Chapter 3

Hebrews Chapter 3:1-6

Echo of 2 Sam 7 - key theme - the Son of David, Messiah, will build a house in God's name The house is a significant image Difficult point: 3.:6 - "whose house you are if you hold fast". That conditional clause only occurs a few times in the NT, only when relation to Jesus. David deSilva Exegetical study.

Application: Jesus is faithful. The contrast in the next section is the faithless people of the next section. Practical issues, people struggle with whether or not they have fallen away from God. These passages make us uneasy. But don't point to the past, but to depend on Christ alone now. You can trust Jesus that the gospel is effective.

We can't look into someone's heart, but we can always point people to Jesus.

Chapter 3:7-19

Exhortation to faithfulness. Psalm 95.

Paul also uses them as a negative examples 1 Cor. 10:6-12

Midrash: craft the explanation from the passage.

Community is the key to consistency.