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Hebrews 3:1-19 (NLT)

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¹ And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's messenger and High Priest. ² For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God's entire house. ³ But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. ⁴ For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. ⁵ Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later. ⁶ But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ. ⁷ That is why the Holy Spirit says,"Today when you hear his voice, ⁸ don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the wilderness. ⁹ There your ancestors tested and tried my patience, even though they saw my miracles for forty years. ¹⁰ So I was angry with them, and I said, 'Their hearts always turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.' ¹¹ So in my anger I took an oath: 'They will never enter my place of rest.'" ¹² Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. ¹³ You must warn each other every day, while it is still "today," so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. ¹⁴ For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. ¹⁵ Remember what it says: "Today when you hear his voice, don't harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled." ¹⁶ And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn't it the people Moses led out of Egypt? ¹⁷ And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn't it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness? ¹⁸ And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his rest? Wasn't it the people who disobeyed him? ¹⁹ So we see that because of their unbelief they were not able to enter his rest.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Focus - Fix your thoughts on Jesus
(v. 12) Discipling / Correction - See to it that no one has sinful heart
(v. 12) Encouragement - Encourage one another daily
(v. 12) Heart - See to it that neither you nor others have a harden heart
(v. 13) Encouragement - Encourage one another daily
(v. 13) Discipling / Correction - See to it that no one has sinful heart
(v. 13) Heart - Encourage so hearts will not be harden

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Mind of Christ - Intro (part VIII) (2011-06-15)
(v. 1) Names of the Believers (part VIII) (2011-05-08)
(v. 1) Names of Jesus (part II) (2011-04-08)
(v. 5) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 6) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 6) Names of the Church (part IV) (2011-04-28)
(v. 7) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 7) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 8) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 8) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 9) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 9) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 10) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 10) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 11) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 11) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 12) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 12) Promises of God - Encouragement From Disciples (2009-03-17)
(v. 12) Followup - Relationships Demonstrated (2011-01-29)
(v. 12) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 12) Purpose Driven Life - Growth Through Temptation (2008-06-19)
(v. 12) Power of Gratitude - Uncommon Peace (2008-02-26)
(v. 12) Church (part III) (2011-01-09)
(v. 12) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 12) Mind of Christ - Intro (part IV) (2011-06-11)
(v. 12) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 12) One Another - Encouraging One Another (part 3) (2010-02-18)
(v. 12) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 13) One Another - Encouraging One Another (part 3) (2010-02-18)
(v. 13) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 13) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 13) Promises of God - Encouragement From Disciples (2009-03-17)
(v. 13) One Another (part II) (2011-03-16)
(v. 13) NT Commands (part IV) (2011-03-11)
(v. 13) Followup - Relationships Demonstrated (2011-01-29)
(v. 13) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 13) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 13) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 13) Guarding Your Heart (part II) (2011-12-03)
(v. 13) Church (part III) (2011-01-09)
(v. 14) Guarding Your Heart (part I) (2011-12-02)
(v. 14) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 14) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 14) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 14) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 14) Church (part III) (2011-01-09)
(v. 15) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 15) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 15) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 16) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 16) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 16) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 17) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 17) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 17) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 18) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)
(v. 18) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 18) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 19) First the Kingdom - One-Lane Road (part 2) (2010-02-07)
(v. 19) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 19) Fear of Failure - God is in Control (2012-02-26)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 12) Devotional: The Heart (2008-12-12)
(v. 13) Devotional: The Heart (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Moses (Moh-ziz): taken out; drawn forth
So (Soh):