Hebrews 3 - Jesus, A Better Moses

Our passage today continues some of the big themes of Hebrews: The Gospel is the culmination of what God and his redemptive history has been pointing to all along and Jesus is better than . . .  In this chapter, Moses.

 

We also have another strong exhortation for apparent believers to examine where they are with Jesus: 
"Consider Jesus" (ESV, NASB) or "Fix your eyes on Jesus" (NIV) and hold fast to your faith.  Those in unbelief (v. 12, 19) are just fooling themselves by squatting in a house that they're not truly a part of.

 

Strong evidence of the security of one truly saved:

35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Jn 6:35–37). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Jn 10:27–30). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (1 Jn 2:18–19). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

 

Commentary material for further study is here.