to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active participle, dative singular masculine
him
αὐτὸνauton
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
as
ὡςhōs
G5613
which how · particle
also
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
Moses
ΜωϋσῆςMōusēs
G3475
Moseus · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
in
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
all
ὅλῳholō
G3650
"whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular masculine
his
αὐτοῦ.autou
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
house
οἴκῳoikō
G3624
a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — dative singular masculine
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Numbers 12:7 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, t…
John 6:38-40 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Ephesians 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Hebrews 3:5-6 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things per…
Deuteronomy 4:5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to po…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 3:1-6
In these verses we have the application of the doctrine laid down in the close of the last chapter concerning the priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And observe,
I. In how fervent and affectionate a manner the apostle exhorts Christians to have this high priest much in their thoughts, and to make him the object of their close and serious consideration; and surely no one in earth or heaven deserves our consideration more than he. That this exhortation might be made the more effectual, observe,
1. The honourable compellation used towards those to whom he wrote: Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling. (1.) Brethren, not only my brethren, but the brethren of Christ, and in him brethr…
He first notes the feature of resemblance between Moses and Christ, in order to conciliate the Hebrew Christians whom He addressed, and who still entertained a very high opinion of Moses; he afterwards brings forward Christ's superiority to Moses.
Who was faithful--The Greek implies also that He still is faithful, namely, as our mediating High Priest, faithful to the trust God has assigned Him (Heb 2:17). So Moses in God's house (Num 12:7).
appointed him--"made Him" HIGH PRIEST; to be supplied from the preceding context. Greek, "made"; so in Heb 5:5; Sa1 12:6, Margin; Act 2:36; so the Greek fathers. Not as ALFORD, with AMBROSE and the Latins, "created Him," that is, as man, in His incarn…
Who was faithful to him - In Num 12:7, God gives this testimony to Moses: My servant Moses - is faithful in all my house; and to this testimony the apostle alludes. House not only means the place where a family dwells, but also the family itself. The whole congregation of Israel was the house or family of God, and God is represented as dwelling among them; and Moses was his steward, and was faithful in the discharge of his office; strictly enforcing the Divine rights; zealously maintaining God's honor; carefully delivering the mind and will of God to the people; proclaiming his promises, and denouncing his judgments, with the most inflexible integrity, though often at the risk of his life. J…
The Church Fathers
"just as Moses;" so that it is in vain that those who are in rebellion against me say to you that he teaches from Moses, and that he is hostile towards him. But this is introduced secretly and not according to the previous discourse, in order to persuade more. For that which is prepared for defense is more suspicious.
"The Apostle and High Priest." Coming into the administration [οἰκονομίαν], he speaks all the humble things freely. He calls him an Apostle because he is sent by the Father as a man. And of the confession of faith, "was faithful." He says that he has a favorable faith preserved towards the Father, and that he thinks the same about saving the people. He says that he was made an Apostle and High Priest by the one who appointed him, that is, by his Father. There is nothing remarkable here if he speaks thus, once he takes hold of the administration. "to the one who appointed him." What did he appoint? An Apostle and High Priest. Here he speaks not about essence, nor about divinity, but about human dignities [ἀξιωμάτων]. "just as Moses was faithful in all his house." He is about to set forth Christ according to the flesh, preferring Moses; but since these were also faithful towards whom the word was addressed, they still had great honors concerning Moses, so that they might not immediately close their ears, he does not immediately set forth Christ over Moses, but first equalizes, and then he proceeds to set forth. He called his people to his house. And he said to the people of Moses, because they are set against them. For God also says to him, "Your people have sinned." (Ex. 33:7)
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Call · 2:11,12; — 2:11,12;
Christ, The High Priest · Appointed and called by God — Appointed and called by God
Christ, The Prophet · Faithful to his trust — Faithful to his trust
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Who was faithful to him that appointed him,.... Or "made him"; Christ, as man, was made, but not as God; nor is the apostle speaking of the divine nature of Christ, but of his offices: wherefore this phrase designs the constitution and settlement of him in office; which may take in the eternal appointment of him as Mediator; the open promise of him in time; his mission, unction, and attestation from God; and his manifestation and declaration as such, at his ascension and session at God's right hand, when he was made Lord and Christ. Now, as Mediator, he had a trust reposed in him; as the persons of all God's elect, and a fulness of all grace for them; the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, a…
Hebrews 3:1-6
1. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
1. Unde fratres sancti vocationis coelestis participes, considerate Apostolum et sacerdotem confessionis nostrae, Christum Iesum;
2. Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
2. Qui fidelis est ei qui constituit eum, quemadmodum et Moses in Tota domo ejus.
3. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house.
3. Majore quippe gloria hic dignus habitus est quam Moses, quanto majorem habet honorem architectus domus…
Jesus was faithful to God and to the task to which the Father had appointed him (5:7-10; 12:1-3; Phil 2:5-11), just as Moses had been (Num 12:7). Many Jews of the first century regarded Moses as the greatest person in history, of even higher status than the angels.
