah. The Church has a heavenly calling and a heavenly destiny. Jesus is not a servant, but the Son of God. of them who are "saints" by calling, Rom. “Holy brethren,” made brethren in holiness and made holy in our brotherhood, -- “partakers of the heavenly calling” — called of God from among the worlds. Philippians 3:14, "the high calling;" Greek, 'the calling above. shaliyach- “apostle,” to the minister of the synagogue; to him who presided over its affairs, and who had the general charge of the services there; and in this sense it might be applied by way of eminence to Moses as being the general director and controller of the religious affairs of the nation, and as “sent” for that purpose. In Hebrews 3, Paul admonishes us to hold fast to what Jesus taught us (see also Revelation 3:11). delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders) in that He is the One God sent to reveal the Father to humankind (cf. Moses is never called (a word indeed which occurs only once in LXX) though in Exodus 3:10 God says . 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. Peter exhorts us to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (not grow "in grace," as Often wrongly quoted, but grow in the grace and experimental favor and acquaintanceship of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself). Verse by Verse Bible Study on www.thecloudchurch.org through the book of Hebrews, covering chapter 3 and verse one. 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. There is very little difference between Apostle and Prophet, thus applied; but the one brings into relief the mission, the other the office and position. (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). And the aim is therefore surely to undergird the verses which follow with the reminder of Jesus’ High Priestly work. 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. as Christians; our whole confession of faith; Jesus Christ being the central figure and object in that confession and faith. Hebrews 1:1-7 Christ is Greater Than The Angels. Greek. Think then much of him. Let the reader keep constantly in mind the leading thought in this book, namely, the superiority of the system of Christ over that of Moses. Twice over we are warned of this, to avoid hardness of heart. Romans 9:5. The usual New Testament meaning of this is “fellow Christians,” including both men and women. Note the imperative in 3:1 and an imperatival idea semantically encoded in the conditional clause of v. 6. My Christian brothers. The hardening of the heart is the spring of all other sins. â Ed. Here the charge is not to the outside world but to those whom he had called “holy brethren.” He drops the word “holy” for there are some brethren so called who would not deserve that name, and to them he speaks very pointedly, “Take heed, take heed, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief.” And how will that be shown? as the Sent One (Apostle) that He might act on God’s behalf towards His people, and He was appointed High Priest that He might act on behalf of His people towards God. Thus does the writer mark the Jews to whom he was writing, as belonging to the Church and as distinct from Israel. 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 3:1–19 Jesus Greater Than Moses 3 Therefore, holy brothers, 1 you who share in r a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, s the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, t just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s 2 house. —Steadily contemplate and study. The Lord, the Spirit, calls upon the Church, to pause, and contemplate, the Person of Jesus. It is as though he were saying that there would be no new Apostles to look to, for those who knew Jesus in the flesh were dying out, but that they still have Jesus, Who is always there, Who is greater than them all, alive from the dead and living in their hearts. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. Consider—Steadily contemplate and study. 2 The superior *apostle 3:1-4:13 Jesus is superior to Moses 3:1-6 Hebrews 3:1. It might have been otherwise. 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. He is greater than both Moses and Aaron. The Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus. “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. (Hebrews 2:11) It should bless and encourage us that Jesus calls us His holy brethren. 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