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Hebrews 3:1–6 ESV

Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. For 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. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.

GOAT Status

Michael Phelps

Michael Jordan

Michael Jackson

Simone Biles

If I were to ask you chose your favorite hobby and then asked you who is the greatest at that thing. I am sure you could probably talk my ear off about that person. And if anyone ever tries to say someone else is better you take offense to that. Remember that the author of Hebrews is writing to a Jewish community. Does anyone know who the GOAT is in Judaism?

Moses

First person that God used to lead His nation

Spokesperson of God

God used to bring the ten plagues

God used to lead Israel out of Egypt

Parted the Red Sea

Lead them through the wilderness

Ten Commandments

God used to build the temple and Ark

His is foundational

In the Jewish faith, in exception to God, there is none greater than Moses. Yet, listen to what the author says:

Hebrews 3:3 ESV

For 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.

The author of Hebrews knows that this is how Jewish people think about Jesus.

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WHO IS THE GREATEST?

The author of Hebrews needs us to understand that there are levels to this. It’s not a question of who is the greatest its this:

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So for all of us, it may not be Moses that we put in competition with Jesus. But what is something that maybe is fighting for that first spot with your savior.

Approval of others

Good Grades

Sports

Artist

What I love is that the author reminds us of our place in all of this

Hebrews 3:5–6 ESV

Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.

We have the opportunity to be like Moses. Yet, Jesus has to stay on the throne of our lives