The
writer of Hebrews has shown the superiority of Jesus to
“angels and prophets”. He
also showed Jesus as creator and the one responsible for providing
salvation to mankind. He demonstrated Jesus' worthiness as the One
who “built all things”
rather than a “house”
like Moses, and in chapter three and verse five of Hebrews we
see how Moses was “a
faithful servant” where we read:
And Moses
verily was
faithful in all his house, as a servant,
for a
testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
The
verse begins, “And Moses verily was
faithful in all his house, as a servant,...”
The
writer began with the words, “And
Moses”
whose name means “drawing out” and was “the legislator of the
Jewish people and in a certain sense the founder of the Jewish
religion” “verily”
or “truly, certainly, surely and indeed” “was
faithful”
which means “trusty, worthy of trust and relied on” “in
all his house” or
“habitation, building, palace or tabernacle”, “as
a servant”
which means “attendant who discharges the duties committed to him”.
Moses was obedient to God in his house in the same manner a “servant”
was to his master.
The
verse goes on to say, “for a testimony of those things
which were to be spoken after;”
The writer continued, “for a testimony”
which means “something evidential or specially witnessed” “of
those things which were to be spoken after”
which means “things uttered, emitted, articulated, proclaimed and
declared”. Moses' faithfulness “as a servant”
became a “witness” of the gospel of Jesus Christ which was to
come after him.
When
we think through these words in Hebrews, we see the importance of the
“faithfulness” of Moses. Because he was “faithful”
and Jesus was superior to him, his servanthood became a “witness”
to the gospel of Jesus Christ. We should consider our “faithfulness”
to the servanthood to which God has called us and whether our
“obedience” becomes our “testimony” to the gospel. Let
us examine ourselves, and be sure that we keep “trustworthy” to
the tasks to which we are called.
Next
time we see
the writer share how Jesus is “as
a son over his own house”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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