But as we will see, their conduct left reason to doubt they were really true. It is the person who is offended that I am most concerned about. Every Christian should be willing to honestly test himself or herself.       The next truth that God wanted them to see is that Jesus is greater than Moses. The Jews almost worshipped him. Scripture tells us that Moses was the greatest prophet in Israel (Deut. 34:10). He was the most humble man on the earth during his life time (Num. 12:3). He had given them the Ten Commandments and the Law (Nehemiah 9:13-14). Moses had spoken with God face-to-face (Ex. 33:11). Moses knew God (Ps 103:7). Consequently, the Jews considered Moses to be the final authority (Matt. 17:3). Listen to how the apostle James refers to scripture,     “For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” (NASB) Acts 15:21   We would say the Old Testament or scripture is preached, but James says Moses is preached. He used “Moses” in place of the word “scripture.” Now that is authoritative. Moses had been honored by God, and he was respected by the Jews because he had been faithful to God even when the Israelites were not.       Moses is an example of faithfulness to us. Faithfulness in the Christian life is a necessity. We should be more faithful as time goes on - not less. This is illustrated by a famous horse race. The horse was Secretariat. He won the Kentucky Derby. He won by running each successive quarter-mile in the race faster than the one before. The longer the race went, the faster the horse ran. That is faithful endurance. We are called to have this type of faithfulness. Jesus did!           Worthy of More Glory. These Jewish Christians had not really thought about what they were doing. Going back to Judaism was a mistake. They were going back to someone who was not as faithful as Jesus. They were going back to Moses, but they did not realize it. So the Holy Spirit needed to remind them that Jesus was superior to one they greatly admired.     For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house. For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later; but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are . . . (NASB) Heb. 3:3-6          The Holy Spirit uses an illustration of a house with a servant and its owner. The illustration is simple. The servant of a house is not greater than the owner since he is a servant. Jesus is the builder, and Moses is the servant. God considered both of them to be faithful, but Jesus is more faithful since He is the builder of the house. Who is the house in this illustration? The Spirit says the “house” is a symbol for all Christians - the body of Christ. Who is Jesus if He is the builder of the house? The passage makes a significant statement about Jesus when it says that God is the builder of the house. That means Jesus is God. What a statement! This passage clearly explains that Jesus is God. Are you looking for a black and white statement that Jesus is God? Here it is! He is the Son who cares for the house. So Jesus is the owner or builder, but Moses was only a servant. Both were faithful, but Jesus is superior to Moses. These Jewish Christians were making a mistake.       Holding On. Remember that the author of Hebrews called them “holy brethren” in verse 1? He used words that implied these people were Christians. He even said they were “partakers of a heavenly calling.” But there is doubt that they will all be in Jesus’ house (John 14:2) because they are considering going back. So the author warns them to not go back. They must “hold on.”         < Back    Next >
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