22)Hebrews 3:12-15 Take Heed & The Provocation

Summary: This sermon examines Hebrews 3:7-19, which quotes Psalm 95 to warn Hebrew believers against repeating Israel's failure at Kadesh Barnea. The pastor emphasizes the importance of rightly dividing Scripture to understand that these warnings apply specifically to Hebrew believers who must endure faithfully until the end, unlike members of the Body of Christ who are eternally secure in their salvation through grace. The message stresses the need for daily mutual exhortation among believers to avoid being hardened by sin's deceitfulness. The sermon also addresses the distinction between conditional statements in different dispensations and defends the King James Bible's accuracy in maintaining scriptural consistency.

Chapters
Chapter 1: The Warning from Israel's History
0:00 - 7:00
We examine the quotation from Psalm 95 in Hebrews 3:7-11, which references Israel's rebellion at Kadesh Barnea as a historical warning against hardening our hearts.

Chapter 2: The Command to Take Heed and Exhort Daily
7:00 - 15:00
We learn that Hebrew believers are commanded to take heed and exhort one another daily to avoid developing an evil heart of unbelief that departs from the living God.

Chapter 3: Conditional Partaking and Enduring to the End
15:00 - 25:00
We examine the conditional statements in Hebrews 3:6 and 3:14 about being partakers of Christ and holding fast unto the end, using grammatical analysis to understand their subjunctive nature.

Chapter 4: Rightly Dividing Israel's Program from Ours
25:00 - 35:00
We understand the critical importance of rightly dividing the word of truth to distinguish between Israel's conditional program and the body of Christ's unconditional security in Christ.

Key Points:
Hebrews 3:7-11 quotes Psalm 95, referencing Israel's rebellion at Kadesh Barnea when they refused to enter the Promised Land.
The warning "today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts" appears three times in the chapter, emphasizing urgency.
Hebrew believers are commanded to "exhort one another daily" to prevent hardening through sin's deceitfulness.
The conditional statements in verses 6 and 14 about holding fast unto the end are subjunctive mood, expressing doubt rather than certainty.
Israel's program requires enduring faithfully until the end for salvation, unlike the Body of Christ which has eternal security.
Joshua and Caleb alone among their generation were allowed to enter the Promised Land because they operated by faith.
Members of the Body of Christ are already sealed and made partakers of Christ (Ephesians 1), not conditionally.
The importance of rightly dividing the Word of Truth to avoid confusion about eternal security.
Modern Bible translations like the ESV contain errors in Hebrews 3:16 that contradict the historical account in Numbers 14.

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