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耶稣比摩西更尊贵

因此,同蒙天召的圣洁的弟兄啊!你们应该想想耶稣,就是作使徒、作我们所宣认的大祭司的那一位。 他忠于那位委派他的,好象摩西在 神的全家尽忠一样。 他比摩西配得更大的荣耀,好象建造房屋的人比房屋配得更大的尊贵一样。 因为每一间房屋都是人建造的,只有万物是 神建造的。 摩西不过是个仆人,在 神的全家尽忠,为以后要传讲的事作证; 但是基督却是儿子,管理自己的家。如果我们把坦然无惧的心和可夸的盼望持守到底,我们就是他的家了。

以色列人因不信得不到安息

所以,就像圣灵所说的:

“如果你们今天听从他的声音,

就不要硬着心,

好象在旷野惹他发怒、

试探他的日子一样;

在那里,你们的祖先以试验来试探我,

观看我的作为有四十年之久。

10 所以,我向那个世代的人发怒,说:‘他们心里常常迷误,

不认识我的道路。’

11 我就在烈怒中起誓,说:

‘他们绝不可进入我的安息。’”

12 弟兄们,你们要小心,免得你们中间有人存着邪恶、不信的心,以致离弃了永活的 神; 13 趁着还有叫作“今天”的时候,总要天天互相劝勉,免得你们中间有人受了罪恶的诱惑,心里就刚硬了。 14 如果我们把起初的信念坚持到底,就是有分于基督的人了。 15 经上说:

“如果你们今天听从他的声音,

就不要硬着心,

像惹他发怒的时候一样。”

16 那时,听了他的话而惹他发怒的是谁呢?不就是摩西从埃及领出来的那些人吗? 17 四十年之久, 神向谁发怒呢?不就是向那些犯了罪陈尸旷野的人吗? 18 他又向谁起誓说,他们绝对不可以进入他的安息呢?不就是向那些不顺从的人吗? 19 这样看来,他们不能进入安息,是因为不信的缘故。

Jesus Is Greater than Moses

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest! (A) Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all[a] God's people. But Jesus deserves more honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves more honor than the house. Of course, every house is built by someone, and God is really the one who built everything.

Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future. But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.

A Rest for God's People

(B) It is just as the Holy Spirit says,

“If you hear God's voice today,
    don't be stubborn!
Don't rebel like those people
who were tested
    in the desert.
* [b] For forty years your ancestors
tested God and saw
    the things he did.

10 “Then God got tired of them
    and said,
‘You people never
    show good sense,
and you don't understand
    what I want you to do.’
11 God became angry
    and told the people,
‘You will never enter
    my place of rest!’ ”

12 My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God. 13 You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called “today.” If you don't, then sin may fool some of you and make you stubborn. 14 We were sure about Christ when we first became his people. So let's hold tightly to our faith until the end. 15 (C) The Scriptures say,

“If you hear his voice today,
don't be stubborn
    like those who rebelled.”

16 (D) Who were those people that heard God's voice and rebelled? Weren't they the same ones that came out of Egypt with Moses? 17 Who were the people that made God angry for 40 years? Weren't they the ones that sinned and died in the desert? 18 And who did God say would never enter his place of rest? Weren't they the ones that disobeyed him? 19 We see that those people did not enter the place of rest because they did not have faith.

Footnotes

  1. 3.2 all: Some manuscripts do not have “all.”
  2. 3.9 When an asterisk (*) occurs before a verse number, it indicates that this verse and the following have been combined.