Bible Reflections From Scripture Union Volume OneSample

The Son is Greater than Moses
Read Hebrews 3:1-6

Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. Hebrews 3:3

We are reminded that this letter was written to the Hebrews. Living just about 40 years after Jesus appeared, the early Jewish believers had a more familiar knowledge and awareness of the man, Jesus. His Gospel was told to them in stories of His encounters and conversations. But He was just a preaching carpenter in Galilee. Moses, on the other hand was from back in time and was placed on a pedestal. He was the Lawgiver who heard the voice of God, the great champion who brought their forefathers out of Egypt against all human probabilities.

It may have already been said earlier that the Son is greater than the Law, but the writer of Hebrews needed to say again that Jesus is greater than Moses. To accept Jesus, clothed in flesh and frail as we are, as God, is hard to accept and not just for the Jews. The church is littered with philosophies like those of the Marcionites, Docetists and Arians who tried various devices to separate the man Jesus from the Son of God.

Today, we may face philosophies that try to equate Jesus with other so-called deities. We must believe that Jesus is the only Son of the Father; begotten not made; of one substance with the Father.

Colossians 1:15-16: Jesus is the image of the invisible God… by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.

Pray that family members who do not know Jesus will open their hearts to Him.