One can truly believe God, yet be occasionally troubled by doubts. 3. 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 [Messiah] was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. Poetical Books Poetical Books iii. Mar 1, 2018 - Explore H's board "hebrews 3 bible study" on Pinterest. “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as when they provoked me.” They are to enter before it’s too late: “as long as it is still called Today.” The offer will expire just as it did for those who died in the desert-wilderness. (Hbr 3:1a) Therefore: who we are because of our superior savior.. The Gospels 1:20; Isaiah 2:2-4; Acts 2:17)? But when they say, “Come over on this day at this time,” I know it is a firm invitation, that they want me to come, that they are ready for me to come, and that it will be prepared for my coming. bearing on the authorship issue ¨ Heb. They are about entering God’s rest. Luke-Acts They participated in the feasts. Here, they’re told to consider someone else –Jesus– to be God’s Apostle (His special messenger). 2. a. What about the Commentary Notes encouraged you? ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. Wisdom Literature We hope that these questions will help you to understand thetext. The word means to fix the attention on something in such a way that its inner meaning, the lesson it is designed to teach, may be learned.” (Barclay) The same word is used in Luke 12:24 (Consider the ravens). Whose house we are: 1 Peter 2:4-5 says we are being built up a spiritual house. Their heavenly calling was to be God’s ambassadors (set apart, holy, sanctified, as a kingdom of priests, Exodus 19:5-6). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point The sea is His, for it was He who made it. This is a study guide commentary, which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. Each of us must walk in the light we have. God did not accept their unbelief and condemned that generation of unbelief to die in the wilderness (Numbers 14:22-23 and 14:28-32). (2) In this chapter, ‘unbelief’ does not mean sincere doubts. Luke-Acts An EasyEnglish Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the letter to the Hebrews byIan Mackervoy. c. As in the rebellion, in the day of trial: The day of trial refers first to the trial at Meribah (Numbers 20:1-13). For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. But if they falter –or quit “holding fast”– God will revoke His promise of eternal life as His Son’s cherished bride. How did listening to the lecture help you and why? General Epistles a. Inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house: Moses was a member of the household of God but Jesus is the creator of that house, worthy of greater glory. However, Jesus was over God’s house –He was the builder of it and has command-authority over it. -------------------- The Whole Bible Prophets The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair (hardly felt as pain) of ever overcoming the chronic temptations with which we have again and again defeated them, the drabness which we create in their lives and inarticulate resentment with which we teach them to respond to it — all this provides admirable opportunities of wearing out a soul by attrition. However, Paul’s authorship has been questioned since the third century. Once a person has entered the promise, God will work out the details in each heart and life. Note: Words in capital letters typically indicate Old Testament quotes. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 5. That’s severe, but the message that came through Jesus has an even greater consequence! That line of thought is contrary to the message Jesus delivered and died for. 2 Devotional Questions – Hebrews 11:1:3, Answers to Questions See Dr Ruckman’s commentary The Book of Hebrews pp 236-238, Theological Studies Volume 19 pp 1-12 and the Ruckman Reference Bible pp 584, 586, 671, 672, 1158, 1351, 1611-1612 for detailed comments. Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? Pentateuch How does the answer to question two help to clearly identify “these last days” (Cf., I Pet. b. a. However, admission to the land was limited. Do not harden your hearts: If those who followed Moses were responsible to surrender, trust, and persevere in following God’s leader, we are much more responsible to do the same with a greater leader, Jesus. Hebrews 1 Inductive Bible Study Notes and Discussion Questions Hebrews 1 Outline: I. Christ is God’s revelation to the world (1-4) II. And when she returns, she takes her authority back. Over 600,000 of them died as a result of trying to do it when they wanted and how they wanted! The covenant that He made with them listed the conditions for keeping that role. 4:1-11; 11:10-16; 13:14). So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. And your spiritual danger grows every day. Now in verses 1-6, he shows that Jesus is superior Moses. He feels that he is ‘finding his place in it’ while really it is finding its place in him.... That is why we must often wish long life to our patients; seventy years is not a day too much for the difficult task of unraveling their souls from Heaven and building up a firm attachment to the earth.” (The Screwtape Letters). Charles Spurgeon pointed out one reason why the Holy Spirit is so urgent: “Besides, he waits to execute his favourite office of a Comforter, and he cannot comfort an ungodly soul, he cannot comfort those who harden their hearts. (Hbr 3:12-15) Beware: Don’t be like the generation that perished in the wilderness. The ancient Greek word translated consider is katanoein: “It does not mean simply to look at or to notice a thing. The Gospels God the Father had to send a message of love that was so important, He sent it through Christ Jesus. We also want to help you use the text in real life. c. Partakers of the heavenly calling: Because Jesus is committed to bringing many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10), we are partners in His heavenly calling. Physical death was the punishment for the Old Testament Hebrews who disobeyed Moses’ plea to enter the land. The point is clear. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. How did the Jews view Moses? He’s referring to those who refused to enter the Promised Land –balking at the last requirement of their covenant (noted above). 1. Chapter three begins with a reminder to the Hebrews of their ancestral purpose. i. c. So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief: One might be tempted to think the key to entering rest is obedience, especially from Hebrews 3:18: to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. These chapters cover much about our High Priest, Jesus Christ. i. N.T. “Hearken, O unbeliever, you have said, ‘I cannot believe,’ but it would be more honest if you had said, ‘I will not believe.’ The mischief lies there.