我们的主

故此,蒙了属天召唤的同伴们,圣洁的弟兄们!你们应该思想我们信仰[a]告白中的使者和大祭司——耶稣[b] 他对委任他的那一位是忠心的,正如摩西在神的全家也是忠心的。 事实上,这个人被看为比摩西配得更大的荣耀,就像建造房屋的人比房屋本身更有尊荣那样, 因为每一座房屋都是由人建造的,而建造万有的就是神。 摩西是做为仆人,对神的全家忠心,为将被述说的事做见证; 但基督是做为儿子,忠心管理神的家。如果我们持守所确信的和所夸耀的盼望,[c]我们就是神的家。

提防不信

因此,就像圣灵所说的:

“今天,你们如果听见他的声音,
就不可硬着你们的心,
如同在那悖逆的时候,也像在那旷野试探的日子。
在那里,你们的祖先考验我、试探我,
并且看了我的作为四十年之久。
10 所以,我向那世代发怒,说:
‘他们的心总是被迷惑,
他们不认识我的道路’,
11 所以,我在自己的震怒中起誓说:
‘他们绝不能进入我的安息。’”[d]

12 弟兄们,你们要当心,免得你们中间有人存着不信的邪恶之心,以致离开永生的神。 13 只要日子还被称为“今天”,你们就要天天互相鼓励,免得你们当中有人被罪迷惑,心里刚硬。 14 因为我们如果把那起初的确信,坚定地持守到底,我们就成为基督的同伴了。 15 经上说:

“今天,你们如果听见他的声音,
就不可硬着你们的心,如同在那悖逆的时候。”[e]

16 到底是谁听见却悖逆了呢?难道不是被摩西埃及带领[f]出来的那一切人吗? 17 神又向谁发怒了四十年之久呢?难道不是那些犯了罪、尸首倒在旷野的人吗? 18 他又向谁起誓说,他们绝不能进入他的安息呢?难道不是向那些不肯信从的人吗? 19 这样我们就看出来:他们不能进入,是因不信的缘故。

Footnotes

  1. 希伯来书 3:1 信仰——辅助词语。
  2. 希伯来书 3:1 耶稣——有古抄本作“基督耶稣”。
  3. 希伯来书 3:6 有古抄本附“坚定地持守到底,”。
  4. 希伯来书 3:11 《诗篇》95:7-11。
  5. 希伯来书 3:15 《诗篇》95:7-8。
  6. 希伯来书 3:16 带领——辅助词语。

耶穌超越摩西

因此,同蒙天召的聖潔的弟兄姊妹,你們應當仔細思想那位我們公認為特使和大祭司的耶穌。 祂向委任祂的上帝盡忠,就好像摩西向上帝的全家盡忠一樣。 然而祂卻比摩西配得更大的榮耀,因為建造房子的人當然比房子更尊貴。 所有的房子都有建造者,但建造萬物的是上帝。 摩西以僕人的身分向上帝的全家盡忠,為將來要宣告的事做見證。 但基督是以兒子的身分忠心治理上帝的家。我們若堅強勇敢,持定引以為榮的盼望,我們就是祂的家了。

不可存剛硬的心

因此,正如聖靈說:

「你們今天若聽見祂的聲音,
不可心裡頑固,
像從前在曠野試探祂、悖逆祂一樣。
當時,你們的祖先試我、探我,
觀看我的作為達四十年之久。
10 所以,我向那世代的人發怒,
說,『他們總是執迷不悟,
不認識我的道路。』
11 我就在憤怒中起誓說,
『他們絕不可進入我的安息。』」

12 弟兄姊妹,要謹慎,免得你們當中有人心存惡念,不肯相信,背棄了永活的上帝。 13 趁著還有今日,要天天互相勸勉,免得有人被罪迷惑,心裡變得剛硬。 14 如果我們將起初的信念堅持到底,便在基督裡有份了。

15 聖經上說:

「你們今日若聽見祂的聲音,
不可像從前那樣硬著心悖逆祂。」

16 聽見祂的聲音卻又悖逆祂的是誰呢?不就是摩西從埃及領出來的那些人嗎? 17 四十年之久惹上帝發怒的是誰呢?不就是那些犯罪作惡並倒斃在曠野的人嗎? 18 上帝起誓不准誰進入祂的安息呢?不就是那些不肯信從的人嗎? 19 可見,他們不能進入上帝的安息是因為不信的緣故。

1 Now he showeth how far inferior Moses is to Christ,   5, 6 even so much as the servant to the Master: and so he bringeth in certain exhortations and threatenings taken out of David, 8 against such as either stubbornly resist, 12 or else are very slow to obey.

Therefore, [a]holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation, consider the [b]Apostle and high Priest of our [c]profession Christ Jesus:

[d]Who was faithful to him that hath [e]appointed him, [f]even as (A)Moses was in all his house.

[g]For this man is counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he which hath builded the house, hath more honor than the house.

For every house is builded of some man, and he that hath built all things, is God.

[h]Now Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a witness of the things which should be spoken after.

But Christ is as the Son, over his own house, [i]whose [j]house we are, if we hold fast that [k]confidence and that rejoicing of that hope unto the end.

Wherefore, as the holy Ghost saith, (B)Today if ye [l]shall hear his voice,

Harden not your hearts, as in the [m]provocation, according to the day of the temptation in the wilderness,

Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years long.

