Hebrews Part 2

Intro

continuing a new book

moving to a new thought

Outline

Jesus is greater

the world would like for Jesus to be just another religious upstart

many Jews would like this as well

the Government does not want another revolutionary group

many Christians are falling away

similar purpose to Revelation with a different approach than John

Jesus is more than any of us could ever hope for and he is the predication for the idea of hope and faith in general

Moses

one of the most important characters in all of scripture

the instituter of the law

the leader of the exodus

the one who spoke to God face to face

he is good but he is not God

he is a member of the house but he is not its builder in the flesh

he gives the law from God

Jesus embodies what following him means

OT Rest

despite Moses, the people still have a hardness of heart by Moses’ example

the did not enter rest

Rest is an important idea in the OT as any sort of afterlife is vague and the current mortality is almost always brutal

the appeal of YHWH is that he offers rest and peace for those who follow him

a land full of good away from their oppressors that they often misunderstand

because they cannot follow God, they have a hard heart, they do not find rest

NT Rest

the good news that comes to them comes to us as well

the message and calling of Moses in perfected in our faith in Jesus

that we know the rest that is coming will be better than simply a Sabbath day, but rest from our work eternally

we are working towards our rest and this point will continue to be built by the writer

the word of God has a double meaning, the one who is living out God’s will, as well as the inspired word of the scriptures

AD 70 there are few if any gospels and some various letters

God’s word does this and your life shows this if you follow him

all of it leads to rest in the end if you stay faithful

Application

there is nothing on this earth that leads to the rest that God offers because there is no peaceful life outside of him

there is no contentment when your concern is your own mortality

there is no end and nothing but terrifying death

there is no truth in this life and no law with a flawless example outside of Jesus

what else are you following?