Read Hebrews 3:1–11
Fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we
confess.
Hebrews 3:1
Jesus Christ is not only the Apostle; He is also the High Priest. In fact,
Jesus Christ has the title “great high priest” (Heb. 4:14).
As the Apostle, Jesus Christ represented God to people, and as the
High Priest, He now represents people to God in heaven. Moses, of
course, fulfilled similar ministries; for he taught Israel God’s truth, and
he prayed for Israel when he met God on the mount (Ex. 32:30–32).
Moses was primarily the prophet of the law, while Jesus Christ is the
messenger of God’s grace (John 1:17). Moses helped prepare the way
for the coming of the Savior to earth.
However, the writer of Hebrews notes that Moses and Jesus
Christ were both faithful in the work God gave them to do. Moses
was not sinless, as was Jesus Christ, but he was faithful and obeyed
God’s will (Num. 12:7). This would be an encouragement to those
first-century Jewish believers to remain faithful to Christ, even in the
midst of the tough trials they were experiencing. Instead of going back
to Moses, they should imitate Moses and be faithful in their calling.
Something to Ponder
How might your spiritual life improve if you were to imitate the faithfulness
of Moses? What opportunity for faithfulness do you have?