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Rabbinical writers, who found various deeper meanings in $ mà;a‘n< ( faithful ), as

one who could speak with authority, to whom the secrets of the Lord were entrusted. Comp. Philo, Leg. Alleg. iii. § 72 (1.128 M.); § 81 (1.132 M.).

For the perfect faithfulness of Moses in his work see Ex. 40:16. The nobility of his service is recognised when that of Christ is set above it. Comp. 1 Clem. 17:5.
tw'/ oi[kw/ aujtou' ] His house, i.e. the house of God, not of Christ or of Moses. This is decided in the original context: The Lord...said...My servant Moses...is faithful in all Mine house , where the Targums give the sense rightly ‘in all My people.’ The familiarity of the words left no room for misunderstanding to a Jew.

The ‘house of God’ is the organised society in which He dwells. Israel was the type of redeemed mankind.

Compare 1 Tim. 3:15; 1 Pet. 4:17; Eph. 2:21 f.; Hos. 8:1. This ‘house’ in relation to God is essentially one, but in relation to the two agents, Moses and ‘Jesus,’ through whom it is administered, it is twofold in form.

Compare Philo de Somn. i. § 32 (1.648 M.) oJ aijsqhto;" ouJtosi; kovsmo" oujde;n a[ra a[llo ejsti;n h] oi\ko" qeou', mia'" tw'n tou' o[ntw" qeou' dunavmewn kaqj h}n ajgaqo;" h\n (the reference is to Gen. 28:17).

(2) Moses represents a house: Jesus the framer of it (Heb. 3:3, 4)

Heb. 3:3, 4. The general affirmation of the dignity of Christ which has been included in the two preceding verses is enforced by a view of His superiority over Moses. Moses was, so to speak, lost in the economy which was given through him: Christ was the author of that which He instituted. {Osh, fhsiv, poihvmato" pro;" poihth;n diafora; tosauvth Mwu>sevw" pro;" to;n Cristovn (Theodt.).
pleivono" gavr ...] The duty of careful regard is pressed by the consideration of Christ's preeminence: Regard...Jesus...for He hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses ...The fidelity of Christ in dealing with the whole house of God was as complete as that of the Lawgiver who was raised above all other men, and His authority was greater.

For the use of pleivwn compare Heb. 11:4 (not in St Paul in this usage). pleivono" ... kaqj o{son ...] He hath been counted worthy of more...by so much as ... Old Lat. ampliorem gloriam...consecutus est, quanto majorem honorem habet domu=s qui praeparavit ipsam ... Vulg. amplioris gloriae...dignus est habitus, quanto ampliorem h. h. d. qui fabricavit illam.
ou|to" ] He, who is the one present object of our thoughts. Compare Heb. 10:12 (7:1, 4). The usage is very common in St John (e.g., 1:2; 1 John 5:6).

hjxivwtai ] The thought is of the abiding glory of Christ, and not of the historic fact of His exaltation ( hjxiwvqh ). Comp. Heb. 2:9 note. It is implied that that which was merited was also given. For ajxiou'sqai see Heb. 10:29; 1 Tim. 5:17.

dovxh" ... timhvn ] glory...honour. The term is changed in the second case to cover more naturally the application to ‘the house.’ ‘Glory’ is internal, as light flashed forth from an object: ‘honour’ is external, as light shed upon it.


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