Jesus

For in bringing many sons to glory, it was only fitting that God, the Creator and Preserver of everything, should bring the Initiator of their deliverance to the goal through sufferings.

For both Yeshua, who sets people apart for God, and the ones being set apart have a common origin — this is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers

when he says, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”

Also, “I will put my trust in him, . . .” and then it goes on, “Here I am, along with the children God has given me.”

Therefore, since the children share a common physical nature as human beings, he became like them and shared that same human nature; so that by his death he might render ineffective the one who had power over death (that is, the Adversary)

Indeed, it is obvious that he does not take hold of angels to help them; on the contrary, “He takes hold of the seed of Avraham.”

This is why he had to become like his brothers in every respect — so that he might become a merciful and faithful cohen gadol in the service of God, making a kapparah for the sins of the people.

For since he himself suffered death when he was put to the test, he is able to help those who are being tested now.

Therefore, brothers whom God has set apart, who share in the call from heaven, think carefully about Yeshua, whom we acknowledge publicly as God’s emissary and as cohen gadol.

He was faithful to God, who appointed him; just as “Moshe was faithful in all God’s house.”

But Yeshua deserves more honor than Moshe, just as the builder of the house deserves more honor than the house.

For every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God.

Also, Moshe was faithful in all God’s house, as a servant giving witness to things God would divulge later.

But the Messiah, as Son, was faithful over God’s house. And we are that house of his, provided we hold firmly to the courage and confidence inspired by what we hope for.

Therefore, as the Ruach HaKodesh says, “Today, if you hear God’s voice,

Yes, your fathers put me to the test; they challenged me, and they saw my work for forty years!

Therefore, I was disgusted with that generation — I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, they have not understood how I do things’;

in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest.”

For we have become sharers in the Messiah, provided, however, that we hold firmly to the conviction we began with, right through until the goal is reached.

Now where it says, “Today, if you hear God’s voice, don’t harden your hearts, as you did in the Bitter Quarrel,”

And with whom was God disgusted for forty years? Those who sinned — yes, they fell dead in the Wilderness!

And to whom was it that he swore that they would not enter his rest? Those who were disobedient.

Therefore, let us be terrified of the possibility that, even though the promise of entering his rest remains, any one of you might be judged to have fallen short of it;

For it is we who have trusted who enter the rest. It is just as he said, “And in my anger, I swore that they would not enter my rest.” He swore this even though his works have been in existence since the founding of the universe.

For there is a place where it is said, concerning the seventh day, “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.”