These couple of chapters set forth the idea that Jesus was greater than Moses. Moses, obviously, a Jewish leader, was revered. Even after leading the Israelites for so long, even after bringing down the Ten Commandments, even after performing miraculous feats for his people, Moses, was still not greater than Jesus. As the Bible says, Moses was a servant of the house, but Jesus is the housekeeper.
These chapters also mentioned the fact that because we have chosen to believe in God, we are promised rest. If we disobey, however, like the Israelites, then we will be separated from God and will never enter the place of rest.
The most striking thing I read came from 4:12-13. It reads, "For the Word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are. Nothing in all creation can hide from Him. Everything is naked and exposed before His eyes. This is the God to whom we must explain all that we have done." I found these two verses very telling. (1) The Word of God is the first tool that we should use to fight our battles. (2) God's Word tells us who we are. How we live according to His word tells us about our victories and our failures and His redeeming love that saves us. (3) We cannot hide from God. Nothing, not even the smallest particle, can be hidden from God. I will have to remember that the next time I think about doing something stupid because I think no one will know. (4) I have to explain my actions to God. Given number (3) that could take a while :(
Proverb of the Day: Provers 10: 19
"Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn ff the flow!"
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