Hebrews, 3
14. For we share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end,
14. For we share in Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end,
Hebrews 3 deals with the contrast between God's faithfulness and the infidelity of the people of Israel during the desert journey. The author urges readers to maintain their trust in God and persevere in faith. In addition, the chapter highlights Jesus' superiority over Moses and the importance of listening to the voice of God.
Psalm 95:7-8: "For he is our God, and we people of his pasture and sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear your voice, do not harden your hearts." This verse is quoted in Hebrews 3:7-8 to emphasize the importance of listening to the voice of God and does not harden the heart, as the people of Israel did during the desert journey.
Numbers 14:22: "Certainly all these men who saw my glory and my signs I did in Egypt and the desert, and yet tried to me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice." This verse is quoted in Hebrews 3:16-19 as an example of the infidelity of the people of Israel in the desert and as a warning to readers not to follow the same path.
Deuteronomy 1:35-36: "None of them, from this wicked generation, will see the good land that I swore to give your parents except Caleb, son of Jephonh; He will see it, and the land that stepped on I will give him and his children, because he persevered to follow the Lord. " This verse is quoted in Hebrews 3:12 as an example of perseverance in faith in order to encourage readers not to give up on their journeys.
Psalm 106:24-25: "They despised the pleasant earth, they did not believe in their Word, but they murmured in their tents, and did not hear the voice of the Lord." This verse is quoted in Hebrews 3:18-19 to emphasize the consequence of disbelief and lack of obedience to the voice of God.
Jeremiah 31:31-34: "But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord, I shall put my law inside, and write it into His heart; and I will be your God and They will be my people. And they shall not teach each other to his neighbor, nor each to his brother, saying, Know to the Lord; for all will know me, from the smallest to the greatest of them, says the Lord; for I will forgive them to Your iniquity, and I will never remember your sins again. " This verse is quoted in Hebrews 3:7-8 to highlight the superiority of the new pact made in Jesus, which allows believers to have a direct relationship with God and have their transgressions forgiven.
“Não se desencoraje, pois, se na alma existe o contínuo esforço de melhorar, no final o Senhor a premia fazendo nela florir, de repente, todas as virtudes como num jardim florido.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina