3 1So, my brothers and sisters, those chosen by God to be his holy peoplea, think about Jesus. He is the one we believe God sent to save us and to be our high priestb. 2God made him our high priest, and he was faithful to God just as Mosesc was. He did everything God wanted him to do in God's house. 3When someone builds a house, people will honor the builder more than the house. It is the same with Jesus. He should have more honor than Moses. 4Every house is built by someone, but God built everything. 5Moses was faithful as a servant in God's whole house. He told people what God would say in the future. 6But Christ is faithful in ruling God's house as the Son. And we are God's house, if we remain confident of the great hope we are glad to say we have.
aholy people Literally, ¡°saints¡± or ¡°holy ones,¡± a term used in the New Testament to describe followers of Jesus Christ as God¡¯s special people. They are holy because they have been made pure through Christ and belong only to God. See ¡°holy.¡± bhigh priest The most important priest and leader of the Israelites or the Jews, God¡¯s people under the ¡°old agreement.¡± Under the ¡°new agreement¡± the high priest for God¡¯s people is Jesus Christ. Read Heb. 7:11-8:13. cMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called ¡°the Law of Moses.¡± dHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God¡¯s work among people in the world. ePsalm 95:7-11 f3:13 today This word is taken from verse 7. It means it is important to do this now, while there is still opportunity. gPsalm 95:7-8 |