"THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS" Chapter Three by Mark Copeland

                      "THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS"

                             Chapter Three

Having demonstrated Jesus' superiority to prophets and angels, the
author now compares Jesus to Moses (1-6).  The comparison is followed
with a reference to Israel's unfaithfulness in wilderness which leads to
the second of six warnings in this epistle:  a warning against
departing from the living God by developing an evil heart of unbelief
(7-19).

POINTS TO PONDER

   *  How Jesus compares to Moses

   *  The very real danger of departing from the living God

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What are the main points of this chapter?
   - Jesus' superiority over Moses - He 3:1-6
   - A warning against departing - He 3:7-19

2) How are the original recipients of this epistle described?  And
   Jesus? (1)
   - Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling; Apostle and High
     Priest

3) How are Moses and Jesus compared in this chapter? (3-6)
   - Moses:  faithful as a servant in the house of God
   - Jesus:  faithful as a Son over and builder of the house of God
     (worthy of more glory)

4) Whose house are we?  Under what conditions? (6)
   - The Son's house; if we hold fast the confidence and joy of hope
     firm to the end

5) What period of Israel's history is referred to in Psalms 95? (7-11)
   - 40 years of wilderness wanderings

6) What three things can lead the Christian to fall away? (12-13)
   - Developing an evil heart of unbelief
   - Departing from the living God
   - Becoming hardened through the deceitfulness of sin

7) What three things can serve as an antidote preventing apostasy?
   (12-14)
   - Beware of unbelief
   - Exhort one another daily
   - Hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end

8) Who rebelled in the wilderness and did not enter the Promised Land?
   (16-18)
   - Those led by Moses out of Egypt, who did not obey

9) Why were they not permitted to enter? (19)
   - Because of unbelief

Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2016