BORN TO BE A BETTER PROPHET (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Hebrews 3:1-6
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Title: Born To Be A Better Prophet (1 of 3)
Series: Born To Be Better
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Hebrews 3:1-6
I am going to give you 5 true statements about a Bible character, and then I'll ask you WHO I'm referring to.
1. When he was born - the people of Israel were under the control of a foreign nation.
2. When he was a newborn, his life was in danger from a powerful King.
3. He came to save his people.
4. He went down to Egypt.
5. And at one point in his life he fasted for 40 days and nights.
Who was I talking about?
That's right Jesus... AND Moses.
All 5 of those statements applied to both Jesus and Moses! And that makes sense, because God had promised Moses: "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him." Deuteronomy 18:18-19
Jesus was the prophet that God had promised. A prophet LIKE Moses.
But there was a significant difference between the two men.
While Jesus was like Moses, He was also GREATER than Moses.
That's what our passage today is saying: "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." Hebrews 3:3
All through the book of Hebrews we are repeatedly told that Jesus is better than anything else.
* Jesus offered a better hope (7:19);
* A better covenant (7:22; 8:6);
* A better resurrection (11:35); and
* A better sacrifice (9:22).
And Jesus was better than any angel;
Better than any Old Testament Priest;
And of course... He was better than Moses.
Now that last is quite a statement. To say Jesus was better than Moses would be hard for some Jewish believers to swallow, because Moses was a pillar in Jewish society. One man noted that "The Jews thought Moses was a far pro ...
Series: Born To Be Better
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Hebrews 3:1-6
I am going to give you 5 true statements about a Bible character, and then I'll ask you WHO I'm referring to.
1. When he was born - the people of Israel were under the control of a foreign nation.
2. When he was a newborn, his life was in danger from a powerful King.
3. He came to save his people.
4. He went down to Egypt.
5. And at one point in his life he fasted for 40 days and nights.
Who was I talking about?
That's right Jesus... AND Moses.
All 5 of those statements applied to both Jesus and Moses! And that makes sense, because God had promised Moses: "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him." Deuteronomy 18:18-19
Jesus was the prophet that God had promised. A prophet LIKE Moses.
But there was a significant difference between the two men.
While Jesus was like Moses, He was also GREATER than Moses.
That's what our passage today is saying: "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." Hebrews 3:3
All through the book of Hebrews we are repeatedly told that Jesus is better than anything else.
* Jesus offered a better hope (7:19);
* A better covenant (7:22; 8:6);
* A better resurrection (11:35); and
* A better sacrifice (9:22).
And Jesus was better than any angel;
Better than any Old Testament Priest;
And of course... He was better than Moses.
Now that last is quite a statement. To say Jesus was better than Moses would be hard for some Jewish believers to swallow, because Moses was a pillar in Jewish society. One man noted that "The Jews thought Moses was a far pro ...
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