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Kristus har en langt mere betydningsfuld tjeneste, end Moses havde

Kære venner, I, som har modtaget det himmelske kald, tænk på, hvordan Jesus som apostel og ypperstepræst for vores tro var trofast over for Gud, som gav ham den opgave. Moses var også trofast over for Gud i den opgave, han fik som leder i Guds husholdning. Men ligesom en mand, der bygger et hus, får større ære end selve huset, sådan er Jesu tjeneste langt mere betydningsfuld end Moses’ tjeneste. Ligesom ethvert hus har en bygherre, sådan er det Gud, der er den store Bygherre bag alle ting. 5-6 Moses var Guds tjener, men Kristus er Guds egen Søn. Moses’ tjeneste peger profetisk hen på det, der senere skulle ske, og han var trofast i det lederansvar han fik for det Guds folk, han selv var en del af. Men Jesus har som Guds Søn lederansvaret for et nyt Guds folk, og vi tilhører det folk—hvis vi da holder fast ved den frimodighed og glæde, vi oplevede, dengang vi fik vished om at få det evige liv.

Israels folk som et afskrækkende eksempel på ulydighed og vantro

7-8 Hør derfor efter, hvad Helligånden siger:

„Gid I ville lytte til, hvad han siger i dag:
Lad være med at lukke af for mit ord,
    som da jeres forfædre gjorde oprør
    og satte sig op imod mig i ørkenen.
9-10 De provokerede mig ved at sætte mig på prøve,
    selv om de havde set mine undere i 40 år.
Derfor blev jeg vred på dem og sagde:
‚De går altid deres egne veje
    i stedet for at følge mine.’
11 Så svor jeg i min vrede:
    ‚De skal ikke få lov at opleve min hvile.’ ”[a]

12 Pas derfor på, kære venner, at ingen af jer gemmer på ondskab og vantro i jeres hjerter, så I glider væk fra den levende Gud. 13 I stedet bør I hver dag opmuntre hinanden, så længe verden står, så ingen af jer på grund af syndens snedige forførelse lukker af over for Gud. 14 For hvis vi indtil det sidste holder fast ved den overbevisning, vi havde i begyndelsen, skal vi få del i alt det, som tilhører Kristus.

15 Da synden er så snedig, må I ikke glemme advarslen fra før:

„Gid I ville lytte til, hvad han siger i dag:
Lad være med at lukke af for mit ord
    som dengang under oprøret.”

16 Hvem var det, som hørte, hvad Gud sagde, og dog gjorde oprør mod ham? Det var alle dem, der forlod Egypten med Moses som anfører. 17 Og hvem var det, Gud var vred på i 40 år? Det var alle dem, som havde gjort oprør og derfor måtte dø i ørkenen. 18 Hvem var det, Gud talte om, da han svor, at de ikke fik lov at opleve hvilen i det land, han havde lovet dem? Det var alle dem, der var ulydige. 19 Og hvorfor kom de ikke ind i det land, hvor Gud havde lovet at give dem hvile? Fordi de ikke havde tillid til ham.

Footnotes

  1. 3,7b-11 Sl. 95,7-11 (LXX).

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

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.

For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

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

10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

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

Jesus Greater Than Moses

Therefore, holy brothers,[a] you who share in (A)a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, (B)the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him, (C)just as Moses also was faithful in all God's[b] house. For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but (D)the builder of all things is God.) (E)Now Moses was faithful in all God's house (F)as a servant, (G)to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as (H)a son. And (I)we are his house, if indeed we (J)hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.[c]

A Rest for the People of God

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

(K)“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
    on the day of testing in the wilderness,
where your fathers put me to the test
    and saw my works for (L)forty years.
10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation,
and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart;
    they have not known my ways.’
11 (M)As I swore in my wrath,
    ‘They shall not enter my rest.’”

12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from (N)the living God. 13 But (O)exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by (P)the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have come to share in Christ, (Q)if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. 15 As it is said,

(R)“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

16 For (S)who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not (T)all those who left Egypt led by Moses? 17 And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, (U)whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he swear that (V)they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that (W)they were unable to enter because of unbelief.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
  2. Hebrews 3:2 Greek his; also verses 5, 6
  3. Hebrews 3:6 Some manuscripts insert firm to the end

Jesus Greater Than Moses

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters,(A) who share in the heavenly calling,(B) fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge(C) as our apostle and high priest.(D) He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.(E) Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(F) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(G) “Moses was faithful as a servant(H) in all God’s house,”[a](I) bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son(J) over God’s house. And we are his house,(K) if indeed we hold firmly(L) to our confidence and the hope(M) in which we glory.

Warning Against Unbelief

So, as the Holy Spirit says:(N)

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts(O)
as you did in the rebellion,
    during the time of testing in the wilderness,
where your ancestors tested and tried me,
    though for forty years they saw what I did.(P)
10 That is why I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
    and they have not known my ways.’
11 So I declared on oath in my anger,(Q)
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ (R)[b](S)

12 See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.(T) 13 But encourage one another daily,(U) as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.(V) 14 We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold(W) our original conviction firmly to the very end.(X) 15 As has just been said:

“Today, if you hear his voice,
    do not harden your hearts
    as you did in the rebellion.”[c](Y)

16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?(Z) 17 And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies perished in the wilderness?(AA) 18 And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest(AB) if not to those who disobeyed?(AC) 19 So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:5 Num. 12:7
  2. Hebrews 3:11 Psalm 95:7-11
  3. Hebrews 3:15 Psalm 95:7,8