10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They [n]err ever in their heart, neither have they known my ways.

11 Therefore I swear in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.

12 [o]Take heed brethren, lest at any time there be in any of you an evil heart, and unfaithful, to depart away from the living God.

13 But exhort one another daily, [p]while it is called today, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 [q]For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the end that [r]beginning, wherewith we are upholden,

15 [s]So long as it is said, Today if ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 For some when they heard, provoked him to anger: howbeit, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 But with whom was he displeased forty years? Was he not displeased with them that sinned, (C)whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom swear he that they should not enter into his rest, but unto them that obeyed not?

19 So we see that they could not enter in, because of unbelief.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:1 Having laid the foundation, that is to say, declared and proved both the natures of one selfsame Christ, he giveth him three offices, to wit, the office of a Prophet, king, and Priest: and as touching the office of teaching and governing, compareth them with Moses and Joshua, unto verse 14 of the next Chapter, and with Aaron touching the Priesthood. And he propoundeth that which he purposeth to speak of, with a most grave exhortation, that all our faith may tend to Christ, as to the only everlasting teacher, governor, and high Priest.
  2. Hebrews 3:1 The Ambassador or messenger, as Rom. 1:5, he is called the minister of circumcision.
  3. Hebrews 3:1 Of the doctrine of the Gospel which we profess.
  4. Hebrews 3:2 He confirmeth this exhortation with two reasons, first of all because Christ Jesus was appointed such an one of God: secondly, because he thoroughly executed the offices that his Father enjoined him.
  5. Hebrews 3:2 Apostle and high Priest.
  6. Hebrews 3:2 Now he cometh to the comparison with Moses, and he maketh them like one to the other in this, that they were both appointed rulers over God’s house, and executed faithfully their office: but by and by after he showeth that there is great unlikeness in that similitude.
  7. Hebrews 3:3 The first comparison: The builder of the house is better than the house itself, therefore is Christ better than Moses. The reason of the consequent is this: because the builder of this house is God, which cannot be attributed to Moses: and therefore Moses was not properly the builder, but a part of the house: but Christ as Lord and God, made all this house.
  8. Hebrews 3:5 Another comparison: Moses was a faithful servant in this house, that is, in the Church, seeing the Lord that was to come, but Christ ruleth and governeth his house as Lord.
  9. Hebrews 3:6 He applieth the former doctrine to this end, exhorting all men by the words of David to hear the Son himself speak, and to give full credit to his words, seeing that otherwise they cannot enter into that eternal rest.
  10. Hebrews 3:6 To wit, Christ’s.
  11. Hebrews 3:6 He calleth that excellent effect of faith (whereby we cry, Abba, that is, Father) confidence, and to confidence he joineth hope.
  12. Hebrews 3:7 So that God was to speak once again after Moses.
  13. Hebrews 3:8 In the day that they vexed the Lord, or strove with him.
  14. Hebrews 3:10 They are brutish and mad.
  15. Hebrews 3:12 Now weighing the words of David, he showeth first by this word, Today that we must not neglect the occasion while we have it: for that word is not to be restrained to David’s time, but it comprehendeth all the time wherein God calleth us.
  16. Hebrews 3:13 While today lasteth, that is to say, so long as the Gospel is offered to us.
  17. Hebrews 3:14 Now he considereth these words, If you hear his voice, etc., showing that they are spoken and meant of the hearing of faith, against which he setteth hardening through unbelief.
  18. Hebrews 3:14 That beginning of trust and confidence: and after the manner of the Hebrews, he calleth that beginning, which is chiefest.
  19. Hebrews 3:15 So long as this voice soundeth out.

We are Jesus’ house

Therefore, brothers and sisters who are partners in the heavenly calling, think about Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession. Jesus was faithful to the one who appointed him just like Moses was faithful in God’s house. But he deserves greater glory than Moses in the same way that the builder of the house deserves more honor than the house itself. Every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant in order to affirm the things that would be spoken later. But Jesus was faithful over God’s house as a Son. We are his house if we hold on to the confidence and the pride that our hope gives us.

Respond to Jesus’ voice now

So, as the Holy Spirit says,

Today, if you hear his voice,
    don’t have stubborn hearts
        as they did in the rebellion,
        on the day when they tested me in the desert.
That is where your ancestors challenged and tested me,
        though they had seen my work for forty years.
10 So I was angry with them.
I said,Their hearts always go off course,
        and they don’t know my ways.
11 Because of my anger I swore:
        They will never enter my rest![a]

12 Watch out, brothers and sisters, so that none of you have an evil, unfaithful heart that abandons the living God. 13 Instead, encourage each other every day, as long as it’s called “today,” so that none of you become insensitive to God because of sin’s deception. 14 We are partners with Christ, but only if we hold on to the confidence we had in the beginning until the end.

15 When it says,

Today, if you hear his voice, don’t have stubborn hearts
        as they did in the rebellion.[b]

16 Who was it who rebelled when they heard his voice? Wasn’t it all of those who were brought out of Egypt by Moses? 17 And with whom was God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it with the ones who sinned, whose bodies fell in the desert? 18 And against whom did he swear that they would never enter his rest, if not against the ones who were disobedient? 19 We see that they couldn’t enter because of their lack of faith.