I. A THEMATIC OUTLINE OF THE CHAPTER
- A Doctrinal Statement, vv1-6
- A Devotional Exhortation, vv7-19
II. A THOUGHTFUL OBSERVATION OF KEY PARTICULARS
A. Context of Moses in Jewish Thinking
- "To speak of Moses to the Jews was always a very difficult and delicate matter...." Adolph Saphir
a. Lev 4:1; Num 12:3-8; Deut 18:15-19
B. Christ, Faithful Over God's House
v1a, Therefore…
a. building further upon his boast from before, that Jesus, the eternal God as Son (ch.1), by becoming a man in sinless perfection, He is Savior, Substitute, Sacrifice, Sanctifier, Satan-Conqueror, and Sympathizer (ch.2)
v1b, holy brothers…
a. continuing to remove all "self" from the epistle for Jesus to be exalted
v1c, consider Jesus…
a. κατανοέω (kat-an-o-E-ō)
b. "…implies attention and continuous observation. The idea is, 'Put your mind on Jesus and let it remain there, that you may understand who He is and what He wills.'" John MacArthur
c. "The reason so many Christians are weak and worried is that they do not keep considering Christ, and so His full strength and comfort and guidance are not theirs." John MacArthur
v1d, Apostle
a. Jesus is the Prophet, the Shepherd, the Bishop, the King, the Apostle, the High Priest
v2, faithful
a. Num 12:7; Jn 5:30
vv3-4, worthy of more glory than Moses
a. Ex 17:6; 1 Cor 10:4
b. Ex 32:32; 1 Cor 15:3-4
c. Num 20:8-12
