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HEBREWS – LESSON 2
I. Jesus: Better than Moses and Joshua (3:1-
A. Consider Jesus: the Apostle of our confession (3:1-
1. Jesus: the “Apostle” – appointed by God and sent to lead His people.
2. Jesus better than faithful Moses – Jesus is builder of God’s house.
3. Jesus: God’s Son is over God’s house.
B. Hear Jesus’ voice now (3:7-
1. Hear the Holy Spirit’s warning through David (cf. Psalm 95:7-
a. Hardened hearts provoked God’s wrath in connection with 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.
b. Learn from the generation of God’s people who did not see the rest of the promised land.
2. Take personal heed to not fall away from the living God because of unbelief in God’s ways.
a. Exhort one another daily
b. As partakers of Christ, hold fast confidence in Christ firmly to the end.
3. Hear Jesus’ voice “today!”
a. Do not be like the generation who did not enter into God’s rest of the promised land because of disobedience-
C. Fear the wrath of God-
1. God’s people today have had the Gospel preached to them.
2. God’s people today can fall short of God’s promise if not united by faith (obedient faith).
a. Like God’s people did in the days of the wilderness wanderings
b. God has sworn in His wrath that such people will not enter into His rest.
3. There is a rest that still remains:
a. Beyond God’s “sabbath rest”
b. Beyond Joshua’s leading into the promised land rest – Jesus is better than Joshua for Joshua did not deliver the final rest.
c. Give diligence to enter into the promised rest remaining for God’s people today.
(1). Enter into the final rest from our works on earth
(2). Like God rested from His works of creating heaven and earth.
4. Reverence God’s Word
a. It is living, active and sharp to penetrate inwardly and discern the thought and intents of our heart.
b. No creature hidden from God – All things are laid open before His eyes.
(1). He is the one with whom “we have to do.”
QUESTIONS:
1. Why were the readers described as “holy brethren”?
2. Explain how one is a “partaker of a heavenly calling”:
3. What is meant by “our confession” in verse 1?
4. What concept is found in Jesus being both the apostle and high priest of our confession?
5. What two facts show Jesus to be deserving of more glory than Moses?
6. In order to establish superiority, was Moses’ character exposed as being inferior? Explain your answer:
7. How do the facts about Christ help us know His true nature?
8. What is the character of those who comprise God’s house today?
9. Were the Psalms the words of man or God?
10. To what incident was “the provocation” referring?
11. What incident caused God to decree that the people would not enter into His rest?
12. To what is the “rest” referring?
13. Name three things that can happen to a Christian:
14. What makes “unbelief” so “evil”?
15. How can we help one another avoid such evil?
16. When will it be no longer “today”?
17. What are people actually saying about themselves when they disobey God’s commands?
18. What should cause the “fear” in 4:1?
19. What must happen to the word of God before it becomes effectual in people’s lives?
20. What two rests were already past when David wrote Psalm 95?
21. What point does the author make of these rests that was extremely important for the Jewish Christian to understand?
22. What rest remains for the people of God?
23. What two facts can you present that describe the word of God?
24. How does the Word acquire these characteristics?
25. Does the discussion of God and His word have anything to do with the discussion of entering into the rest of God ?
26. Your friend believes that once a person is saved, he or she can never be lost or miss heaven. Beginning with chapter 3, what points have you learned that you could present to your friend that disproves such a theory? List the passage with your point: