Hebrews:3

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* Wherefore , (note :)Having laid the foundation that is to say , declared and proved both the natures of one Christ , he gives him three offices , that is , the office of a Prophet , King and Priest , and concerning the office of teaching , and governing , compares him with Moses and Joshua from (Hebrews strkjv @3:1-4:14 ), and with Aaron concerning the priesthood . He proposes that which he intends to speak of , with a grave exhortation , that all our faith may be directed towards Christ , as the only everlasting teacher , governor , and High Priest .(:note ) holy brethren , partakers of the heavenly calling , consider the The ambassador or messenger , as in ( Rom_15:8 ) he is called the minister of circumcision . Apostle and High Priest of our Of the doctrine of the gospel which we profess . profession , Christ Jesus ; * * * For euery house is builded of some man , and he that hath built all things , is God . * And (note :)Another comparison : Moses was a faithful servant in this house , that is , in the Church , serving the Lord that was to come , but Christ rules and governs his house as Lord .(:note ) Moses verily [was ] faithful in all his house , as a servant , for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after ; * But Christ as a son over his own house ; (note :)He applies the former doctrine to his purpose , exhorting all men by the words of David to hear the Son speak , and to give full credit to his words , seeing that otherwise they cannot enter into that eternal rest .(:note ) whose That is , Christ 's . house are we , if we hold fast the He calls confidence the excellent effect of faith (by which we cry Abba , that is , Father ), and to confidence he adds hope . confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end . * Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith , To day if ye (note :)So that God was to speak once again after Moses .(:note ) will hear his voice , * Harden not your hearts , as in the (note :)In the day that they troubled the Lord , or struggled with him .(:note ) provocation , in the day of temptation in the wilderness : * Where your fathers tempted me , prooued me , and sawe my workes fourtie yeeres long . * Wherefore I was grieved with that generation , and said , They do alway (note :)They are brutish and angry .(:note ) err in [their ] heart ; and they have not known my ways . * Therefore I sware in my wrath , If they shall enter into my rest . * * But exhort one another daily , (note :)While today lasts , that is to say , so long as the gospel is offered to us .(:note ) while it is called To day ; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin . * * * For some when they heard , prouoked him to anger : howbeit , not all that came out of Egypt by Moses . * But with whome was he displeased fourtie yeeres ? Was hee not displeased with them that sinned , whose carkeises fell in the wildernes ? * And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest , but vnto them that obeyed not ? * So we see that they could not enter in , because of vnbeliefe .

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