Hebrews 3

In chapters 1 & 2, the writer of Hebrews told us that Jesus is better than the prophets, and He's better than the angels, and now in chapter 3, Jesus is better than Moses. Moses took care of the house, but Jesus built the house. Moses was a special servant, but Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus is described as an Apostle and High Priest. An apostle is one sent, so Jesus was sent by God the Father. A High Priest went into the holy of holies to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat. In other words, Jesus was the mediator from God to humanity, and from humanity to God. Both Moses and Jesus were faithful, but the people Moses led were not faithful, and therefore could not enter the promised land. They did not enter God's rest. The writer than asks the reader, are we faithful? He then gave a warning that as long as we have today, we need to make sure that there is no form of bitterness or deceitfulness in our heart to make it hard. We are to live in truth, and we are to encourage other believers, daily, to stay faithful.