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Did you know that the words “faith” and “faithful” are different? To “have faith” is to trust God. Faith is a spiritual feeling that resides in your heart. To “be faithful” is to harness this spirit to act for good in the world. Do you know who the Bible points to as a model of faithfulness?

Moses the Faithful Lawgiver
According to the Book of Hebrews, “Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later” (Heb. 3:5). What does it mean that Moses was faithful? Moses didn’t just lead the Israelites, delivering them from slavery. He faithfully authored the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), accurately writing the Hebrew words revealed to him by the Lord on Mount Sinai.

The Underpinnings of the House
The accuracy of the Hebrew in the Torah is a sign of Moses’ fidelity. These words are not just ancient stories in an ancient language. They “testify to the things that would be spoken later” –providing prophecies which point to the Messiah. The Old Testament is the rock-solid foundation upon which “God’s house,” the grand edifice of the New Testament sits. You cannot fully appreciate the ministry of Jesus without understanding the Hebrew Scriptures.
 
Appreciate the beauty of “God’s house”
We are told that like Moses before him, “Christ was faithful over God’s house” (Heb. 3:6). Like Moses, Jesus was supremely concerned with fidelity to the Word of God and devoted to authenticity. He only read the Old Testament in the original Hebrew. Today fidelity to the Bible still begins with Hebrew. Enroll in our live online courses to learn Biblical Hebrew and fully appreciate the beauty of “God’s house.”