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Hebrews 3:1 - 3:19- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

November 12
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King James and other versions... [http://bibleabc.net/bible/kjv/heb3-1.htm]
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Jesus Is Greater Than Moses

3 1So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus to us, and he is the
high priest* of our faith. I tell this to you, my holy* brothers [and sisters],
you were all called by God. 2God sent Jesus to us and made him our high priest.
And Jesus was faithful to God like Moses was. He did everything God wanted him to
do in God's house (family). 3When a man builds a house, people will honor the man
more than the house. It is the same with Jesus. Jesus should have more honor than
Moses. 4Every house is built by some person. But God built everything. 5Moses was
faithful in all God's house (family) like a servant. He told people the things that
God would say in the future. 6But Christ is faithful in ruling God's house like
a Son. We [believers] are God's house (family). We are God's house if we continue
to be sure and proud of the great hope we have.
We Must Continue to Follow God
7So it is like the Holy Spirit* says: "If you hear God's voice today, 8don't be
stubborn like in the past, when you were against God. That was the day you tested
God in the desert. 9For 40 years in the desert your people saw the things I did.
But they tested me and my patience. 10So I was angry with those people. I said,
'Those people's thoughts are always wrong. Those people have never understood my
ways.' 11So I was angry and made a promise: 'Those people will never enter and have
my rest.*'" (Psalm 95:7-11) 12So, brothers [and sisters], be careful that none of
you is sinful, and refuses to believe, and stops following the living God. 13But
encourage each other every day. Do this while it is "today."* Help each other so
that none of you will become hardened because of sin and the way sin fools people.
14We all share together with Christ. This is true if we continue until the end to
have the sure faith we had in the beginning. 15This is what that Scripture* said:
"If you hear God's voice today, don't be stubborn like in the past when you were
against God." (Psalm 95:7-8) 16Who were those people who heard God's voice and
were against him? It was all those people that Moses led out of Egypt. 17And who
was God angry with for 40 years? God was angry with those people who sinned. Those
people died in the desert. 18And what people was God talking to when he promised
that they would never enter and have his rest* ? God was talking about those people
who did not obey him. 19So we see that those people were not allowed to enter and
have God's rest. Why? Because they did not believe.

Footnotes: highpriest Most important priest for God's people. holy God's people
are holy because they are made pure through Christ and belong only to God. Spirit,HolySpirit
Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with
God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world. rest A place of rest
God promised to give his people. today This word is taken from verse 7. It means
that it is important to do these things now, while we still have the opportunity.
Scripture Part of the Holy Writings--Old Testament.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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