Hebrews 3:14-16 - We have come to share in Christ

3:14

“We have come to share in Christ”. Christ is the focus of everything. He is the means by which all of God’s plans for mankind are fulfilled. Everything God does is focused on Christ. So we too should be utterly focused on Christ. We may be full of confidence when we first believe, but if we are not careful that initial zeal can wane. So we need to continue to delight in Christ.

3:15

The writer now turns back to the warning, quoting 95:7,8. The readers had heard the voice of the God, they had heard the gospel. It was vital that they believed the gospel and sought to understand it fully, and to live accordingly. They must not harden their hearts. It is a sobering thought that it is possible for us to harden our hearts! 

3:16

We now get the warning that is very similar to that given by Paul in 1 Cor 10:1-13. The Israelites who left Egypt almost all died in the desert. They had experienced release from slavery, they had seen the acts of God, yet they did not believe. Seeing is not believing! They saw and they rebelled against God. We must not do the same.