Sermons By Ed

“But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house.”  (Hebrews 3:6) First Century Jews held Moses up as the greatest of men. When intense persecution tempted those who had trusted in Christ to abandon following Him, they undoubtedly viewed past times when they were devoted to Moses and His covenant with nostalgic euphoria. Countering any decision to return to Judaism, the writer of Hebrews proves that Jesus is superior to Moses.  The author has already demonstrated that Christ has become a merciful and faithful high priest (2:17-18). Appealing to their esteem for Moses, the writer affirms that Moses, like Christ, was faithful to God. However, Christ is responsible for so much more. Jesus is not merely God’s servant; He is God’s Son. And as Son, He is the possessor of all things.  As Hebrew Christians, these readers were familiar with the story of the faithfulness of the Levites when the rest of Israel lost its priestly privileges by trying to return to their old life in Egypt (Exodus 19:6; 32:26-29; Numbers 3: