那些在曠野飄流時反抗上帝的人，不能進入上帝在應許之地的安息。然而，對今日上帝的百姓而言，有一個更美好的安息－－是耶穌所說的安息。摩西是上帝家中的僕人，但基督是聖子，治理上帝的家。約書亞使以色列人在迦南地得安息，但基督將帶領祂的子民進入天堂永恆的安息所。既然進入祂安息的應許還在，我們就當謹慎，免得有人失去了這個安息。

        下列何者更配得稱讚：
        •一棟房子或者是房子的建築師？
        •僕人或者他所服事的主人？
        •一個國家的元首或者是肇造國家的上帝？
        如果你都選後者，那麼你就與希伯來書作者的想法一致。摩西是以色列家忠心的僕人……但耶穌基督是這個家的建造者。摩西和亞倫是猶太教的使徒和大祭司……但耶穌基督是更美之路－－基督教－－的使徒和大祭司。以色列的子孫倒斃在曠野，沒有嘗到上帝要他們在迦南地享受的安息……今天，相同的危險也存在，大祭司耶穌基督已完成了救恩，拒絕接受的人將不能進入安息。
        「我正安息」是哈得遜•泰勒(J.Hudson Taylor)最喜愛的詩歌。從詩歌本找出這首歌，思想它意義深長的歌詞，或許它正能帶給你渴望已久的安息！

        希伯來書概要
章數        題目                                重點
1        基督是上帝的兒子        神性
2-3        基督是人子                人性
4-10        基督是大祭司                職事
11-13        基督是更美之路        榜樣

世上或有人吃得比人好、穿得比人好，但那些享有上帝平安的人才能睡得此人好。

English

        Those who rebelled against God in the days of the wilderness wanderings were excluded from His rest in the Promised Land. However, for the people of God today there exists an even better rest than that—the one His Son spoke about. Moses was a servant in God's household, but Christ is the divine Son over God's household. Joshua was Israel's provider of peace in the land of Canaan, but Christ will bring His people into the eternal resting place of heaven. Since the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of us keeps from entering in and enjoying it!

        Which is more deserving of praise:
        •a house or the architect of the house?
        •a servant or the master for whom the servant works?
        •a leader of a nation or the Creator of a nation?
        If you picked the second answer in each pair, you're on the same "wavelength" as the author of Hebrews! Moses was a faithful servant in the house of Israel ... but Jesus Christ built the house. Moses and Aaron were the apostle and high priest of Judaism ... but Jesus Christ is the Apostle and High Priest of the better way, Christianity. The children of Israel died in the wilderness without experiencing the rest God intended for them in Canaan ... and the same danger exists today for the people who refuse to enter the rest made possible by the finished work of their High Priest, Jesus Christ.
        "Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting" was J. Hudson Taylor's favorite hymn. Find a hymnbook, look it up, and read thoughtfully its penetrating words. It may provide just the rest you've been needing!

        A Handy Chart to Summarize Hebrews
Chapters        Title                        Focus
1        Christ, the Son of God        Deity
2-3        Christ, the Son of Man        Humanity
4-10        Christ, the High Priest        Ministry
11-13        Christ, the Better Way        Example

There may be those on earth who dress better or eat better, but those who enjoy the peace of God sleep better.